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For International Students

Message from the PrincipalThank you for considering Bournville College for your Higher Education. We hope that you will join many other international students who choose us every year as a route to achieving their dreams.

By studying at Bournville College you will benefit from:

• Astunningstate-of-the-art£66millioncampus

• Excellentlocation,withexcellenttransportlinkswiththerestoftheUKandworldwide

• Supportiveandfriendlytutors,withawealthofacademicandprofessionalexperience

• Smallergroupsizesandcloserpersonalsupport

• SpecialistfacilitiesforHigherEducationstudents

• HelpfulInternationalTeam

Thisbrochurecontainsplentyofinformationregardingyourchosencourseandthesupportyouwillreceive.However,ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasedonothesitatetocontactuson+44 (0) 121 477 1600oremailinternational@bournville.ac.uk

MycolleaguesandIlookforwardtowelcomingyoutoBournvilleCollege.

NormanMCavePrincipal

Student testimonials

Yi Ni FaN HNDBusiness

Highlight:Iparticularlyenjoyedgroupworkandclassroomactivities.Theygaveusagreatopportunitytoshareourviewsandopinionsonaparticularsubject.Asaninternationalstudent,IalwaysfeltverywelcomeatBournvilleCollege.

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my course. Teachers were always helpful and didn’t hesitate to lend a helping hand when needed. I am confident that I’m now fully equipped with business knowledge which will enable me to progress my studies to a university level

SErgEY VEdENSkiY CMILevel5InternationalDiplomainManagementandLeadership

Highlight:OpportunitytohaveaninternshipatMarketingDepartmentofBournvilleCollege

Summing up my experience at Bournville College, I must say that I totally enjoyed studying here. Amazing facilities of the new building provide students with excellent opportunities to learn, which gave me, personally, a bigger aspiration to study deeper. Also, thanks to excellent teaching staff who heavily supported me during my studies, I have been able to clearly identify my future career path and the area in which I want to specialise

Facilities

Ournewcampusisoneofthemosttechnologicallyadvancedcollegesinthecountry.Itwaspurposelybuilttomeettheneedsofamodernstudent,offeringyouanenvironmentwhichreflectsindustrystandards,givingyourcareerthebestpossibleplatformforsuccess.

LEarNiNg ZoNEWerecognisethateveryonelearnsindifferentways,whichiswhyourLearningZonehasbeendesignedtoaccommodateeverylearningstyle.Featuresinclude:

• Aninformalstudyareawithover100laptopsandmobilelearningdevicesavailable• Over200computerstations• Hundredsofbooks,journalsandonlinelearningmaterials• Seminarrooms,idealforgroupprojects• Quietstudyzone• 40-seatcinemawithsurroundsoundand3Dtechnology

HigHEr EduCaTioN CENTrE Allhighereducationstudentsarebasedinourdedicatedhighereducationcentre,givingyouanopportunitytomixwithlike-mindedpeople.Theresourcesavailableinthecentrearespecificallychosentomeettheneedsofhighereducationstudents.

Student support

EverystudentatBournvilleCollegeistreatedasanindividualandthatincludesprovidingindividualsupporttailoredtotheirneeds.Youwillbeassignedapersonaltutoratthestartofyourcourse.Thispersonwillgiveyouone-to-onesupportandencouragementthroughoutyourstudiesaswellaspointyouintherightdirectionifyouneedfurthersupportandadvice.

YoucanaccessawidenetworkofsupportattheCollege,forexample:

• Careersadvice• Counselling• Welfareadvice• Reasonableadjustmentsforlearnerswithdisabilitiesandassistancewithco-ordinating

externallyfundedsupport

MuCH MorE THaN a pLaCE To STudYWhenyoujoinus,yougetmuchmorethanalearningexperience.Thereisawholerangeofextra-curricularactivitiestoensureyougetthemostoutofyourtimewithus.WehaveadedicatedStudentActivitiesTeamwhoorganiseandmanageacalendarofsocialeventswhichyou’rewelcometoparticipatein.

