Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Systems (Top Up) - BSc (Hons)

University of South Wales

Best bits have been the people and the experience of being at uni. Not so best bits have been the amount of work and the difficulty.

Daily habits guide is lacking unless you are taking a resits and get different people support your needs. I had to asked many people this following: Productivity hours to keep up the universities demand. I found out after in my resit section: 12 hours of work. 3 hours of either nap and stimulating learning touch typing and speed reading . 1 hours lay down : sitting outside or lay on the bed. 8 hours of sleep I had to asked teacher prepare in first resits in universities which should have to been from the first attempt in my first year degree. Food knowledge how to cooking have no clue so I had to ask student who have well polish (most international student do far better then uk student males) for my own point view. I had to manage moods swing by 500liter morning water intake and ice inside my hat when sleeping because there isn’t any ac in the room in the accommodation. Bathroom is stuffy. Repair come in 3 week delay or rarely 1 day notice meeting your needs. Internet in lesson can be disrupted when there host is down causing cancellation my first year it had but sadly I cause us missed important worth of content in Oct last year in 2022 to 2023. Blackboard isn’t very reliable due to limited in files and sometime the host forgotten to added new content for future reference. Last year there didn’t use there tv stands to promote there webnews outlook for upcoming events this year in 2023 to 2024 it started using because report from students didn’t know about it. Now it has given relived. Chairs in accommodation is lacking some houses have some don’t have. Vacuum is bad due to puking and dust mite someone forget to take out. Most of it get jam. So I had to buy none cordless And hand with light in the dark has reduces waste time and quick access. House ; much better having specific people to cover strength and weakness so once they come together there exchange knowledge and wisdom for self development. Last year: there were lots of dicreemantion And bit of language barrier. Lacked of disability awareness. Support fund plan they didn’t act on it fast. But this year for well known student like me resits the support had be useful and helpful on time. This can be worrying for upcoming student who needs helps. Because don’t want to lose freedom for summer break and headache from the head of course to be on your neck.

Uni is a very friendly place. Its very pretty everywhere but the accommodation is at the top of a massive hill. Massive waiting list for mental health support. Enough events but not loads. Good facilities and new building opening next year which'll be very good.

The support from lecturers and the wellbeing service is unmatched and really helps during the course of the academic year. I think there could be improvement surrounding the societies available and the social aspect of uni