2,245 reviews for University of Plymouth

I like that the course is mainly taught in-person with some online reading. It gives me lots of opportunity to ask any questions that I have and lecturers always seem happy to help whenever they can. I've also found first year content really interesting even though first year is less specialised.

Mary Newman is located on campus so it is really close to lecture theatres, labs, the library and the SU. The campus is also really close to the city centre making it a great location for shopping and other activities. I've always felt really safe living in Mary Newman and loved the prepaid catered halls package which was additionally available (and has to be bought separately). It is quite expensive though!

There have been some excellent hands-on components to the modules, and my favorite part is that all lectures are held in person - no painful Zoom lectures!

The worst aspect of my course was fixing classes at 9am as well as language barrier between lecturer and student. The best aspect is acceptance of open questions by student and access to lecture note and videos

The Uni location is perfect because it is situated at the centre of the city, the city is a nice place for its safety, cost of living compared to other cities.

What I like most about the Uni hall is its location and the least is the toilet floor maintenance as well as the building exterior maintenance

Placements can be improved

I really like that they teach of things from many different areas of psychology, but at times, I wish the modules were more real-world applicable, that is not just research. I understand that people may gravitate towards research as a psychologist, but for me I prefer things I will use in the workplace. That being said, psychology is a 'general' degree and requires typically a master's so this does make sense.

I really liked the location being close to the uni, and that I could walk outside and go to Jake's (food place) which was 30 seconds from my room. There was always someone new to meet. The outside of the halls were a bit dirty at times (moss/dried dirt) due to the weather.

There was a time when some of our lectures had to be cancelled because of the weather conditions, but the content was delivered to us online and was accessible to anywhere, at anytime, which for me, is great because it means that I don’t really lose much on learning. Our schedule during the week is very flexible, giving us time to catch up when lost in our learning, and also some time to work on some personal projects or self-learning, which I believe is a crucial thing especially for a field where you have to be able to learn everyday because the field is is very dynamic. Sometimes it really can be hard to understand the lectures because you’re new to the topic, but they certainly will be there to aid in those gaps

It’s alright. Not many complaints from me. I never really get out or do much, so I wouldn’t be able to give much information on safety, but I’ve never heard of any issues. It’s a great place to stay, and they do their best to allocate you in a room that meets your preferences. For me, they met my preferences, so I’m happy with the place.

Classrooms range and you could be anywhere on campus due to timetabling. Sometimes you have a morning lecture on campus and then an afternoon lecture off campus with only an hour break for lunch and to get there. Could be considered when scheduling classes. I've been in multiple classrooms where outside noise, construction, and student life has been obstructive.

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Tutors and technicians are well-supported and respond quickly to me. Courses for PhD are repeated each year, and many students stopped attending after the second year.

My course is taught in person, however, sometimes the lectures take too long were most of our attention span can't cover the entire class time. I would appreciate more engaging classes to get our brains running!