Duringstressfultimes,youcantreatyourselfatUrbanSerenitybeautysalonorUrbanElegancehairsalon,wherequalifiedstaffwillhelpyoumeltyourcaresaway.UrbanFlavoursrestaurantofferscontemporarydiningwhichisperfectforthosespecialmomentsworthcelebrating.Ouron-sitegym,UrbanFitness,featuresover70exercisestations,asteamroomandasaunaandisavailabletoBournvillestudentsatadiscountedprice.

Student finance

TuiTioN FEESIfweofferyouaplaceonacourse,youmustpaypartofthefeeasadeposittosecureyourplace.Thedepositis£1,000fordegreecourses.Therestofthetuitionfeemustbepaidinfullonyourfirstdayatcollege.

LiViNg ExpENSESTheaveragecostoflivingforaninternationalstudentis£600permonth.Thisamountwillcoveraccommodation,food,travel,clothing,leisureandentertainment.Thisisonlyaguide,aseachindividual’srequirementsaredifferent.IfyouneedtoapplyforastudentvisatoentertheUK,youwillneedtoshowtheImmigrationOfficerthatyouhavesufficientmoneyforyourcourseandforalllivingexpenses.Airportpickupwillbeavailablefor£150perpersonthroughaprivatechauffeurservice(Londonairports)andbetween£25-£50fromBirminghamInternationalAirport.

aCCoMModaTioNTheCollegeofferslocalhomestayaccommodationwithoneofourapprovedhostfamiliesaswellasprivateaccommodationviaaprivateprovider.

HoMESTaY aCCoMModaTioNWeinspectallourhostfamiliestoensuretheyprovideapleasanthomeandagoodwelcome.Ifyouare16or17yearsold,youmuststaywithahostfamilyuntilyoureachtheageof18accordingtoyourbirthday.Thecostofstayingwithahostfamilyis:£115perweekforaroomwithbreakfast,lunchandeveningmealeachdayor£80perweekforroomonly(includingsomehouseholdbillsbutnofood).

Pleasenote:notallhostfamiliesarecomprisedof2parentswithchildren.Wehavemanyexperiencedandfriendlyhostswithavarietyoflivingarrangements–coupleswithchildren;coupleswithnochildren(youngcouplesoroldercoupleswhosechildrenhavegrownup);singleparentswithchildren;singleadultslivingalone.

priVaTE aCCoMModaTioNIfyou’reover18andinterestedinlivingindependently,pleasecontactBISH(BirminghamInternationalStudentHomes)*.*BournvilleCollegeisnotresponsibleforthecontentorserviceprovidedbyexternalInternetsites.

How to apply

ApplyingtostudyahighereducationprogrammeatBournvilleCollegeforInternationalstudents:

Step 1: CHooSe your CourSe Readallthecollegeinformationverycarefully,tohelpyoudecidewhetherBournvilleCollegeistherightoneforyou.

Step 2: AppliCAtion form Completetheinternationalapplicationforminfullonthewebsite.Pleasewriteclearly.IfyouareapplyingforanacademiccourseorfortheInternationalEnglishcoursefollowedbyanacademiccourse,youmustalsocompletethewritingtask.

Youcanpost,emailorfaxtheapplicationformwithcopiesofyourqualificationstotheInternationalOffice.

Email:international@bournville.ac.ukFax:+44 (0) 121 477 1600Post:seetheapplicationform

Step 3: review AppliCAtionWewillconsideryourapplicationcarefully,asquicklyaspossible.Itcantakealittlelongerduringourbusyperiod(June–August).Ifwecannotofferyouaplace,wewillsendyoualetterofexplanation.

Step 4: ConfirmAtionIfwewishtoofferyouaplace,wewillsendyouaconditionalofferletter.Wewilltellyouhowtopaythedepositandgiveyouotherinformationtoconfirmyourplace.

Step 5: CAS offerAfterwereceiveyourdeposit,wewillsendyouaCAS.YouneedyourCASnumberwhenyouapplyforyourstudentvisa.

