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4.04.0173 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsThe facilities and the teachers I've experienced with in lectures are fantastic, however student feedback or changes feel like they need improving on in speed, especially concerning the curriculum and briefs.
Student support for dissertation could be better. The campus is a bit boring.
The people are nice, the campus could be nicer.
Great facilities, teachers and met nice people.
I found the course very good
Amazing uni! Learned loads and really developed on my productions
Professional tutors who are active in the industry. Excellent resources and facilities on and off campus. Interesting and relevant guest lectures and workshops
I love the size of the uni because there’s not too many people and you get to know your lecturers quite personally
The access to facilities is amazing, mainly the course opportunities stand out to me along with the student support. As it is a very neurodiverse uni, they’re always on top of ensuring you have the right support in place :)
Good uni, enjoyable course Find parking nearby difficult as either too expensive or far away. Multiple buildings across town can make getting between lectures difficult with disability
Best: - Independent life in a big city - Campus facilities are great - Uni offers a lot of opportunities towards students - Societies seem interesting though I have not been able to partake in any yet - Campus location is very convenient, perfect for young adults - Campus facilities are always clean - Gender neutral toilets - Welcoming atmosphere Worst: - Small course/class size makes it more challenging to build connections - Really feels like you have to put in effort to make new friends as there is not as many students - The campus is quite small which can feel claustrophobic at times - Not as many events/societies as other universities, especially in Manchester
Meeting new people and learning how the industry works
The location near Manchester's Northern Quarter is amazing and convienient. The student support is very helpful, and the course material is fun and engaging. The University itself opens up many opportunities to network with others in the music industry,
Brilliant student support team. Couldn't have got this far without them. Student support have provided fantastic help in the form of academic support, mental health support and counselling. Fantastic studio facilities, a music producers heaven! Housing has been the worst part of my student experience, facing a section 21 no fault eviction in my 2nd year, and "dodgy" eviction notices in my 3rd year. Significantly affected my well being and ability to study and as a result cannot wait to move back home and reset under some stability once I have finished my studies.
From an educational perspective, Really well equipped with a friendly community. Lecturers are supportive and give informative lessons. Lessons are well constructed and teachers genuinely care about their students. For improvement, I feel there is less of a social side to an extent especially out of lesson time, I think more could be done to organise social networking events for dbs students for example a day trip out / pub gathering ( although not strictly essential, it could be interesting for more things like that)
Facilities are amazing, tutors are great. Could maybe have more interaction/collaboration between courses.
Great course dedicated to a specific study. With like minded people and tutors who understand the scene in modern times. The location is small and lacks the “uni” feel when compared to huge campuses like uwe or uob. But this is to be expected with a smaller population
I love how engaging the lectures and modules are. I felt pretty supported and encouraged through my whole time at dBs and think it deserves all the praise it can get. It needs more funding as the university could benefit from more recourses like certain VSTs and the teachers paid a little higher though as they’ve mentioned across the board there’s not enough support for teachers. It’s not fair that people who have gone on to complete MA’s or PHDs are not getting fair compensation for their work as academics and as tutors to us. Also a canteen would be cool.
facilities and workload is good, great staff and fun course
4.2
I love the intemecy of the Manchester sight. I feel the tutors have a lot of time for us and the capacity to help take us forward on our individual paths. Plus the facilities are amazing!
I appreciate a lot of the time the tutors have for us, and it's very inspiring learning from people who have been in and around and are still active in the music industry. Only improvement would be to somehow regulate the standards of each teaching styles. Not to loose out of the individuality of each tutor but perhaps have more consistency with how the tutors go about teaching