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Open Day
Programme 2015
City Centre Campus
Saturday 3 October
Saturday 14 November
9am – 3pm
Welcome
to our
City Centre Campus
We understand that choosing the course and university that’s right for you is a huge and often difficult decision, with lots to consider. Our Open Days are designed to give you all the information you need, with a non-stop programme of events and activities running throughout the day. You, your friends and family will be the centre of our attention, as you meet and talk to our friendly staff and students about courses, careers and all aspects of study. There’s a packed programme, so we recommend that you arrive for the start to ensure you get the most out of the day. We’re sure you’ll leave with a real feel for what it’s like to be a Birmingham City University student. We hope you have an enjoyable day.
On-the-day essentials 4 Faculty of Business, Law and Social
Sciences (BLSS) 15
Tours and talks 5 – Birmingham City Business School 16
Learn about support services 6 – School of Law 18
Where to eat and drink 7 – School of Social Sciences 19
Faculty of Arts, Design and Media
(ADM) 8 Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment (CEBE) 20 – Birmingham School of Acting 9 – School of Engineering and the Built
Environment 21
– Birmingham School of Architecture
and Design 10 – School of Computing and Digital Technology 22
– School of English 11 Course accreditations 24
– School of Fashion and Textiles 12 Plan your day 25
– Birmingham School of Media 13 Travel directions 26
On-the-day
essentials
When you arrive
Please report to one of the Open Day registration desks upon arrival. Registration is split by school across our three main buildings. The list below will ensure you register at the correct location for your chosen subject of study:
Level 0, Millennium Point
• Birmingham School of Acting• School of Computing and Digital Technology • School of Engineering and the Built Environment
Level 0, The Parkside Building
• Birmingham School of Architecture and Design • Birmingham School of Media
• School of Fashion and Textiles • School of Visual Communication
Level 0, The Curzon Building
• Birmingham City Business School • School of English• School of Law
• School of Social Sciences
Once you have arrived, hand in your registration document or SMS ID, and collect your welcome pack and programme for the day. You can also pick up a FREE drink voucher to quench your thirst during the day.
If you have any questions
Please ask a member of staff if you need any help, or talk to one of our helpful student ambassadors. We’re here to answer any questions you have about the University.
Get valuable course information: Find
out about your subject with our range of talks, presentations, tours and activities – and learn about our ground-breaking research, and how it impacts our pioneering teaching and advanced facilities.Get financial advice: University is a big
investment in your future. Our detailed and informative finance talks will help you understand fees and funding. They start at 10.50am, 12.20pm and 2pm in the GiantScreen Auditorium, Level 1, Millennium Point.
Talk to the tutors: Talk to our academics
and admissions tutors about course content, entry requirements or anything else you want to know more about. This is a great opportunity to get valuable in-depth course information from the experts themselves – the people who teach you.
Meet our students: Our Student
Ambassadors are on hand all day. No one’s better placed to tell you about university life, so feel free to chat to them about whatever you want to know!
General talks/tours Start time Duration Meeting point Welcome to
Birmingham City University from the Vice-Chancellor’s Office
9.15am 30 minutes The Giant Screen Auditorium, Level 1, Millennium Point and Curzon Lecture Theatre, Level 0, The Curzon Building Accommodation
Tour to Curzon Gateway*
Tours leave every 10 minutes starting at 9am. Last tour is 2.30pm
30 minutes The Curzon Library, Level 0, The Curzon Building
Accommodation Tour to Jennens Court*
Tours leave every 10 minutes starting at 9am. Last tour is 2.30pm
30 minutes Atrium, Level 0, Millennium Point
Advice on writing your Personal Statement by the Centre for Academic Success
12noon and 2pm 45 minutes Curzon Lecture Theatre, Level 0, The Curzon Building
Talk for International Students
12.30pm 30 minutes Room 001, Level 0, The Curzon Building Student Finance
Talk 10.50am, 12.20pm and 2pm 30 minutes The Giant Screen Auditorium, Level 1, Millennium Point Student Life Talk 10.45am, 11.45am,
1.15pm and 2.15pm 30 minutes Room 001, Level 0, The Curzon Building Hear about student life, get to grips with finance, visit our on-site accommodation or simply get a taste of the subject area you’re interested in with our discussions, activities and lectures.
