I believe the feel of home allows for this university to be a great place to study, living on campus in first year allows for a great sense of friendship as you’re all living in close quarters to one another. The subjects are interesting with a plethora of different modules you can choose which really caters to all interests and passions. As for how it could be improved, I believe longer contact hours could be in use, for some who are in such a short time a week could prevent them for getting all the help they might need. But, on the whole, this university is fantastic and I’ve never regretted my time here.

As I am all online, I feel I have great engagement and I know I can reach out to my tutors if I need it. Although after experiencing some form of blended learning, I found it to be rather challenging as I engage better face to face

My hall was a temporary hall, the material was rather thin so it allowed people to destroy the building. Although, the rooms were spacious and allowed me to fit a lot of commodities inside it, and after getting my radiator fixed once it was nice and warm. I also found that the pantry was rather big which was a nice comparison to other halls I’ve seen. I understand the fact that it doesn’t have an eating area but the fact we had to go to a hall which wasn’t directly opposite us was a bit odd

University Park Campus is self-contained and the green spaces make it a lovely place to walk to places on the campus to study and socialise - I really enjoy going for walks around Highfield Lake. The student academic support team are amazing, they provide sessions for a variety of topics to help develop skills and support your studies. The student union have many things that you can get involved in, for example, becoming a course representative (a liaison between the union and academic staff) or attending events they host at the student bar and social areas. To improve, the first few weeks were quite isolating for me as I came to this university not knowing anyone, so perhaps events could be held that connect students doing the same course would be helpful, especially if you're nervous about meeting people with similar interests.

The course is taught entirely in person, so you have opportunities to talk to lecturers and seminar tutors about what you have learned. Some of my classes are small, and I enjoy that because it feels more relaxed and less stressful to speak up and ask questions compared to the larger groups, where it can feel quite intimidating. I have around 16 contact hours a week of lectures and complimentary seminars. The staff are often very happy to answer questions or address things that you are struggling with, but you have to go to them as they do not know how to support you with things they are unaware you are struggling with. I'm studying beginners German and it is interesting to see how much I have learnt and developed my knowledge and understanding of the language in a semester. I also like the way, the modules I picked for history feed into my language modules as they cover diverse topics that are not restricted to a Eurocentric worldview and focus.

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