UWE has a welcoming community atmosphere and it feels like lecturers & support staff really care about the students. The facilities are great and numerous; it's very rare for something I need to be unavailable. There's a lot going on with societies and socials, and a huge variety in all of that. It's a bit out of the way and commuting from South Bristol can be difficult considering distance + traffic, but there are reliable transport links from city centre and accommodation on campus/nearby. Course communication and timetabling could be improved - seems like there have been issues with this between staff as well. Overall quality education, big & nice campus, great people and a positive experience.

Environment & Sustainability (formerly Environmental Management) has been interesting and varied. As an apprentice I haven't gotten as far along into the course content as full-time students, but we have covered a lot. We study with the full-times and the class' vibe is nice. I would say the course is similar to geography (combined human + physical), but typically a lot more applied to real-life scenarios. So far we have learnt about GIS, engaging communities, and about environmentalism as a movement/identity/concept, supported by study into morals and politics. Lecturers clearly care about what they're teaching but can also have a laugh. Marks could come back sooner, and a couple notes on where we scored highly/lowly would be helpful. Although the marking schemes used are quite sensible and robust.

In my opinion, the best thing about UWE student support system, which helps students define and reach their individual set goals. The worst thing about UWE is the myopic scope of their curriculum. The structure is focused only on specific sides of the UK and does not take into account global socio-economics, processes, systems and application. This issue, according to a couple of the teaching staff, stems from an inability to verify data from other countries. However, I personally do not agree with this excuse since the only lectures that I have had, that do not exhibit this problem are those given by more travelled or foreign lecturers.

The best part of my course is the feedback from the lecturers on module assessments before final submission. The guidance is novel and appreciated. The worst part of the course is the fact that I feel like only two out of five of the modules I have thus far completed have prepared me for the job market. The rest seemed to dwell on inapplicable concepts and theories.

It's located in a quaint community.

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