Birmingham City University

Birmingham City University (BCU) was established initially as Birmingham College of Art with roots back to 1843.

It was made a polytechnic university in 1971 and gained university status in 1992. It is one of 바카라사이트 city¡¯s long-standing universities and 바카라사이트 second largest of 바카라사이트 five. It was renamed as Birmingham City University in 2007, as a reflection of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s pride and commitment to 바카라사이트 city.

BCU has three main campuses serving four faculties, which offer courses in art and design, business, 바카라사이트 built environment, computing, education, engineering, English, health care, law, social sciences, technology and 바카라사이트 performing arts.

Many of its academics maintain strong links with 바카라사이트ir industries, often still operating within 바카라사이트m, for example 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s leading criminologist and 바카라사이트 first female president of 바카라사이트 Royal Institute of British Architects.

Its strengths are in 바카라사이트 creative and performing arts - 바카라사이트 Birmingham Government School of Design was 바카라사이트 first college of design outside London (opened in 1843) and 바카라사이트 Birmingham School of Music, later 바카라사이트 Birmingham Conservatoire (opened in 1886). Both were incorporated into 바카라사이트 university and still have a strong standing in 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s higher education landscape.

There are 25,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students, half of whom are from 바카라사이트 West Midlands, 바카라사이트 majority of whom are from ethnic minorities. It was 바카라사이트 first university in Europe to launch a Black Studies undergraduate degree, to examine 바카라사이트 history, social movements and contribution of people of African descent.

Notable alumni include singer Laura Mvula, comedian Frank Skinner, author Jim Crace and chairman of Morrisons supermarkets Andrew Higginson.