Despite the pandemic, the university experience during my short time here has been somewhat satisfying. But I had hoped that there was more blended learning instead of just sitting from a camera screen and learning. I hoped that that be more ways of learning instead of it all being online, this made me question if my £9250 tuition fee was worth all this.

The only shared space that is available to us during this pandemic is the library. The library used to be 24 hour run in Term 1. It is back to normal opening times. There was a brief cyber attack which rendered some students to have their assignments pushed back two weeks. This of course created a disruption in learning, but this was handled in a very professional way and was soon remedied and fixed. The library is the only source of shared space and where we can receive certain services such as renting books printing and so forth.

From since starting in September 2020, I have been made aware of certain student services that we can apply for and the student support team reply as soon as possible make it very easy to receive support, advice and guidance.

The teachers and lecturers provide amazing resources, blended learning went really well in Term 1. But from Term 2, everything has been fully online, thus preventing us from making that face-to-face communication with our lecturers, which delayed the process of developing further in our studies, as well as leaving room for miscommunication to arise. But for now I have been somewhat satisfied with the way that my course is taught, especially during the global pandemic, and I'm really appreciative of the lectures and their efforts made during this trying time.

I have been aware of certain career fairs/talks and lectures, but not certain career aspects in relation to my course

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I've been at Uclan for almost six years now, and athough it's not the nicest, or the fanciest, or the most interesting, I've always enjoyed my time here. The people at Uclan tend to be really nice, both lecturers and students, and you'll meet all kinds. Preston itself isn't much as a student city, but it's improved dramatically since I started studying here in 2018. There are far more shops and restaurants that appeal to me, and new things are opening all the time. It can get a bit boring in terms of leisure, however there's a really nice park and the marina is beautiful, especially at night. I'd love to come back a few years after graduating and see how things have changed. If you're looking for a cheap city to live in with a good sense of community and don't mind having to travel a bit to get the true city experience (Manchester is 40 mins by train), then I would recommend Uclan.

I can't speak for every course, but if you're learning Korean and want to have a nice community around you, this is a great place for it. APS is one of the biggest courses here, and one of the only UK unis that does Korean, so you'll meet a lot of likeminded people if that's your interest. The Japanese course is also pretty significant. The lecturers are diverse and knowledgeable, and I've had some really fascinating lectures. Even though I've fallen out of love with this subject since I've been here so long and would like to move on now, I still always say it's taught me a lot, and I've gained a lot of perspective about the world that I'm really grateful for. The support here for mental health has always been really great in my experience, and if it hadn't been I wouldn't have been coming to the end of my degree right now. My only regret with this course (and one that seems to be common amongst APS grads) is that it's a bit of a useless course in terms of the job market if you aren't living abroad. A lot of APS students will move to Japan or Korea after graduation to teach English, which is a little ironic given there's a tesol course at undergrad level here too. As someone that ended up dropping my language, I find it hard to see a career path ahead of me with this course, and since I'm not moving abroad, I'm looking for generic roles right now. If you maintain a good level in your language, there are many more doors open to you. That isn't to say that there's no use you'll get out of studying here. I appreciate everything I've learned, I'm just not sure I can use it to get a job.

I've lived in three different Uclan halls, however being very poor all throughout uni, I've lived in Moor Lane twice. If you're struggling with money and you're wanting to attend Uclan, you're looking at around £75 a week for rent, however if you manage to get a deal at Moor Lane, it could be much lower. The first time I lived here, I manage to nab a deal of £50 a week. The second time (2023-24) I got the room for £65, both deals being a discount from the regular £75 rooms. Even without the deal, it's much cheaper than other halls. My only qualm is that if you're looking to live somewhere cheap, the flat won't be great, but that's understandable. This year I'm living on the 3rd floor with no lift, and there aren't any windows in the shower room, so it gets pretty gross in there (and the bathroom and kitchen are shared between 6 of us, as you can imagine). Also don't expect anything like a living room if you're paying these prices. The benefit is that, unlike some other halls on campus, Moor Lane has a little common room, gym, and on-site laundry room, so you don't have to go far and everything is really convenient. Can't say the same about Whitendale or Ribble. The only thing is that if you live in the block I do the door isn't really secure; you have to slam it in order to have it close properly, which is definitely a safety issue.