Photography - BA (Hons)

University of South Wales

The facilities at the university are great, in terms of the library and course facilities such as the printing, scanning and darkroom. The café is good when you need to get something, however the prices could be a lot cheaper, as most of the time its cheaper to go into town and grab something from Greggs or Tesco. Sometimes it costs £10 for quick sandwich and drink, so compared to Tesco where you can get a meal deal for £3.50 it is a bit steep considering it is a university café. The campus is well situated in the city centre, and I have found this very helpful when you need to pop into town for something. The university union in terms of support on course level is great and we regularly hold SSCLG meetings where we get together and raise issues that we may be having with the university/course level. However the actual student union in terms of events could be better. The Treforest campus has loads of events, whereas Cardiff don't have many if any. This may be because Cardiff campus is only the teaching building, meaning that students don't have their own little campus to live, shop ect like they do at the Treforest campus. I think it would be good if Cardiff did have a student shop, where we could purchase items such as postcards, binding services ect as otherwise we do have to travel to Treforest to do this. On my course we hold regular SSCLG meetings and I have been a student rep and student ambassador since my first year of university and I must say I enjoy both roles. The student rep allows me to be a bridge towards students and lecturers, whilst as a student ambassador I am able to speak to new potential students and show them the university and specifically the course.

My uni experience so far has been great. The support I get from my lectures is a main aspect for this. Whether I go to them for help about my work or my life they are always there to help me. I found I settled in great into the course during first year, I got along great with everyone in my class and the course as a whole. My uni experience started by being thrown into a project called dominoes and dice, I was put into a group of students form each year and spent three days photographing around Cardiff. This helped me a lot with my confidence on the course, making friends and learning my whereabouts in a new city. I personally haven't found myself having any bad experiences in uni, there has been times where things have been frustrating about my work but support has always been there to help me get through this.

Absolutely amazing. I have already been on a field trip with my course so I have been able to get to know everyone already. The support which I have received from the disabled student team (regarding my depression and anxiety) at the university is so good and I am confident with being able to talk to my tutors and staff if I have any issues.

There is great support for students and facilities, especially for photography. I have been able to create high-quality prints and experiment with various cameras and lighting. As well as knowing that my lecturers are there to support me. The building is situated well in the centre of Cardiff, with it being very accessible to various student accommodations, shops, places to go out and transport links. However, the student union could host more events to bring students together even more.