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Hi I wanted to ask, what would be the timetable like for adult nursing, like how many days in will we be in uni and what time does it start and end, Also I wanted to ask the same question regarding radiography *(diagnostic)

Thank you!!

And one final question sorry ;-; uni is three years right, when will the final day as in the final year end as in the month and date (for both courses) :0

Thanks!!

Pardon me, I want to apply to clearing for diagnostic radiography in 2023, but it is full… is there still a point to ring up the university when clearing opens?

Hello everyone!

I’m Emily, a BA(Hons) Fashion Design student at BCU.

Before I started last year, I had loads of questions about university so feel free to ask any questions in this thread and I’ll try my best to answer.

Your questions can be anything you would like to know about BCU, Birmingham, your course, the campus, student life, or anything else you can think of. And although I study fashion design, I can try and help answer questions about other courses too.

There are no silly questions! So, if there’s something you want to know about BCU, please ask.

Looking forward to hearing from you – ask away!

Hi Emily

I’d love to understand what an “average” week might look like for a Diagnostic Radiography student? I’m hoping to apply for Sep 2024 but have a young son and need to consider this too.

Is it 5 days a week? (I have expected it will be) I know there’s placements to take into consideration too which could be night shifts.

Pardon me, I want to apply to clearing for diagnostic radiography in 2023, but it is full… is there still a point to ring up the university when clearing opens?

hi emily!=)
hope ur doing well.
i need genuine and honest advice from u
ive been accepted into Leicester but wanna go BCU prettyyyy bad. unfortunately i missed the deadline to swap my firm and insurance choices =(
so now im thinking if i should just go Leicester for the next 3 years n accept my fate or if i should take a gap year and go bcu next year
would u consider taking a gap year and reaplying to BCU next year worth it consdiering the uni, social life, support given and all tht?
i was also thinking of transferring after the first year but the chances of tht are very slim and im scared i wont be able to make friends if i transfer into second year
any advice would be greatly appreciated!
thnk you so much =))

Hi Emily, do you have any idea of how long a clearing application might take? I applied just over a week ago through the BCU form (not used UCAS) but have no idea when I might hear back. I was hoping to beat the rush on results day since I already have my results but haven’t heard anything, I don’t even know if I’ll need to interview or submit anything else. If you can give me any info on a general application progression timeline I’d love to know what to expect.

hi emily!=)
hope ur doing well.
i need genuine and honest advice from u
ive been accepted into Leicester but wanna go BCU prettyyyy bad. unfortunately i missed the deadline to swap my firm and insurance choices =(
so now im thinking if i should just go Leicester for the next 3 years n accept my fate or if i should take a gap year and go bcu next year
would u consider taking a gap year and reaplying to BCU next year worth it consdiering the uni, social life, support given and all tht?
i was also thinking of transferring after the first year but the chances of tht are very slim and im scared i wont be able to make friends if i transfer into second year
any advice would be greatly appreciated!
thnk you so much =))

Hello everyone!

I’m Emily, a BA(Hons) Fashion Design student at BCU.

Before I started last year, I had loads of questions about university so feel free to ask any questions in this thread and I’ll try my best to answer.

Your questions can be anything you would like to know about BCU, Birmingham, your course, the campus, student life, or anything else you can think of. And although I study fashion design, I can try and help answer questions about other courses too.

There are no silly questions! So, if there’s something you want to know about BCU, please ask.

Looking forward to hearing from you – ask away!

Hii,

i’m doing diagnostic radiography at bcu, and i’m looking at my time table. I’m studying at the city south campus, but for one of my workshops it says it’s in the curzon building which is the town campus? I didn’t know they did that, i thought i’d be based in the city south campus, do you think it’s a glitch or do they actually switch between campuses?? i was unaware of this x

Hi there!

Some good questions! The timetable specifics will most likely change each year in terms of times and days in university. Scheduled sessions in the morning will start from 9am onwards and the last sessions of the day can be around 6/7pm, but as I say, your timetable may be different when you arrive. I've had a quick look on our website and also found some info about the teaching breakdown which you might find helpful too...

"You'll experience a mixture of teaching, self-directed study and practice-based clinical placements, spending half of your time each year on placement."
So this means you'll have a mixture of studying at university with tutors and time to work independently too. So even though you might not be timetabled to come into uni, you will have some work to do by yourself. And both adult nursing and radiography have placement opportunities throughout the courses too.

Both courses you've mentioned are three years, which means you would finish them in Summer 2026 if you begin in September 2023. The exact date is probably hard to say at this very moment, but most courses finish towards the summer months.

Hope this helps, and drop me a message if there's anything else I can help with.
Emily