Tours and
talks
*Tours must be booked from one of the accommodation information desks on Level 0, Millennium Point or Level 0, The Curzon Building.
View our student accommodation: See
where you could be living next year… view the welcoming en suite student bedrooms at Jennens Court and Curzon Gateway. For more information or to book a place on a tour head to one of our accommodation information desks on Level 0, Millennium Point or Level 0, The Curzon Building.
See exciting hands-on demonstrations of
our key facilities: Visit our radio and TV
studios, film sets, sound recording booths, anechoic (echo-free) chambers, a Formula Student car workshop, digital and wireless networking labs and computer games studio.
Millennium Point
Level 3 Café, open 8.30am - 3.30pm. Offering hot and cold food and drinks.
The Parkside Building
Level 0 Coffee Pod and Level 3 Coffee Pod, open 8.30am - 3.30pm. Offering hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, paninis and a selection of biscuits and cakes.
The Curzon Building
Level 0 Square Eatery, open 8.30am - 3.30pm. Offering hot food inspired by our head chef’s Caribbean background. Hot and cold drinks also available.
Level 0 Square Deli, open 8.30am - 3.30pm. Offering hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, paninis, fresh fruit, yoghurts and a selection of biscuits and cakes.
Level 3 Coffee Pod, open 8.30am - 3.30pm. Offering hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, paninis and a selection of biscuits and cakes.
NOTE: Your FREE drink voucher can be redeemed at any one of these outlets.
Where to
eat and drink
Our award-winning student support ensures that you are given the help you need to succeed every step of the way. We provide high quality services that support you, enhance your learning experience and are responsive to your changing needs before, during and after university. There will be knowledgeable representatives from our different services here on the day to answer any questions you may have about university life.
Look out for our support stands and displays and come and talk to us for helpful, individual advice. Disabled visitors are encouraged to visit the University for an opportunity to find out what we have to offer. Information relating to disability support can be found at the Student Services stand.
Learn about
support services
Support service stands Location
Accommodation Office Level 0, Millennium Point
Level 0, The Curzon Building
Admissions Office Atrium, Level 0, The Curzon Building
Centre for Academic Success The Hub, Level 1, The Curzon Building
International Office The Hub, Level 1, The Curzon Building
OpportUNIty: Student Jobs on Campus The Hub, Level 1, The Curzon Building
Students’ Union The Hub, Level 1, The Curzon Building
Student Services (offering advice on student finance, health and wellbeing, job prospects and visas and immigration)
With over 5,000 of our 22,500 students enrolled on courses in music, theatre, writing, media, digital technology, art, design, jewellery and architecture, Birmingham City University is one of Britain’s leading providers of talented professionals to the cultural and creative industries. Our internationally renowned arts training provision includes a specialist music conservatoire and drama school, a leading provider of media training, and the UK’s largest regional centre for art, architecture and design education, incorporating Europe’s largest jewellery school.
During your visit to our Open Day, we will be hosting a series of talks, tours and interactive activities aimed at showcasing our state-of-the-art facilities within this creative and cultural industry.
Our talks and tours are split by subject areas to enable us to provide you with information that is relevant to your chosen area of study. Please make your way to the relevant meeting point in time for your chosen talk and tour.
Faculty of
Arts, Design
and
Media (ADM)
Talk/tour Start time Duration Meeting point
BA (Hons) Acting Talk 10am and 1pm
45 minutes
The Giant Screen Auditorium, Level 1, Millennium Point Foundation course in Acting Talk 11.45am 30 minutes Studio 8, BSA Foundation Acting and
BA (Hons) Acting Tour 10.15am, 11am, 11.30am, 12.15pm, 1.15pm and 2.15pm
30 minutes Outside the Giant Screen Auditorium, Level 1, Millennium Point
BA (Hons) Applied Performance (Community and Education) Talk and Tour
10.45am 1 hour
15 minutes Studio 8, BSA BA (Hons) Stage Management
Talk and Tour* 10.30am and 1pm 1 hour30 minutes Outside the GiantScreen Auditorium, Level 1, Millennium Point
Birmingham School of Acting
With roots as far back as 1936, Birmingham School of Acting (BSA) is one of only 22 schools accredited by Drama UK, the body that has taken over from the Conference of Drama Schools and National Council for Drama Training. BSA is an exciting and contemporary place to train in the disciplines of acting, stage management and applied performance, which should mean there is a course for you whether you want to perform, be the person who ensures the show goes on, or if you want to be a performer with a social or political purpose.
