443 reviews for Birkbeck, University of London

PROS: - Decent-sized lecture and lab rooms - They have a good system for every course that you do e.g instructions on how to publish your webpage would have a lot of prep and it seems complicated but they explain it really well so less room for errors. - They sometimes explain quick, so if you;re a fast learner, this stuff is for you - Their support is good, especially after a lecture, they have all these staff on standby to help you - Some modules run a support session every week if you need help with anything. - Lecture slides and recording all available on moodle which was good CONS: - Facilities tend to be smaller than expected, e.g the cafe's are usually packed because of the little room it occupies. Lecture rooms, when you compare it to other uni's, are small and only one prayer room given. Ablution facilities are not available here so you better use the toilet sinks if you want to do ablution. - Having one lift for the library is problematic since there are a lot of people and its quite small, could only fit 3/4 people that are cramped together. - Lecturers are mediocre when it comes to actually explaining the course content, you would always have people who really struggle to understand basic concepts only because the lecturers would explain it in a confusing manner. - When it comes to getting support from them, they usually reply fast or within the next hour. Honestly, it depends on what type of lecturers you get because sometimes you would get the ones who don't go above and beyond to help and are lazy and some who generally want you to get the support that you need. - I've had cases where after the term ends, the lecturers for the assigned courses in that term would barely respond to you if, for instance, you have an issue with the marking and grading for a coursework. Like I said, they aren't all like that, but one or two I have come across this year have been like this. One important thing I want to mention is how grateful I was to have taken an A-Level in CS because with the way these lecturers have been explaining it, the people who didn't take the A-level for it was always struggling with the basic concepts, apart from the people who already work in the sector of course, Im just referring to the school leavers who didn't take it as an A-Level. Obviously, you don't need any pre-learning of the basic concepts of CS before you start, they explain all of this to you during the courses, but the lecturers that I have faced tend to go really quickly through the course material and that's something you need in mind before applying here. So far, in my first year, they don't take any written exams, its mainly just coursework and online quizzes but I believe they will start doing the written ones in the second and third year. I hope this info helps but like I've said, take this advice with a grain of salt since everyone is different, just because I went through this doesn't mean you will too.

i have not yet finished my course

All my classes are taught in-person and they usually last from 6pm-9pm. I can easily contact my tutor/ course lecturers through emails. The classes I take are also all pretty interactive so an amazing opportunity for you to share your ideas.

Best: Great content and flexibility Worat: Sometime lessons are taught in rush not explaining the details

Work hard

Nothing

The course is fine

Best: time Worst: restricted course time

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