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Sort:Latest reviewsThe best aspects of university is making use of everything that comes with the university experience such as societies, workshops and events and the studious environments at the library. The worst aspects would be that my course only does two days a week and that’s considered full time, I think it’s better to do atleast 3 days a week. And also my course should provide more workshops for the full fashion industry experience.
The University is very inclusive. It promotes students to take part and be a part of the community. I think the organization with the timetable could be improved. The lectures don't have a great organisation. We will have one on a Monday, then one on a Friday. Why not condense to more lectures on one day and not so spread out.
My university experience is very good, I’ve never had faults with the teachers and the campus is very close to my accommodation. The courses are enjoyable to learn, especially when I’m studying marketing.
25-34 years
First gen student
Best: - Skills team - SIMS - Most lecturers are enthusiastic and make sessions fun and interesting. - Seacole building has nice/ modern facilities e.g. BLS having mannequins connected to monitor. Worst: - More support and guidance needed for ePad e.g. crossfield experience(sometimes hard to obtain), general guidance on content needed for interviews/ episode of care - Having placement whilst at uni makes it difficult to focus and juggle work/ uni/ self studying/ life balance. - It can be overwhelming with pre-session, and post-session, especially when mixing placement with uni. Preferably having 2 modules together rather than placement.
The teaching standards are high and lecturer support is amazing. The online resources are available even off campus.
I love being on campus, in the curzon building it isn’t too far away from Birmingham city centre which is great. I’m also a fan of the facilities and the fact that by being in the curzon building I am so close to other university buildings if I want a change of environment. Overall, I do not have very many improvements for university except for the fact that buying food and drinks on campus can become a little costly.
It’s an amazing campus there is loads of support available to those who need it and they have really good facilities on campus the library is really good and it’s easy to travel to campus. The student union is also very helpful and student life is very asthetic. One way it could be improved can be by maybe adding some deals for student travel like discounted bus passes so that it can be cheaper for students to travel as travel can be quite expensive. Other than that the university is great.
I love the social aspect of my uni- my course in particular feels like a family and I feel very welcome. The worst aspect would be the location- especially on my way back to the tram I have to walk up quite a steep hill.
Yes its good environment for study
Good support from lecturer, Availability of all resources such as books and journals. Good location and Korean diversity
Birmingham city university is a great place to study at , they have all the facilities and resources available for all students, the lectures are very kinds and respectful and very good at explaining information. Library resources are amazing and it’s been a year since I’ve been studying at bcu and so far I’ve had very positive experiences and I love it.
What cannot be replaced that makes studying at university great, are the people you meet. Being able to share that common ground of being a student, juggling life, work and studying, removes that feeling of loneliness. With the mention of people, lecturers and personal tutors are to be included too. Their support adds to the loneliness being removed. This is what makes up fir the university experience, although university can be improved in terms of facilities. Lecture and seminar rooms at BCU City South Campus do not facilitate to those who work on technological devices. It is a distraction to the learning that the simple need of a plug is not made available.
I like how my course offers placement to give me experience but there can be a lot of paperwork without support.
BCU is a great place to study and improve yourself culturally. There are so much diversity with students from the 4 corners of the world. Both campus are great and have great facilities and with easy access. There are always things to improve, is part of life. BCU is no different, therefore, the need for imorovement on things like communication, clear information about courses, progression in studies, etc.
Teachers that help with work in and outside of class
Facilities and classrooms are good, lecturers have been good too. Not a lot of student help
(CITY SOUTH)It’s a great place to study because you are presented with a lot of opportunities through out ur university experience. Most of the lecturers help, support and guide you where possible. Having a personal tutor that checks in on you, but you can also email when needing help creates some sort of insecurity while studying. However some of the things BCU need to improve on is definitely timetabling issues. This includes classes, lectures and groups. BCU has become worse has the years have gone on. Our timetables are never out on time and we never know what’s going on and it’s all due to timetabling. I feel like that decreases student satisfaction. It builds up stress and anxiety when starting you 1st or 3rd year of university. Also I think student will really benefit from on campus parking.
Has amazing university facilities.
4.2
All campuses are close to town and facilities. City south campus is unfortunately hard to get around due to works still going on. However, the building is a good size and has nice common areas to sit and the library is perfect to study in. Classrooms are big and have a communal feel. It would benefit from a more secure student union, with better services. The societies offered aren’t very good either and the uni doesn’t encourage a community spirit like others.
Course is very interesting and opportunity for so many debates and conversations, however some lecturers don’t offer this to us and it’s very ‘ talk and write’ based. Some lecturers take ages to respond which isn’t helpful.
Cost has increased quite a lot since I started uni, which is unfortunate. The room is a nice size and shared kitchen is fair. However we have had issues with mice and other maintenance problems that staff don’t show any concern or empathy towards which has negatively impacted our experience.