Booking is essential. Please visit the BSA desk outside the Giant Screen Auditorium, Level 1, Millennium Point to book on to any of the above BSA activities.
*This tour involves a short walk to our facilities on Henneage Street. Please ensure you are equipped with an umbrella and appropriate footwear or notify a member of staff if we need to make alternative arrangements.
Talk/tour Start time Duration Meeting point BA (Hons) Architecture
(RIBA Part 1 Exemption)
9.30am, 11.15am and 1pm
1 hour 30 minutes
Seating Area, Level 4, The Parkside Building BA (Hons) Landscape
Architecture 11.15am and 1pm 1 hour30 minutes Seating Area, Level 4, The Parkside Building Architecture: A student’s
perspective - Talk delivered by third year student Chanel Mhuka
11.15am and 1.30pm
30 minutes Room 440, Level 4, The Parkside Building
BA (Hons) 3D Designer Maker BA (Hons) Design Management (Top-Up) 10am, 11.45am and 1.30pm 1 hour 30 minutes Room 230, Level 2, The Parkside Building Birmingham School of Architecture and Design
The School offers architecture courses fully validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Landscape Institute. Our outstanding design facilities include rapid prototyping, laser cutting, advanced modelling equipment, a variety of CAD software including Studio Max, AutoCAD and ArchiCAD, environmentally monitoring equipment including thermal imagery camera, and rapid prototype development workshops for rapid prototyping and digitally driven processes. You will benefit from our collaborations with over 100 practices, construction consultants and design experts.
Talk/activity Start time Duration Meeting point
School Overview Talk BA (Hons) English
BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing BA (Hons) English and Drama
BA (Hons) English and Media
10am and
1.15pm 1 hour Room 457, Level 4, The Curzon Building
Studying Literature – sample lecture 11.45am 50 minutes Room 455, Level 4, The Curzon Building Throughout the day you will have the opportunity to view and interact with student work across the subject areas including;
Creative Writing Room 456, Level 4, The Curzon Building
Drama Room 463, Level 4, The Curzon Building
English Language Room 459, Level 4, The Curzon Building English Literature Room 461, Level 4, The Curzon Building School of English
The School of English at Birmingham City University is well-reputed for its high quality teaching and its world-leading research. Students have access to excellent learning facilities and resources, directly benefiting from our first-class research.
The School of English activities will take place across the fourth floor of the brand new £63 million Curzon Building which opened its doors for the very first time this summer. During the day you will be able to meet with School staff and students who will take you through a detailed outline of our undergraduate programmes with the opportunity for questions. You will also get a real flavour of what our students get up to with various activities taking place throughout the day.
BA (Hons) English Language with English Literature BA (Hons) English Literature
BA (Hons) English Literature and English Language Studies BA (Hons) English Literature with English Language Studies BA (Hons) Creative Writing with English
BA (Hons) Furniture and Lifestyle Products BA (Hons) Interior Design
Talk/tour Start time Duration Meeting point BA (Hons) Fashion Design
BA (Hons) Fashion Design with Design for Performance
BA (Hons) Fashion Design with Fashion Accessories
BA (Hons) Fashion Design with Fashion Communication
BA (Hons) Fashion Design with Garment Technology
10am, 11.40am and 1.20pm
1 hour
30 minutes The ParksideLecture Theatre, Level 2, The Parkside Building
Fashion Design: A student’s perspective - Talk delivered by second year student Claire Tiplady
12.15pm and
1.30pm 30 minutes Room 134, Level 1, The Parkside Building BA (Hons) Fashion Business and
Promotion 10.30am, 12.10pm and 1.50pm 1 hour 30 minutes The Parkside Lecture Theatre, Level 2, The Parkside Building BA (Hons) Textile Design
BA (Hons) Textile Design (Constructed Textiles)
BA (Hons) Textile Design (Embroidery) BA (Hons) Textile Design
(Printed Textiles and Surface Design) BA (Hons) Textile Design (Retail Management) 10am, 11.45am and 1.30pm 1 hour 30 minutes Room 338, Level 3, The Parkside Building School of Fashion and Textiles
With a rich heritage dating back to 1843, fashion and textile courses address global design industry requirements, supported by expert staff. Facilities include traditional and digital print studios, theatre and fashion workshops, computerised looms and printers, and industry standard Gerber pattern cutting systems. A selection of graduating students showcase at Graduate Fashion Week and New Designers. Graduates secure employment with known brands such as Amanda Wakeley, Austin Reed, Selfridges, Timberland, and Victoria Beckham.
