Development Economics postgraduate degrees

The University of Hertfordshire has great facilities, but there are quite a few unnecessary procedures that could be streamlined, such as booking appointments for even the smallest matters. My experience so far has been disappointing from an academic perspective. I was expecting better quality education, but instead, most of the lectures consist of simply reading from PowerPoint slides, and the practical sessions have been far from engaging. While I understand that self-study is important, not all students, especially international ones like myself, have prior industrial experience or expertise. It's crucial that the university recognizes this and provides clearer, more detailed information about the curriculum, how exams work, and what is expected in terms of assessments. Relying solely on self-study and putting too much responsibility on the students isn’t fair, especially when we're paying for a quality education.

The university often hold different types of activities for students to participate, which allows students to get together and meet more new friends. Also, it is convenient to have a Costcutter on campus and a LIdl within a 10 min walking distance. Meanwhile if student needs help and went to the student hub, it often take a long time for queuing up to seek help.

I really like how much money the uni has invested invested into the campus. It provides a very rich student experiences and it creates a professional university environment. The facilities are available and fully accessible for example lab equipment but their could be better quality lab equipment like the clmap and stands shodnt be wobbling at the hinges, and also the student gym needs to reopen bs I payed for a membership and I found out 3 weeks ago that it will be closed till the end of August. Waste of WLV wallet money. Student life is typical but there isn't many socialising events. Student support is decent but waiting queues wld be best if you hired more staff to reduce waiting time. The location is convenient (wolverhmapton central) but where I live it's almost 2 hours away. For student union, I haven't met any of them other than open day but I do see a lot of events and they seem to be very active. Ok hope this helped. Goodbye and thanks for reading.

Too much reliance on technology I know this is standard but there should be a little more wiggle room for those who despise using laptops and other technology or struggle to use it as it kills work ethic