English Literature postgraduate degrees

Very modern, welcoming campus. A lot of facilities and resources that are easily accessible to students. A vast amount of creative spaces to utilise. Parkside is surrounded by green spaces and plenty of social areas. Curzon Library has a large collection of academic resources and very good student support services. Would ideally love if there were more cheap food and drink places closer to campus. Also if some of the facilities like printing (e.g laser/high quality printing) were cheaper or even somewhat free for design students.

Durham is a beautiful city and university with great social opportunities. The traditions are very strong at this school. It feels today like how Oxford and Cambridge were twenty years ago. Sometimes administration can be a challenge, many people have difficulty in knowing how to pay tuition and the university is slow to respond to emails. Also, there are far too many international students and just students in general. The university’s expansion plans are causing a drop in the school’s national and international rankings and causing the university to be in danger of losing its character.

Lecturers have good knowledge on the topic they teach and are always willing to clear any of students queries. The location is very close to Belfast city center and other amenities which make travel and shopping easier. The infrastructure such as Library, labs are of top quality for student to utilize them to the fullest. What could be improved are the cost of living supports for international students and the departments understanding the curriculum differences between UK universities and foreign universities. The University can come up with more financial support schemes for these students as many of them wont be having a stable income to support themselves and their families. The heads of concerned departments should understand that the assessment criteria for foreign universities are far more liberal and easier whereas here they are more stringent. This made many of my fellow classmates to fail to complete the degree and had to go back to their countries. This is not a foreign national expect after spending more thousands of pounds as tuition fees and return to their families depressed. Immediate attention and action on this is of great importance.

I have loved all the activities and modules on my course. The set up and running of things across campus and the whole University is really great and well organised with plenty of opportunities for people. I do wish that there was more advertising about different events, societies and clubs though. These can be hard to find/get into unless you are specifically looking for something. There are probably loads of people who would do more activities if they knew they existed