I started my course in October 2nd of last year, as a foreign student. I already have some other graduation in my country, but studying abroad, in a total different place, with different culture and language, has been a challenge since I got here, even more because the methodology of teaching and education system works in a different manner than I was used to in my country, demanding specific skills and evaluating some aspects differently, what despite being harder, is also greater for my academic and intellectual development! I feel that Birkbeck really provides me with everything I need to make this journey more acessible! The library is HUGE! And ALL the literature avaiable for reading and recommended by the professors are amazing! Besides it, the online tutorials and workshop calendars are very useful! Whenever I get lost about a procedure or when I'm not sure how something works, there's a tutorial or online page where I can run to. Well, as mentioned at the beginning, being a foreign student is definetely hard! But I feel I couldn't have chosen a better university to make this journey easier and more comfortable!

I feel that the course is pretty complete and has constantly estimulating and helping me improve my critic point of view, not only by the lectures and seminars, but also because the readings always brings different authors with divergent or comlementary point of views, what allows me to have a wider vision of the subect, being able to consider not only one thought line, but a bunch of them, to have a more varied base to formulate my own opinion about an issue. I also love how most of the professors are humble and patient! Making me feel comfortable to ask or comment anything, what makes me want to go to class and participate even more!

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The teaching and research at Birkbeck is truly excellent! I love all the lectures and tutorials, they're so interesting and I found that any questions I had were kindly and supportively answered, I always got a quick response via email too. The HyFlex format is incredibly helpful for those days you can't make it in person, and it's very well organised. They have a great career service where advisers can talk to you about career plans, and there's an excellent exploratory online service for more clearly defining you career goals, checking your CV, interview practice and more. In terms of academics and career support Birkbeck delivers really well. The campus itself is nice, being in the centre of London is a great plus, easy access to everything. The library is incredible, lots of quiet and comfy spaces to study, and you can have about 20 books out a time no problem. The only downside is there's not much of a student community/life here, not as much as at other universities, being an evening university with a more mature student body. There's things going on but you have to actually be active about it and check the email newsletter, put things on your calendar etc. as it doesn't have that buzzing university feel where there's always something going on. The student union is great though and there's lots of opportunities to get involved. The facilities and campus look could be improved.

The course is Hy-Flex, so all the lectures and tutorials are simultaneously happening in person and online. This is fantastic for the days that you can't make it into university or need to be at home for some reason, and a great opportunity for those who live outside of London too. It's very well organised, with the recorded material being posted online soon after the live lesson ends. There's lots of content on the VLE to study before and after the lecture, and generally the course is very well-thought out in terms of giving you access to the information you need in a logical, supportive way. The lecturers are always a quick email away and very helpful and responsive in class too for any questions you have.

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