Birmingham School of Media
Birmingham School of Media is holding a number of talks and tours throughout the day, designed to tell you all you need to know about our range of Media and Communication and Interactive Entertainment courses. As part of our tours you will have the opportunity to visit our state-of-the-art £62 million Parkside Building. The building includes the largest concentration of TV studios between London and Salford, as well as radio studios and Avid editing suites, a moving image theatre, photography studios and fantastic recording facilities, all designed to industry-standard working methods and technology. Talks for our new two-year intensive degrees in Interactive Entertainment will introduce you to the agency style of the course which emulates the way the industry works and preparing you for a career upon graduation.
Talk/tour Start time Duration Meeting point
BA (Hons) Media and Communication
Talk 11am, 12.40pm
and 2.20pm 40
minutes Parkside LectureTheatre, Level 2, The Parkside Building BA (Hons) Media and Communication
Tour* 9.15am, 10am, 11am,
12.30pm, 1.30pm and 2.15pm
45
minutes Outside the TV ‘green room’, Level 0, The Parkside Building
BA (Hons) Interactive Entertainment (Digital Art) Talk and Tour*
BSc (Hons) Interactive Entertainment (Digital Marketing) Talk and Tour* BSc (Hons) Interactive Entertainment (Games Development) Talk and Tour*
10.30am
and 1pm 1 hour 30 minutes
Outside the TV ‘green room’, Level 0, The Parkside Building
*Booking essential. Please ensure you book your place at the Birmingham School of Media information desk, Level 0, The Parkside Building.
Talk/tour Start time Duration Meeting point BA (Hons) Design for Theatre, Performance
and Events
BA (Hons) Visual Communication BA (Hons) Visual Communication (Film and Animation)
BA (Hons) Visual Communication (Graphic Communication)
BA (Hons) Visual Communication (Illustration) BA (Hons) Visual Communication (Photography)
10am, 11.45am and 1.30pm 1 hour 30 minutes Room 414, Level 4, The Parkside Building
Visual Communication: A student’s perspective - Talk delivered by final year student
Jonah Levien
12noon and 2.15pm
30
minutes Room 440, Level 4, The Parkside Building School of Visual Communication
The School of Visual Communication boasts an excellent reputation internationally for developing creative individuals and strategic partnerships with the wider creative community. Using our extensive studio and workshop provision and cutting-edge
equipment, students become part of Birmingham’s thriving artistic and creative community — as well as having the chance to take part in several overseas opportunities.
Additional faculty activities:
Access to Music
If you are looking to gain bespoke industry-focused training, Access to Music’s undergraduate programmes offer a wide range of options for you as a musician or aspiring music industry professional. These courses are accredited by Birmingham City University and delivered at Access to Music’s studios in Digbeth - the heart of Birmingham’s creative communities.
As they are based off-site, Access to Music WILL NOT be present at the corporate Open day. For more information regarding these courses, please visit http://www.accesstomusic. co.uk/centres/birmingham/open-days to find out more about Access to Music’s own Open Events.
Birmingham Conservatoire
Please note that Birmingham Conservatoire WILL NOT be open during our Open Day. For details on Birmingham Conservatoire Open Days visit bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire.
Faculty of
Business, Law
and
Social Sciences (BLSS)
The Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences offers an innovative learning environment, as well as outstanding facilities and resources. We specialise in the fields of business, law, criminology, sociology and psychology, and have a strong record of teaching, research and consultancy.
