MPhil Psychology

University of Lancashire

I think its a very cute and cozy University, the support is really good but there aren't a lot of good social spaces or ways to make friends besides what events happened during freshers week. I think that sometimes I feel like my classes aren't challenging enough, I feel like I am taking highschool psychology classes again in my first year of Uni, and there aren't enough assignments to fall back on. But I do love this university, and I am thankful to be here, and I like that everything is compact and I think there is a lot of pretty places in Preston.

The university is very student focused so support and opportunities are great. If it was improved I think the student life isn’t so big here and that may be due to the location so giving students opportunities for that student life through the year would be good. They offer things during freshers but no other time and I think it should be a full year thing.

Positives: - great student support -Helpful student union -Sociable campus -Great teaching Negatives: -transport between campuses (Preston, Burnley and Westlakes)

The best aspects of my uni experience have been the standard of teaching and the assignment style. I think every module I have done has been really organised. The use of blackboard and emails is really well put together. I know exactly where to look for everything I need. Another good aspect is that there’s no pressure for fitting into a group, I am quite shy and socially introverted, and so it is a blessing that I can come in and study and attend lectures without feeling as though I need to worry about socialising as well. Everyone seems to be kind and understanding of eachother. There are lots of individuals like myself that don’t attend lectures or seminars with anyone else. It has helped develop my confidence in talking to people I don’t know as I’m more self-accepting and aware that we are all in the same boat. It’s a really good atmosphere (in my opinion). I think it’s clear too that the tutors have our best interests at heart and actually want us to succeed. I also love the new buildings, it gives the uni a professional and modern feel. One of my favourite things is the ability to go to open lectures about anything. I study psychology, but last week I went to a talk about astrophysics and learnt all about a telescope. These events are good places to network if you want to, or just learn about something interesting that maybe you wouldn’t usually look into. My only feedback for improvement would be the use of old buildings or architecture. For example, during graduation it would be nice to celebrate with old buildings as well as the new ones. I sometimes feel like the red carpet in front of the modern building makes the graduation look abit cheap. Whereas maybe if it was surrounded by an old building or not with a red carpet it would look abit more tasteful.

Overall, the people working there, studying there and just those that are a part of the uni are fine. The newer buildings are great. There is lots of accessibility and it feels nice to be a part of the uni.