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it’s a brilliant city to live and study in. the facilities are really good and the lecturers are so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about their subject areas
the lecturers are so knowledgeable and the content is engaging and informative, some of the assessments are also very useful in applying knowledge to case contexts
i hated living in halls however it was a great location and i met so many nice people
The best thing abut the university is the support they offer for the students. The relationship between the lecturers and the students could be improved.
Hard to understand academically what is expected from the students. As an international student, the educational system here is different and the lecturers assume that we are familiar with the system. So a induction on how the studies are conducted here and what is expected from the student during the course would be good.
The coach lane campus is a poorer relation to the City campus. The parking charges are really rubbish considering how much you pay to study.
The practice placement team is terrible, with extremely poor communication and weekly errors and mistakes, which they take no accountability for. You have to be very self-sufficient and organised during the placement as the lack of support from this team during placement is astounding. The focus of this course's NMC hours requirement is on quantity over quality with a requirement for additional unpaid hours over the required to join the register. The blackboard system is very poor. The balance of online/on campus is weighed/placed incorrectly. My personal tutor has been fantastic. Mental health theory has been taught well, but would benefit from some reference to up-to-date nursing day-to-day role/tasks. Would benefit from a module relating to actual mental health medications. Physical nursing skills are left purely to E-learning packages, which don't make you feel confident or prepared at all. The timetabling is dreadful, with lectures having no clue. The Ask4help team seldom know the answer to anything and sends you round in circles.
The best experience has been moving into accommodation and meeting lifelong friends - not on same course. Some lovely and inspiring lecturers. The worst aspects have been poor communication with students, particularly following covid-19. Clique feeling within faculty, and a level of nepotism for certain students. Terrible communication with placement organisation, poor organisational skills with practice placements team. Unanswered emails regarding important things, poor support for students not experiencing a good placement. Changing of assessments, expectation of completing physical nursing skills without offering the provision to do these in a practical setting. A lot of smoke and mirrors, jargon and repetitive competencies. Complete overhaul or curriculum from 1st - 2nd year & changing PAD document to online from 2nd - 3rd year with limited support. Poor delivery of online teaching. Remaining on online teaching despite government lockdown legislation being lifted.
Remainder of course being taught online rather than face to face, despite government legislation regarding lockdown facilitating a return to f2f contact. Expected to put placement before any part time job, and limited support for this from university and placements. Expectation to complete 37.5 hours per week of free labour while simultaneously completing academic assignments & completing placement competencies and evidencing these.
Good atmosphere
Lectures nice, content is very individual focus
The best aspects is definitely what the uni offers us. Like big days on campus with food stalls and different things always going on. Food is always available at Habita in the SU. The uni also offers great extra curricular activites so like I play hockey and a member of snow sports and the socials and people I have met have changed my life. It’s absolutely amazing in providing that. My lecturers are understanding and easy to communicate with even when having a breakdown over work. Sometimes the uni high ups are difficult with their Comms but try and ignore that and focus on what I’ve actually gained
Covid was a huge blow when doing a course that focus on public relations but people were understanding to our fustration! The facilities are a bit dated but I can live with that
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I started on a foundation year with law, during the pandemic. So I had to go online for most of the entire year. And to be honest it was hard because you couldn’t get the most substantial support for your studies and to be honest, I didn’t really enjoy the full uni experience, that is probably one of the worst aspects, but I worked really hard and felt rewarded after passing my foundation year. Entering my first year, I was now going to be on campus for the first time. The initial anxiety was there but honestly the people I met on the Law course were so nice and welcoming. But after a few weeks, I just knew that Law wasn’t for me at , I wasn’t sure whether the process of changing course would be easy at the time I was changing but, I went to the student ask4help desk and they made it so easy with the application. I felt so at ease. I felt I did the right thing. And I did, I enjoy it so much more (Media and Journalism). You never really fully know what you want to do in life. And that is okay for a uni student, there are options and guidance at your universities. Do what you think is best and right for you.
I really like the course I am on now, I am a very creative person and these modules are very creative. I am also a very socially aware person, political person in a sense, and there is a module where that reflects social awareness topics of the world and how journalist works. There are varied topics and it is very interesting. It does pull you in. So very much like the course. The media aspect I get to work with equipment that I’ve always wanted to work with.
Worst aspect is definitely the quality of education. I don't feel like I am getting the full uni experience because the teachers don't seem all that interested in actual teaching. Might be just my course though. The facilities and campus are great though. I absolutely love it, although we could use a student cantine.
Its blended learning, but honestly, with the amount of strikes there was, I feel like it was mostly online.
Lovaine Hall specifically is awful. Do not recommend.