MA International Relations and Global Crises

Sheffield Hallam University

Love Sheffield as a city, couldn't recommend it enough. Uni is pretty good, though I'm very concerned about the University's economic situation and the redundancies. The staff are all great, so it is really unfortunate that their jobs are seemingly not secure. Staffing/funding issues are probably the main issue I have regarding my experience at Hallam.

The redmires building is amazing and the lectures for politics and international relations really do excel. They aren’t the types just to read off a PowerPoint they really do give you the additional information for you to progress making it so much more accessible for those who didn’t do politics Alevel. The assignments also make you think outside the box they aren’t just so back to back essays. The worst aspect is probably just how spread out the classes are in the week making it a bit difficult to juggle employment and uni but there has definitely been ways around it

The staff I have met so far as well as the facilities available (especially Adsetts Library & the new buildings) have been amazing and have provided an excellent environment for learning. I will say though that this review is incomplete, mainly due to the fact that the Student Union is in the process of moving location and so I haven't experienced it a lot. There is a cost of living shop though and the staff are really nice.

Hallam is in a great location with the new facilities being amazing to work and study in. An improvement i think that would be greatly beneficial for students is an update to the tired website and booking system that makes accessing the student support much harder, and at times, user unfriendly.