Tell us about your overall university experience so far.
The facilities are absolutely incredible. They have amazing recording studios and a really great live venue.
The student support team...
University rating
Tell us about your overall university experience so far.
The facilities are absolutely incredible. They have amazing recording studios and a really great live venue.
The student support team are always available to talk.
The events at the LIPA bar are always slot of fun
The one negative i have however is the lack of a student union.
Facilities
How good are your university's facilities?
Location
Institution Location
Student support
How good is the support offered by the uni? Think both academic (tutors/feedback) and personal (counselling, etc).
Campus look and feel
Institution Campus look and feel
Student life
Institution Student life
Students' union
What do you think of your Students' Union in terms of student representation and facilities?
Course rating
Course rating
Amazing workplace opportunities and chances to meet past students to talk about their journey into the music industry.
Lecturers are always available to answer questions and talk and are all very experienced in the field
The course facilities are all amazing with recording studios and live gig venues
Course content
Course content
Work placements and internships
Work placements and internships
Lecturers and teaching quality
What do you like most and least about the way your course(s) are taught?
Career prospects
How does your uni make efforts to increase your employability (careers department, work placements, transferable skills)?
Tutor contact time
Tutor contact time
Subject facilities
Subject facilities
University location
University location
Liverpool is a relatively cost effective place to study as a student and a really vibrant city to live in
The nightlife is lively and it’s a friendly city to be in
Cost of living
Cost of living
Safety
Safety
Public transport
Public transport
Part-time work opportunities
Part-time work opportunities
Graduate employment opportunities
Graduate employment opportunities
Diversity
Diversity
University halls
What do you think about the safety, condition, location and cost of your accommodation?
In an amazing area to get the centre of Liverpool and really close to all of the universities (especially LIPA).
Staff are really welcoming and willing to help out in anyway they can
Tell us about your overall university experience so far.
I do not understand why LIPA doesn't ever come up on the list of best places to study Sound Engineering/Music Tech/Sound Tech....
University rating
Tell us about your overall university experience so far.
I do not understand why LIPA doesn't ever come up on the list of best places to study Sound Engineering/Music Tech/Sound Tech. It is honestly the best place in the country (bar Tonnmeister in Surrey, though that is an entirely different thing: more science) to study it.
At LIPA, certainly on the Sound Tech course, you get the impression that the lecturers really care about you as students. I have emailed most lecturers at ridiculous times of the day and night and I have always received replies, even at weekends/in the evenings. They frequently focus on how to get you into employment: it's definitely the most vocational sound tech style course.
I looked everywhere to do a course like this, and LIPA's problem is that they trade on word of mouth. Something needs to be done to get more students to look here because it should be ranking as the best place to do this sort of course in the country. It is truly excellent. The teaching, the facilities and the subjects are all brilliant. Unfortunately it suffers from the reputation of other courses at the uni but don't read rankings about the music courses etc. Sound tech is a totally different thing.
You want to feel part of a community of creatives, working with the best people in your field? Choose LIPA for Sound Tech. It is brilliant and you won't find this quality of teaching on this course anywhere else.
Facilities
How good are your university's facilities?
Location
Institution Location
Student support
How good is the support offered by the uni? Think both academic (tutors/feedback) and personal (counselling, etc).
Campus look and feel
Institution Campus look and feel
Student life
Institution Student life
Students' union
What do you think of your Students' Union in terms of student representation and facilities?
Course rating
Course rating
During COVID, it was tough. But I still got the best uni experience out of everyone I know. We were worked hard and lecturers worked to have facilities available to us as quickly as was feasible and legal. We were online for most of my second year for lectures, but were still able to access the studios and facilities and even have some seminars and workshops. They worked tirelessly to make it better for us.
In normal circumstances, we get about 15 hours a week in terms of contact hours, but that reduces each year as you study more. However, you have access to lecturers whenever you need them. If you ask a lecturer for help, they will endeavour to help you.
Course content
Course content
Work placements and internships
Work placements and internships
Lecturers and teaching quality
What do you like most and least about the way your course(s) are taught?
Career prospects
How does your uni make efforts to increase your employability (careers department, work placements, transferable skills)?
Tutor contact time
Tutor contact time
Subject facilities
Subject facilities
University location
University location
Great city for students, much safer than I originally thought it was going to be. Loads of bars, pubs, clubs and music venues. Something for everyone. Easy to walk across, very small city centre but loads to do. You will not be disappointed!