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University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)
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SZA
1 review
FOURTH YEAR+

Research Methods PGCert

University rating (5)

UHI is a fantastic university for distance learning courses. The support that they provide is assuring, teachers are helpful and knowledgeable, and the intended learning outcomes are very clearly outlined from the very start. Accordingly, I enthusiastically recommend studying the PG distance learning courses through the UHI!

Reviewed: 24 July 2022
HW
Honest Writer
1 review
FIRST YEAR
University rating (2)

Incompetent lecturing staff and very laid back approach to learning. Was shocked when we got a very inexperienced lecturer take over half way through the course leading to problems and complaints from everyone on the course.

Reviewed: 12 June 2022
CS
Cara Steele
Aged 18-24 years
First gen student
1 review
FIRST YEAR

Nursing (Adult) BSc

University rating (4)

UHI is a great university as it is located in a beautiful part of the highlands, the campus is also modern and resourceful. The classes are always recorded so you can go back at any time and further your learning. The course content is very challenging and varied so there are always aspects that different people may feel more confident in. For example, we have a range of assessments that make up our final grade, including an essay, multiple choice quiz, physical performance exams and discussion sessions. This is to ensure that everyone plays up to their strengths, and are not stressing about a singular essay that makes up the whole grade, if essays are not your strong point. UHI could improve on their student support, as there have been times were I have felt my health isn’t great and have raised this as a concern. I have not received much input or help at times when I needed it most. However, overall I think that the university is a good institution with lots to offer education wise.

Reviewed: 18 March 2022
SR
Student Reviewer
1 review
FOURTH YEAR+

History BA (Hons)

University rating (1)
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I studied at the centre for history with uhi and if you have any other choice in university take it. I would consider taking an access course in a more reputable college before accepting a place at uhi. The classes on history modules are glorified Skype calls (even before the pandemic) where the "lecturer" will spend 20 minutes lecturing before asking open questions for the students to fumble their way through to fill time. If you are expecting a traditional university experience uhi is not where you want to go. It doesn't help that the assigned readings range from the overly simplistic to incomprehensible babble which leave you understanding less about the modules themes than if you just skip them. The staff are difficult to get hold of and often do the bare minimum amount of feedback which is a slight problem when you write a dissertation. During my last year at uhi, I was only able to have 3 half an hour meetings with my dissertation "supervisor" and the feedback was so unhelpful that I might as well have asked a bowl of spaghetti as it would have been just as useful. My experience with this programme was not good and I would implore anyone wanting to study History to avoid UHI. The programme is very good at promoting itself as a forward thinking academic department in touch with modern issues. It is nothing more than meaningless virtue signalling. The lecturers don't care about its students unless they share the same academic interests and approaches of the lecturing staff. This means that if you have academic interests outside of a narrow field of historiography you will recieve no support from the department and will be treated as nothing more than a vessel for them to plant their backwards ideas into. The modules themselves although interesting at times were not well taught and it was very hard to gauge what the lecturers wanted in terms of assessments which basically meant you went in blind to every assignment hoping you wrote the magic combination of words to get a good grade. It also doesn't help that the marking scheme was so vague that a lot of the grades I got felt subjective and more determined by a lecturers personal preferences rather than a standardised criteria. Complaints or concerns are treated as personal attacks on the department which makes change impossible. It also means that toxic students are allowed to get away with nasty behaviour as the department will protect their favourites from any sort of discipline.

Reviewed: 24 May 2021
SR
Student Reviewer
1 review
FIRST YEAR

Applied Sciences HNC

University rating (4)
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I have enjoyed my time at university so far even if nearly all of it has been online, we are give lots of notes to help us understand all the different subjects.

Reviewed: 20 March 2021
SR
Student Reviewer
1 review
FIRST YEAR
University rating (5)
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Been very good so far highly enjoyable . Met good friends. College staff are excellent and very clear and helpful. Course itseld is well laid out and easy to follow. Loving it

Reviewed: 21 January 2020
SR
Student Reviewer
1 review

Geography BSc (Hons)

University rating (5)
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If you would like to study geography you must do it at UHI, which is situated in the geographic and geologic wonderland that is the Highlands. Field trips to the Cairngorms and NW Highlands, as well as further afield to the Swiss Alps all serve to reinforce the classroom learning, while the friendly and professional staff demonstrate all the modern technological methods you can use to present what you have learned.

Reviewed: 17 September 2019
SR
Student Reviewer
1 review

Fitness, Health and Exercise HNC

University rating (1)
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Absolutely hate it!!! Cannot day enough negative things regarding my experience, the people who run UHI should seriously take a look at themselves because I get the impression they are not concerned with the responsibilities of the role they have committed to and do as little as possible to make things more convenient for themselves.

Reviewed: 21 September 2018
SR
Student Reviewer
32438 reviews

Marine Science MPhil

University rating (1)
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A dreadful uni. I would advise anyone thinking about this uni to think teice. Areas of expertise are limited and the calibre of that expertise, poor for the most part. Supprort staff are diorganised and lack sufficient knowledge to supprt students properly. Any critiicism is met with a highly defensive approach and it seems like one big vanity project to boost the Highlands appeal to locals. In fact above undergraduate level and most post-grads are from outwith the area or in the case of science, Scotland. There is a reason why this university continues to rank so low. Stuidents are ill-supported and the clambour for funds at any cost, turns UHI into a failing marketing machine, not an academic institution, with the vanity pproject, not the student at its heart.

Reviewed: 21 October 2014
SR
Student Reviewer
32438 reviews

Social Sciences BA (Hons)

University rating (2)
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Not for someone looking for the "university experience". Campus buildings are in a poor state in comparison with other universities eg; obvious leaks in the roof, some rooms are freezing cold, other are swelteringly hot. Students don't seem to care about their subjects i.e don't do the required reading, not too surprising when you consider the entry requirements. Lectures are often poorly organised. There are also a severe lack of societies and clubs to join. The student union... What union? Well below the expected standard of a University.

Reviewed: 15 September 2014

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