Visa

Eachapplicantmustsubmitsupportingdocumentsasevidencewiththeirvisaapplication.Thesupportingdocumentscanvaryfromapplicanttoapplicantdependingonindividualcircumstances.ThedocumentsrequiredforanapplicationunderTier4(GeneralStudent)areasfollows:

• 2xrecent,identicalpassport-sizedphotographsofyourself

• Currentpassport

• AnypreviouspassportsyouhaveusedtotraveltoandfromtheUKduringthisperiodofstudy(ifapplicable)

• Documentsthatevidenceanofficialnamechangee.g.marriagecertificate(ifapplicable)

• CASnumber(issuedbytheInternationalOffice)

• Originalcertificatesofqualificationand/ortranscriptofresults.(Ifapplicable-thesewillbelistedonyourCASstatementoralternativelyaWelfareOfficerwilladvisewhetheryoushouldprovidethese)

• Letterfromtheofficialfinancialsponsor(Ifapplicable)-onlyifyouarebeingsponsoredbyHerMajesty’sGovernment,yourhomegovernment,theBritishCouncil,oranyinternationalorganisationorcompany.

• ProofofEnglishlanguageproficiencyasstatedonyourCAS(originalcertificates)

• BankStatements-coveringaperiodof28dayspriortosubmittingyourapplication.Theaccountmustbeinyournameandmustclearlydemonstratethemaintenancecostsavailabletoyouonthedateofapplication.StatementsmustbenomorethanonemontholdandmustbeinthecorrectformatasspecifiedintheTier4PolicyGuidance.

Youmustbeabletoprovethatyouhaveenoughmoneyinyourbankaccounttopayyourtuitionfeesandtomaintainyouduringyourstudies.

• Proofmustbeintheformoforiginalbankstatementsorabanklettercovering28days.Thesemustbeonofficialbankpaperwiththebanklogo,andlettersmustbestamped.

• Statementsshouldbeginnomorethanonemonthbeforethedateofyourapplication.

• Youmayuseyourbankstatementsorthoseofyourparents/legalguardians.

• YouwillneedtoincludeyourbirthcertificateandaletterfromyourparentsconfirmingthattheyhavegivenconsentforyoutousetheirfundstostudyintheUK.

WorkIfyouareonacourseatanylevelatapubliclyfundedfurthereducationcollege,youareallowedto:

• Workforupto10hoursperweekduringtermtime

• Workfull-timeduringvacations

RefundsBournvilleCollegewillonlyissuearefundiftheBritishEmbassyrejectsyourapplicationforastudentvisa.Wedonotgiverefundsforanyotherreason.Toqualifyforarefund,youmustsendusacopyofyourrefusaldocumentfromtheBritishEmbassy,nolaterthan6monthsafterthevisawasrefused.Ifyouapplylaterthan6months,norefundwillbeissued.Ifyouintendtore-applyforavisa(forthenextavailablecoursestartdate)youmustinformtheCollegeinwritingimmediately.Pleasenote:thecollegewillretain£100ofyourdeposit.

Courses

• BSc BuSiNESS (iN parTNErSHip WiTH uNiVErSiTY oF LoNdoN)

Toprovideanunderstandingofthedifferentfunctionalareasofbusinessandasolidfoundationforacareerinmanagement.Thisdegreeisforyouifyou:

• arecurrentlyworkingasamanagerandwouldliketodevelopyourprofessionalskillsandknowledge.

• arealreadyworkingwithinabusinessandwishtoprogresstomanagementlevel.

• havenotyetdecidedwhichprofessiontopursueandareinterestedinthebusinesssector,themanagementprofessionorinstartingyourownbusiness.

Duration:3years–FullTime

Content:Thedegreeconsistsof12modulesover3years:ModulestobecoveredinfirstyearofBScBusiness

• Introductiontoeconomics• Statistics• Mathematics• Principlesofsociology• Principlesofaccounting• Introductiontobusinessandmanagement

Youmaycoversomeofthefollowingmodulesinthesecond&thirdyear

• Managementaccounting• Informationsystemsandorganisations• Elementsofsocialandappliedpsychology• Management:internationalandcomparative

perspectivesstrategy• Financialmanagement• Managementaccounting• Economicsofdevelopment• Internationaleconomics

progression:TheprogrammehasbeendevelopedbyacademicsatTheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience(LSE),regardedasaninternationalcentreofacademicexcellenceandinnovationinthesocialsciences.Thisdegreewillprepareyouforacareerinareasofmanagementconsultancy,banking,accountancyandgeneralmanagement.

