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Welcome to the University of Birmingham
Elijah James, International Officer, International Office
November 2006
Schools and DepartmentsSchools and Departments Biosciences Business Chemistry Computer Science Dentistry Education Engineering Geography, Earth
and Environmental Sciences
Law
Mathematics Medicine Physics and
Astronomy Psychology Public Policy Social Sciences Sport and Exercise
Sciences Health Sciences Historical Studies Humanities
512 Undergraduate and 324 Masters programmes
The Academic CommunityThe Academic Community
Undergraduates 17,345 Postgraduate Taught 4,959
Postgraduate Research 2,306
Other 1,783
Total student population 26,393
Campus FacilitiesCampus Facilities Shopping:
– Supermarket– Bookstore– Computer equipment
Social activities:– Guild of Students– over 200 clubs/societies
Sporting facilities:– Munrow Sports Centre
Medical and dental practices Railway station Botanical Gardens Concert Hall Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Study options
International Foundation Programme– 1 year preparatory year for SSSCE and OND holders– Requires grades 1-4 across SSSCE subjects or
credits at OND level– 4 streams: i) Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts; ii)
Engineering; iii) Physics; iv) Chemistry– If successful, guaranteed automatic enrolment on a
number of undergraduate degrees– More information: www.international.bham.ac.uk/ifp
Study options Undergraduate study
– BSc, BA, BEng, LLB - 3 year intensive courses– MEng – 4 years– Medicine, Dentistry – 5 years– Opportunities for work experience– Entry requirements
‘A’ levels International BaccalaureateHND International Foundation Programme
English language requirements SSSCE English grade C or above IELTS/ TOEFL
– *Paper-based test ** Computer based test (CBT) IBT = Internet based test
Subject area IELTS TOEFL TOEFL IBT
Engineering and Science 6.0 550*/213** plus TWE 4.0
80 (no less than 17 in any band)
Business, Education, Health Sciences, Social Sciences
6.5 580*/237** plus TWE 4.0
93 (no less than 20 in any band )
Dentistry, Medicine and Education (research)
7.0 600*/250** plus TWE 4.0
100 (no less than 23 in any band)
Law 7.0 600*/250** plus TWE 4.5
100 (no less than 25 in writing)
Birmingham – Birmingham – the Heart of the UKthe Heart of the UK
In the heart of the UK
Less than 2 hours
from London
Birmingham International
Airport
Applying to Birmingham
Undergraduate study– Apply via UCAS www.ucas.com– Undergraduate and Foundation programmes– Choose 6 institutions– Requires course and institution code details– Deadline: 30th June– Personal statement