The best aspects in terms of studying would definitely be the lecturers here, on my course they’re so helpful and make such interesting lectures. In terms of the area the city is great and full of life, the halls and residences are good fun usually and the events run by the Uni especially during freshers are great. Some of the worse aspects include strikes going on meaning you miss out on face-face campus time, and get less support with studies. Some of the bad aspects about the area are that some buses don’t go to areas outside the main ones, Hyde Park and Headingley are easy to access but places like Burley and Kirkstall don’t have student buses running there and barely any routes directly to Uni.

The course is so interesting and offers a really diverse range of studies, including the ability to take more social or psychological sides of issues, and has plenty of opportunities for learning areas which are often understudied, such as indigenous religion, mental health and religion and queer studies. Being taught now all in person has its benefits as it means more time on campus with lecturers, but I do think blended learning online was also beneficial for the quality of lecture recordings.

My halls were good as they included en-suite bathrooms and fairly big rooms, however the quality of features like the walls and wooden furnishings was poor and for the money I was spending was quite bad. My extractor fan broke mid-year and they also never replaced it. Kitchen facilities were good and the sofas and TV in there were nice.

It was really fun year overall and I met really good people that I know will be friends for life. Living in halls was such an experience, was a bit annoying with the COVID restrictions but still really fun on the whole. In terms of first years it was never going to be the best with no clubs or events, but in terms of COVID experiences we definitely got the best. The course was interesting and they did a good job at handling it all being online, yet it was VERY expensive still for not the same experience

I did not use any facilities this year at all due to COVID

Got emails every other day about support and mental health advice etc

The teaching this year was pretty straight forward. It was all online and you do 6 modules in a term. Each module sets 1 or 2 hour videos a week which you watch in your own time and make notes on, they were interesting and easy to follow. Then later in the week you have a zoom call with your lecturer and other students to discuss this content. Sometimes you are also set reading and question comprehension to aid the discussions in the zoom calls.

10

Constantly getting emails with opportunities to learn about career advice and your tutor checks in with you each term to help with ideas about looking for a career path

No