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Sort:Latest reviewsUCFB provides an interesting and unique experience for its students and try their best to provide a more university like atmosphere at a venue like Wembley stadium. All the lecturers are extremely helpful especially the data analytics department. They really helped me during my hardest time at university suffering from mental health issues to at least get a pass grade shout out to Patt and Conner. The problem really is buried with how students are assessed on the course, for example: we have to get in groups to do an essay and there are students getting away with writing barely 500 words. These style of assessments don't work as it doesn't really test individual thinking and on top of that they get away with high grades. it just creates an unfair assessment and ultimately makes much of the course pointless and you are better doing a marketing apprenticeships for these types of courses. i made a mistake but now its no return. Overall if you haven't made close friends you will struggle to fit in and complete assignments as people will get in to groups before you and then you might be put in to a random group for 1 assignment that you don't know anyone and they don't care about you after it finishes. i understand group work and collaboration is important but for essays? and much of the presentations are also quite basic. i mean we did those in 1 day and were getting 60s. The assessments don't work and just don't help.
Wembley is an amazing place to study. It is the most iconic stadium in the country, where all finals take place, so to be studying there it feels absolutely amazing. You get to meet loads of different professionals in sport and get so many chances to experience lots of different things. We get given so much support from lecturers and the services involved with the uni. The lessons are really engaging and are so interesting and unique. It may be different to the typical uni experience. But I don’t think any university has so much to offer with experiences and job opportunities and chances to build up your CV
I knew I wanted to come to UCFB when I first came for an open day in year 11. I loved that I’d be having some lectures in a stadium, a practical part in another amazing facility and that the contacts I’d get would be amazing, especially to get me started in a coaching career. At the very start of first year, I was receiving tens of emails about opportunities out there for me to apply for and loads of ways to start building my coaching CV. These opportunities have continued to grow throughout my experience here at UCFB. I knew I would choose to stay in London to study at the Wembley campus, as I couldn’t imagine choosing any other stadium than the world-famous Wembley Stadium. It’s incredible having lectures overlooking the pitch, and living in the UCFB student accommodation which involves walking past the stadium any time I go out. The most amazing experience is when it’s a match day in Wembley, and it finally hits me that I actually live next to the stadium! The only downside to being in Wembley, is the travel to get to any facilities for the practical element of the course. Having to leave student accommodation nearly an hour before lectures and having to pay for travel to and from locations can be a bit inconvenient, but the opportunity to study at The Hive, with their incredible facilities, makes the travel and cost pretty worth it! I keep sharing my experience with family and friends, and to say that I study a football degree, in Wembley Stadium, sounds awesome to most of them, and creates such a conversation with new people I meet!
Amazing oppourtunities available to students!
In all honesty, you need to come to this uni with a different mindset from others. The quality of lectures and seminars is poor. However, The opportunities you have access to are incredible and when speaking to people in the industry it is never about your degree it is normally about who you know and what work you have done. Yes, it is important to do well at the degree but make sure you get out and find work.
It is brilliant to study in state of the art facilities which replicate the modern media working place. The contacts to the working industry are amazing and like no other of other sports-related courses at other universities.
18-24 years
The Global Sports Summits on offer are great and I can't wait to go to another one next year. However I believe the facilities on offer could be improved, for example the library only being open 9-5 isn't the best personally as Students have hectic schedules. Lots of universities offer 24 hour libraries throughout the weekdays to accommodate for this, which I belive would be best.
UCFB may not be the traditional university but this does not hold it back. As UCFB gives you the work experience opportunities that no other uni could offer through its long list of contacts throughout football and the sports world. At UCFB I have been lucky enough to attend one of the global summits that they run. These global summits give students opportunities to network with industry professionals. Alongside this it gives students the opportunity to experience sports that they may have never experienced before.
Would not recommend sell you an absolute dream with the location, however teaching standard was poor only one teacher was actually good. The standard of living and the experience for a student is not enjoyable as well. My advice would be to choose a university with a better reputation for education and is cheaper for cost of living!
Absolutely zero support, some tutors take weeks or months to reply. No understanding or flexibility with personal difficulties and been disadvantaged with low grades. Thought about dropping out and very disappointed all round. Can’t recommend to anyone that wants a good result or has any personal circumstances that may affect studies.
UCFB Wembley was the best choice I could have made. From day one, I was assisted by a large group of managers who supported me in every aspect of university life: lectures, extracurricular activities, bursaries and communications with the SFE. In addition, UCFB stimulated me to have initiative. Of course, no one will force you to do anything, but if you have the right level of resilience and passion, all doors will open, and you will learn to network and propose to the world of Sports Business.
I absolutely loved my time at UCFB and the course I studied. UCFB provides you with amazing and unique opportunities including internships and placements within the sports industry and the chance to network with industry professionals. I loved the guest speaker sessions we had and this is definitely unique to UCFB. My lecturers were brilliant. They had industry experience themselves and were very helpful, providing 1:1 help when requested or needed. Studying at the Etihad was great - location is close to the city centre and easily accessible via public transport. City life in Manchester is really fun. UCFB also held extra courses to increase employability like language workshops and they regularly share industry job and placement advertisements to students. I met great friends with the same passion for sport and drive to work in football.
Lecturers are not academics, they are simply regular coaches and have no elite level experience with first team football. The student support is little to none and the administration team (if in existence) do not supply students with any help what so ever. The facilities look flash but are not meant for a higher education program. All in all if you are looking to become a coach save your money and go get your coaching badges (minimum UEFA B) instead because that's all clubs/academies care about.
Don't come to this uni. Its POOR, they only care about how much profit they make. They mislead you, sell you dreams and make you believe this uni is outstanding but its far from that. There is limited amount of support and if you do get the support, you have to be careful cos the support you get has a deadline.
So I am a postgraduate applicant and was invited to phone interview with Shraddha. Overall experience was really bad and made me to think about this University. First of all, it is hard to speak with heat and I could not understand her a word. Then, during my interview I heard someone always speaking in the background and I couldn't concentrate on my words. She asked me about my experience and skills so I thought that I might tell her my Football Coaching experice when I am applying for the football coaching masters but I was told rudely why I am always talking about football? Hmm interested I thought I am applying to football coaching degree. In overall she was rude and seriously this experience with her and firt impression changed my mind that I will apply to other University. I don't want to be at the University where I experienced this type of behaviour. Probably some of you might have other experience.
I am coming to the end of my third and final year. Although I don't regret taking this course I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else as it has massively deteriorated over my time there. It is no where near what I was sold when I signed up and most students don't bother the attend the last year and a half. There is no university experience as such with no campus, student areas or bars. Best nights out were spent travelling outside of London. This suited me as I didn't originally want to go to uni but there is no fun uni experience at UCFB.
Since starting at UCFB I have become a more self-aware and motivated person. The people I have met and the support from the tutors has challenged me and helped me improve academically and as a person. When people ask me what UCFB is like, I always say that it isn’t like other universities where there are 200+ students on your course that turn up, listen to somebody for an hour and go home. Everything here is more relaxed, a natural environment instead of big lecture halls and a lack of support. But also that we were told from the beginning that we will be made to make friends, work in groups and “not be that kid who sits at the back and doesn’t contribute”. This has improved a lot of our life skills, which has been noticed and appreciated by me and other students.
3.1
Overall UCFB, has been a plesasure to attend and a one in a life time opportunity. Staff are very helpful and prepared me more for the industry. I would highly reccomend UCFB, the connections and opporunity to meet with industy experts is second to none.