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You'll be studying a degree, but you're not at university. The campus is a college, so you won't be getting that 'classical' university experience, but it more than makes up with it's fantastic course and learning facilities, as well as their open door behaviour between the different disciplines. The college is friendly with something different going on each week. Northbrook is not centrally located, but has good transport links to the rest of the south coast and London. Worthing - the local town - is a stone's throw away and has the majority of things you could ask for. Again, it's not the largest place, but Brighton, London, and Southampton are a mere train-ride away. There is no college accommodation; you'll be going straight into Private housing should you be moving into the area (which the majority of the course does), but everyone always manages to find somewhere to live - often staying with others on their course in their year.
The Props course is absolutely amazing! You'll come here because you have some creative flair; because you show potential to become something even better. You'll be met by the best collection of staff, technicians, and peers you could ask for. No matter your background, this is your chance to learn, have fun, and explore. You'll have one essay each year (increasing in length as you go), whilst the rest of the year is filled with making, designing, and exploring all aspects of Prop Making and SFX. There's support available for those who struggle with writing - so you're not alone. The workshop is open every working day, with fabulous technicians available to help and guide your practices. Library and computer facilities are available to everyone all day too. All of the staff and technicians on the course are amazing people who are enthusiastic about their work, eager to learn more, have fun, and share the knowledge they have.
The Prop Making BA hons is a fantastic course. The facilities, projects and knowledge by tutors and technician are second to none. I'm really happy with my decision to take this 3 year course. I'm confident the skills I have and continue to acquire will help me find a job in industry. I would recommend this degree to any crafty person who loves making.
Our tutors and technicians are here everyday, I've never had that contact time before in any education facility. Its great.
It has a really good atmosphere and look on the inside and outside. I study at the Northbrook campus and the staff are lovely. I will say the campus I'm at, the location is not the best as it's on the outskirts of Worthing so it's a little annoying to get to. All staff at the campus have been lovely and helpful. Personally for costume our rooms are a little unpleasant and shoddy but it has a nice feel for us. It has lots of facilities, many rooms for what you need - I know photography have quite a bit. We have a fairly big canteen, a little shop with snacks and sweets and the staff that work there are also lovely. In the other campuses I'm not sure as I haven't been to them yet but if the Northbrook has all this I'm sure the rest will.
In my course the teachers are all loving and really funny but will also be serious when you need them to be. We work a lot with other courses especially actors and hair and make up. We just finished a collaborative project and it turned out amazing. We are small but our course has a lot to show you. We go into illustration, professional and accurate pattern cutting, tailoring, collaboration and so much more. We also have a big fabric store filled with fabric as well as lots in are main working room. We have lots of course hours but not too much to overwhelm you. I think most of the time all years are in 3 days a week. Because we are small we get lots of contact hours to talk to teachers.
The overall feel is very welcoming and encouraging. I’ve been supported with all my enquiries and requests, and the staff in the LRCs are also incredible and very knowledgeable.
Normally it’s very good and we can access pretty much anything we ask for (though may take time for trickier requests). Have been a few issues with the canteen recently though (no hot water!) hence only 4 stars.
Our first year was quite disrupted due to covid, with a lot of lessons moving online for periods of time, which isn’t ideal for acting. However, our tutor was brilliant in finding people to teach us online in a way that was useful and valuable. They also used the opportunity of online teaching to bring in people from all around the country, and the world, who we would otherwise never have had the chance to work with, albeit in challenging circumstances. Now we are back to full time on campus, which is about 5 hours a day, 4 days a week, with clear directions on what work we are expected to be doing for ourselves in the time we are not on campus. Our tutor will always find time to talk and help if needed, and is fully supportive. I feel very pleased to have made the choice to study here and to work with the people I am working with.
Our course tutor has worked hard to get our course officially recognised in the industry, which will make future career options easier to access
Yes
Do yourself a favour and go to another college which is organised, has finances and care about their students. This college felt like a low cost money making scheme, designed to speed through the education process as quickly as possible with little to no help from any teachers. Work was unmarked from the start of the course and when it became time to give grades to universities it was not possible. A great deal of stress was endured by everyone, our questions were left ignored and has resulted in around 40% of the class dropping out
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PowerPoint and a YouTube video every single lesson if the teacher was there
18
Firstly, I was on a science course but there’s no option to pick this. There was no effort put into any of the lessons, and for a course that is meant to prepare you for uni, it certainly did not. The amount of work is not suitable for the amount of help recieved from tutors, emails for help are ignored, work not marked until after uni deadlines and huge amounts of staff absence. The staffs response is to blame the class. On top of this I found it hard to balance work and studies, when I asked for advice I was told to lie to get universal credit.. Canteen was alright though
I came to Northbrook having had very bad experiences elsewhere. However, even if I had not had such experiences, northbrook would still have stood head and shoulders above any educational experience I have had. There was an environment of mutual respect and the unfaltering mission of our lecturers was to enable us to succeed and excel!
A mac for every student with Sibelius, Logic, East West sample libraries, midi keyboards etc. The Library really stands out though as it is like a fantastic treasure trove with a huge hoard of books on pretty much any aspect of music you care to mention! I became interested in and was able to think and learn about music in ways I did not know existed.
Seperate student support was not needed for me even though I have a learning disability as the lecturers are real human beings rather than distant or unapproacheable as I have encountered elsewhere.
Never needed to use them
This is the real stand out part for me. I did the Music Composition for Film and Media Degree top-up. The lecturers were extremely good. Highly skilled, qualified, real world professionals who have a wealth of knowledge and experience. This they shared with us openly and without hesitation. From composition to production, business to promotion, everything was covered on this course. I only wish I had done my foundation years here! The lecturers went out of their way to enrich us both personally and professionally. We were supported, engaged, enriched, encouraged and enabled to take our work to ever higher levels. Stimulating, meaningful and inspiring debates about all aspects music touches on (film scores and scoring, production, composition, history, anthropology, ethnography, philosophy, science, culture, psychology and political, historical and religious influences on music). I came here having done poorly at school where study was basic, shallow and limited and left with a first class honours degree!
We had an entire module on enterprise and career development which was extremely useful. We were taught about networking, self promotion, pitching, maximising our web presence and how to present ourselves professionally. At the time of graduating we all had websites which we had designed and built. As budding freelance composers the skills, knowledge and expertise shared with us on this course are invaluable and allowed us to leave as far better composers than when we arrived. As well as learning about the conventions of music in different applications we were very much encouraged to develop our own personal compositional style and individual voice. All this helps you to become more marketable and take control of your own career.
Worthing is cheaper than Brighton which is very close and £5.90 return on the train.
Very misleading course with lectures paying to much time to under achievers. Little hope of a job afterwards and very poorly organised. A few good lecturers hold the place together.
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Great place to learn, so many successful people have walked through the doors of this place. Great equipment and booths and friendly people. Highly recommended.
Not a lot in Worthing itself but not to far from Brighton.
Great people, very knowledgeable and understanding.
Average. It is a better college than university though. Lecturers don't have any sense of discipline and the students are able to walk all over them. Looked good when I first joined but gradually went downhill from there. The food got worse, the course got worse. To be honest, I cannot believe that I am paying over £7,000 a year for this. £3,000 maybe
Love the library. Would like to have a separate library for uni students
Rubbish!!!
Average
One club and it is not very good
Rubbish!! I am learning more at home on my own that in my class. My lecturers have NO sense of discipline
Cheap, centre of town
1 to 8 of 300 universities
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