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