Preparing your Art and Design Portfolio
This talk covers what to include in a portfolio for all art and design courses, how it should be presented, how to prepare for an interview and what you should take with you. Talks take place at 10.30am and 1.30pm in room 131, Level 1, The Parkside Building.
Birmingham City Business School
Birmingham City Business School is a leading practice-based international business school. We offer over 40 highly innovative undergraduate and postgraduate courses that are tailored to student and industry needs and wants. Our Business School is highly recognised for the quality of its academic programmes. A significant amount of our courses have accreditation from professional bodies.
Talk/activity Start time Duration Meeting point
Welcome to Birmingham City
Business School Talk 10am 10 minutes Curzon Lecture Theatre, Level 0, The Curzon Building
Employability Talk 10.10am 20
minutes Curzon Lecture Theatre, Level 0, The Curzon Building Accountancy and Finance Course
Overview with Q&A BA (Hons) Accountancy
BA (Hons) Accounting and Business
10.45am
and 2pm 45 minutes Room 502/503, Level 5, The Curzon Building
Business Course Overview with Q&A BA (Hons) Business
BA (Hons) Business and Economics BA (Hons) Business and Finance
10.45am and 2pm
45 minutes
Room 510, Level 5, The Curzon Building
Marketing Course Overview with Q&A BA (Hons) Business and Marketing BA (Hons) Marketing
10.45am
and 2pm 45 minutes Room 507, Level 5, The Curzon Building
Management Course Overview with Q&A BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management
BA (Hons) Business and Management
10.45am and 2pm
45 minutes
Room 508, Level 5, The Curzon Building
Birmingham City Business School (Cont.)
BA (Hons) Accountancy and Finance International Finance (top-up)
BA (Hons) Business (Professional Practice) BA (Hons) Economics and Finance
BA (Hons) Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations BA (Hons) Business and Marketing (Professional Practice) BA (Hons) Marketing (Professional Practice)
BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management (Professional Practice) BA (Hons) Business and Management (Professional Practice)
Talk/activity Start time Duration Meeting point
The Consultancy Challenge - Acting as consultants you will compete to become the most business savvy team, linking your exciting new product launch to the wider business world.
12.30pm 1 hour Room 502/503, Level 5, The Curzon Building
Parents Area - Our Business School academics are here to answer your questions over coffee.
12.30pm 1 hour Coffee Pod, Level 3, The Curzon Building
School of Law
The School of Law has been at the forefront of innovative law teaching for more than 40 years. Renowned for our emphasis on vocational courses and close links with law firms throughout the region, we have also gained an international reputation as a major centre for academically rigorous legal education and training with an immensely successful Mooting Society.
Talk/activity Start time Duration Meeting point
Course Overview with Q&A LLB (Hons) Law
LLB (Hons) Law Graduate Entry
10am and 12.30pm
30 minutes Room 378, Level 3, The Curzon Building
Law Mock Lecture 11am and
1.30pm 30 minutes Room 378, Level 3, The Curzon Building
Mooting Activity 11.45am
and 2.15pm
30 minutes Court Room, Level 3, The Curzon Building
Debating Activity 11.45am
and 2.15pm
30 minutes Court Room, Level 3, The Curzon Building Parents Area - Our School of Law
academics are here to answer your questions over coffee.
11.45am and 2.15pm
30 minutes Coffee Pod, Level 3, The Curzon Building
Talk/tour Start
time Duration Meeting point Criminology Course Overview with Q&A
BA (Hons) Criminology
BA (Hons) Criminology and Security Studies BA (Hons) Criminology, Policing and Investigation
10am and 12noon
30
minutes Curzon Lecture Theatre, Level 1, The Curzon Building
Criminology Mock Lecture 10.30am
and 12.30pm
30
minutes Curzon LectureTheatre, Level 1, The Curzon Building Criminology Crime Scene All day drop-in
session Room 319, Level 3, The Curzon Building Psychology Course Overview with Q&A
BA (Hons) Psychology
BA (Hons) Psychology with Criminology BA (Hons) Psychology with Sociology
10.45am
and 1pm 30 minutes Curzon Lecture Theatre, Level 0, The Curzon Building
Psychology Mock Lecture 11.15am
and 1.30pm
30
minutes Curzon LectureTheatre, Level 0, The Curzon Building Parapsychology - does it really exist? All day drop-in
session Curzon Library, Level 0, The Curzon Building
Sociology Course Overview with Q&A BA (Hons) Sociology
BA (Hons) Sociology and Criminology BA (Hons) Public Sociology
10am and 12.30pm 30 minutes Room 211, Level 2, The Curzon Building
Sociology Mock Lecture 11am
and 1pm 30 minutes Room 211, Level 2, The Curzon Building Panel Discussion – Experts from
Psychology, Sociology and Criminology discuss current topics and how each discipline approaches themes in different ways.