• BSc CoMpuTiNg aNd iNForMaTioN SYSTEMS (iN parTNErSHip WiTH uNiVErSiTY oF LoNdoN)

Theprogrammeaimstogiveyouawideappreciationofthesubject,ratherthanjustanunderstandingofexistingcommercialapproaches,sothatyourknowledgecanevolveandadapttomeetcontemporaryneeds.Youwilldevelopskillsin:

• variousaspectsofprogramming• computersystemsdevelopmentandproject

management• designofdatabasemanagementsystems,

e-commerce,computersecurityandinformationsystemsmanagement

Duration:3years–FullTime

Content:Thedegreeconsistsof12modulesover3years:ModulestobecoveredinfirstyearofBScComputingandInformationSystems:

• Mathematicsforcomputing• Informationsystems:foundationsofe-business• IntroductiontoJavaandobject-oriented

programming• IntroductiontocomputingandtheInternet

Youmaycoversomeofthefollowingmodulesinthesecond&thirdyear:

• Databasesystems• Datacommunicationsandenterprise

networking• Neuralnetworkssoftwareengineering

management• Informationsystemsmanagement• Decisionsupportandexecutiveinformation

systems• Electroniccommerce• Datacompression• Computersecurity

progression:TheprogrammehasbeendevelopedbyacademicswithintheDepartmentofComputingatGoldsmiths.TheDepartmentisaleadingcentreintheUKforthestudyofArtsandMusicComputing,CognitiveComputingandArtificialIntelligence,andComputerScience.Academicstaffareleadersandpartnersonavarietyofresearchprojects.Thisdegreewillprepareyouforavarietyofcareers,includingSystemsAnalyst,SystemsDesigner,ApplicationProgrammerandITConsultant.

• BSc CrEaTiVE CoMpuTiNg (iN parTNErSHip WiTH uNiVErSiTY oF LoNdoN)

Theprogrammeaimstogiveyouawideappreciationofthesubject,ratherthanjustanunderstandingofexistingcommercialapproaches,sothatyourknowledgecanevolveandadapttomeetcontemporaryneeds.Youwilldevelopskillsin:

• variousaspectsofprogramming• computersystemsdevelopmentandproject

management• designofdatabasemanagementsystems,

e-commerce,computersecurityandinformationsystemsmanagement

Duration:3years–FullTime

Content:Thedegreeconsistsof12modulesover3years.

ModulestobecoveredinfirstyearBScCreativeComputing:

• Mathematicsforcomputing• IntroductiontoJavaandobject-oriented

programming• IntroductiontocomputingandtheInternet• CreativeComputing1:image,sound,motion

Youmaycoversomeofthefollowingmodulesinthesecond&thirdyear:

• Soundandmusic• Computingartandimageeffects• Softwareengineeringmanagement• Operationsresearchandcombinatorial

optimisation• Decisionsupportandexecutiveinformation

systems• Graphicalobject-orientedandinternet

programminginJava• Softwareengineering,algorithmdesignand

analysis• Creativecomputing2:interactivemultimedia• Computingartandimageeffects• Decisionsupportandexecutiveinformation

systems

progression:TheprogrammehasbeendevelopedbyacademicswithintheDepartmentofComputingatGoldsmiths.TheDepartmentisaleadingcentreintheUKforthestudyofArtsandMusicComputing,CognitiveComputingandArtificialIntelligence,andComputerScience.Academicstaffareleadersandpartnersonavarietyofresearchprojects.Thisdegreewillprepareyouforavarietyofcareers,includingSystemsAnalyst,SystemsDesigner,ApplicationProgrammerandITConsultant.

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