2.15pm 45
minutes Curzon Lecture Theatre, Level 1, The Curzon Building
School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences provides a stimulating and challenging environment for the study of sociology, psychology and criminology. The school offers a wide range of unique opportunities both for full and part-time study. Our undergraduate courses have achieved international and national recognition from professional bodies.
LLB (Hons) Law with American Legal Studies LLB (Hons) Law with Business Law
The Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment is hosting a series of talks and tours aimed at showcasing our state-of-the-art facilities and first class teaching. To book a place on one of our subject tours please head to our CEBE information and tour booking desk on Level 0, Millennium Point, where a member of staff will advise you on the best tour for the course you’re interested in. You might also want to head to our CEBE Social Learning Zone
on Level 3, Millennium Point, where you can have an informal chat with course leaders, academics and student ambassadors.
Faculty of
Computing,
Engineering
and
the Built
Environment (CEBE)
Talk/tour Start time Duration Meeting point
BEng (Hons)/MEng Automotive Engineering BEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering with Foundation Year
BEng (Hons)/MEng Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons)/MEng Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year
BEng (Hons)/MEng Manufacturing Engineering BSc (Hons) Motorsports Technology
10am, 11.45am and 1pm 1 hour Room 103, Level 1, Millennium Point**
Talk/tour Start time Duration Meeting point
BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology BSc (Hons) Building Surveying HNC Construction
BEng (Hons)/MEng Civil Engineering BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering with Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Construction Management BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) Real Estate
9.30am, 11.45am and 1.30pm 1 hour Room 495/496, Level 4, Millennium Point
School of Engineering and the Built Environment
Engineering
School of Computing and Digital Technology
Talk/tour Start time Duration Meeting point
BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology BSc (Hons) Computer Networks
BSc (Hons) Computer Networks and Security BSc (Hons) Computer Science
BSc (Hons) Enterprise Information Systems BSc (Hons) Forensic Computing
9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm and 1.30pm 1 hour and 45 minutes Room 452, Level 4, Millennium Point**
Please note: Talks are split by subject areas to enable us to provide you with information that is relevant to your chosen area of study. All times are approximate and while every effort is made to run talks to schedule, this cannot be guaranteed on the day.
*This combined talk and tour will also include an initial interactive session with staff and students followed by a course talk and visit to our facilities at Birmingham Conservatoire.
**Access via CEBE reception on Level 2, Millennium Point.
Talk/tour Start time Duration Meeting point
BSc (Hons) Digital Media
Technology 9.30am, 11.30am and 1.30pm 1 hour Room 246, Level 2, Millennium Point** BSc (Hons) Film Production
Technology
BSc (Hons) Film Technology and Visual Effects
10.15am, 11.30am, 12.45pm and 2pm
1 hour Room 402, Level 4, Millennium Point**
BSc (Hons) Music Technology* BSc (Hons) Sound Engineering and Production*
9am, 10.30am
and 12noon 2 hours 30 minutes Room 248, Level 2, Millennium Point** Computing
Digital Technology
Course
accreditations
Birmingham School of Architecture Birmingham
School of Acting School of Visual Communication
(except Film and Animation)
Birmingham City Business School
School of Social Sciences School of Law
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your day
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Visual Communication School of Engineering and the Built Environment
Road -
for satellite navigation systems
please use B4 7BD
From M6 South or North West
Leave the M6 at Junction 6 and follow
the A38(M). Follow signs to ‘City Centre,
Bromsgrove A38’. Keep to the left and
take the second exit (signposted
‘Ring Road’) up to Dartmouth Circus.
At this roundabout, take the first exit.
Travel down the A4540 and at the second
roundabout turn right down Curzon
Street. After about 400 metres turn
right into Cardigan Street to access the
Millennium Point car park or left off
Curzon Street just after this junction
for additional parking.
From M5 South West
Leave the M5 at Junction 3 and travel
towards Birmingham City Centre along
the A456 (Hagley Road) for five miles
to the Five Ways roundabout. Keep
in the outside lane and go under the
roundabout into Broad Street using the
underpass. At the large roundabout
(Paradise Circus), take the second exit
(Great Charles Queensway). Go though
one underpass and over one flyover.
After going over the flyover, indicate
left and drive up the Dartmouth Circus
roundabout where you take the third
exit. Travel down the A4540 and at the
second roundabout turn right down
Curzon Street. After about 400 metres
turn right into Cardigan Street to access
the Millennium Point car park or left off
Curzon Street just after this junction for
additional parking.
From M40 Oxford and South
Turn off on the M42 and travel north
towards the M6. Travel north on the M6
leaving at Junction 6. (Read directions
‘From M6 South or North West’).
From M42 East Midlands
Join the M6 heading towards
Birmingham Central and leave the M6
at Junction 6. (Read directions ‘From M6
South or North West’).
Rail
Millennium Point is situated about five
minutes from New Street Station, where
there is a regular train service to from
all parts if the country. Trains run every
half hour from London Euston to New
Street Station - the journey time is
approximately 100 minutes.
Walking route from New Street Station
Exit the main entrance of the station and
turn right. Walk up the walkway (approx
100m with Rotunda on your left), cross
the road and continue under the tunnel
and you will end up opposite Moor Street
Station. (Read directions ‘Walking route
from Moor Street Station’).
Walking route from Moor Street Station
Exit the main entrance of the station
and turn right. Walk along Moor
Street Queensway and continue to
the crossroads of Chapel Street and
Jennens Road. Turn right and cross over
the road, walk down Bartholomew Road
and cut through Eastside City Park to
Curzon Street.
Travel
directions
Millennium Point
Curzon Street
Birmingham B4 7XG
The Parkside Building
5 Cardigan Street
Birmingham B4 7BD
The Curzon Building
4 Cardigan Street
Birmingham B4 7BD
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Law
Courts B4132
Coleshill, Castle Bromwich & Star City A4540 Waterlinks ASTON SCIENCE PARK Love Ln CORPORATION STREET
James Watt Qwy A34 A38 A41 ICC Holt St Holt St Woodcock Street JENNENS ROAD A47 NECHELLS PARKWAY Gt Lister St Aston Fire Station NEWTON ST Priory Qwy Colmore Dale Bull St Bull St Livery Street School of Art Museum & Art Gallery Birmingham Conservatoire NEW STREET STATION SNOW HILL STATION MAILBOX BT Tower High St Tunnel DARTMOUTH CIRCUS LANCASTER CIRCUS Matalan A38(M) Aston Expressway A4540 St. Chads Walsall and City North Campus A4540 Children’s Hospital St Martins in the Bullring BULLRING NEW STREET COLESHILL STREET Gr os ve no r LAWLEY DARTMOUTH MIDDLEWAY Lister St MIDDLEWAY End M5 (J4) M42 (J1) M5 (J2 & J3) Street M5 (J1) M6 (J7) M6 (J6) M6 (J5) M42/M40 M42/M40 Circus PAR AD IS E CIR CU S A sto n R oad CORPORATION STREET CORPORATION ST Mill St reet Alb ert St SMALLB ROOK QW Y Street Howe StHowe StHowe StHowe St CURZON STREET CURZON STREET NEW CANAL ST MERIDEN STREET Children’s Hospital CHURCH P PARKING SHOPPING TRAIN STATION COACH STATION HOSPITAL BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY SITE BIRMINGHAM CITY CENTRE TO LONDON TO EAST MIDLANDS TO BRISTOL & SOUTH WEST TO OXFORD CITY CENTRE CAMPUS M5 M5 M40 M42 M6 M42 M42 M42 M6 TOLL TO MANCHESTER
& NORTH WEST
N M6 A45 A34 A456 A41 A34 A38M 1 7 6 6 4 3 2 3
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