1,650 reviews for University of Worcester

A tutor can be a little flexible in terms of attendance hence this course is meant for adults with some working experience

We have a small group this year which gives the course a much more personal feel. The professors genuinely have a passion for what they teach and really care about their students.

Despite Worcester being a city, it has a nice cosy atmosphere to it. I always feel safe walking around even when it's dark out.

As said before, not the quality I was expecting for £196 a week. We constantly have issues with hot water and heating which is awful considering just how cold its been. The last tiime the hot water cut out, it was out for at least four days. When we first moved in it was absolutely boiling in the flat, yet a few weeks later it was absolutely freezing - one of our flatmates even got chillblanes. My toilet flush broke within two days of being there but, luckily, the maintenance team respond very quickly. My bathroom tap isnt secured correctly. My flatmates door handle came off the first time she tried to open the door. Just not the kind of things you expect when you are paying almost £200 a week.

The course is absolutely amazing and the course lecturers are very friendly and supportive. Different assessments which is really beneficial as you are able to be assessed in different ways. The communication is great and the cohort sizes are a good size which is beneficial to your learning and opportunities to get to know everyone on your course.

The best aspects are that the university of Worcester make this course achievable and I feel that they are realistic submission dates. The worst aspects for me personally is trying to juggle my studies with a very high demand job.

I really enjoy my course, the lecturers have been great.

I stayed in an en-suite hall. The hall itself and the kitchen were great! Just a little expensive for what was given. When I moved in we had to get another mattress as the one I was given (which was not sleepable on) obviously wasn't checked before I was allocated the room.

The university has a dedicated studio for the Game Art students, equipped with all the hardware and software necessary to complete assignments (such as desktop computers, pen tablets and screen tablets, and art software like Photoshop and Maya). The studio is available to students all days of the week (with the exception of some holidays, which the students will be informed about in advance). This means that you don't necessarily have to have a powerful computer, or digital drawing equipment (pen tablets can be borrowed by students). The course is taught in person within the studio. A lot of these lectures are more like workshops, where you do practical work during the lesson while your lecturers are there to help you. In first year there are more lectures where you learn the theory, while in second and third year there is far more practical work. Not all of your work will be able to be completed within the 3 hour lesson time, but since the studio is open for most of the day, it's easy to stay after class or come in early to complete work. I don't think there's anything terrible about my course, though sometimes there are some slightly frustrating things that happen, like occasionally some lecturers may be late with marking and getting your feedback to you in time for you to have lots of time to be able to make improvements to your work. Though this isn't a regular issue.

I think one of the best parts of the halls I stayed in was the location. They are located upstairs from the Tesco on Foregate Street, and right next to the Foregate train station. Surprisingly the trains weren't that noisy or disruptive, despite them being right next to the halls. You could hear the occasional rumbling of the train, but nothing too loud so it didn't bother me at all. I was also based on City Campus, so the halls were a 5-10 minute walk from the campus (depending on which building you needed to get to). Since the Tesco is also just downstairs from the halls, it's convenient for you to just nip in to buy something if you realise you've run out of something in your fridge or cupboard. Aldi and Asda aren't too far either - about a 10-15 min walk - so it isn't too far to go for your weekly shop. The rooms are en-suites, so you have your own private bathroom. Each flat also had its own washing machine, which was super handy as we didn't need to pay for circuit laundry. Something that was annoying was the lack of parking. I don't drive so it wasn't an issue for me throughout the academic year, but when it came time to move out, trying to find a nearby area for my parents to park to help me move things out was really frustrating, since there are no nearby car parks. Additionally, since the front door to the halls leads straight out onto the street, you need to ensure that it's locked so that no one without a key can get in. The doors to each flat and separate rooms also have locks though, so it isn't exactly easy for someone to break in. If there are any safety issues, you can contact the uni, as they have a security team that will quickly come to the halls after being contacted (we had this happen after someone set off the fire alarm for an extended amount of time, and the security team came over quickly to make sure everyone was safe and that there were no issues).

Unfortunately we have students who are talkers and the tutors seem to struggle to control them and allows them to talk and go off topic so we don't always cover the learning objectives each week. Some module briefing/outlines are confusing and not well explained. Tutors don't always reply to email.

The course hours was exactly profitable, 3 hours was I think a based line for my course to learn some new camera equipment and knowledge to observe the quality and quantity. Though for the lecturers contact or responses are also quick and with a valuable feedback.

The room have big and width space to place my things and for the kitchen it was fit and nice too.

The placement team are great, any issue I have had with a placement they have been quick to resolve. Career prospects have been great, I obtained my current job through being on a university placement there. Tutor contact time is limited, lectures are once a week when not on placement and then not at all during placement. However during placement it is possible to book a one on one meeting with your tutors. Nursing facilities are great, there are advanced mannequins to practice on and a new medical campus has been built. However regarding the new campus there is only a Starbucks located in the building with cold food options like sandwiches. There is no options for hot food. There is a Mc Donald's located a 5 min walk away however this is not a healthy option for hot food.

The best aspect of the course is the support of the lecturers and the resources given to us to help assignments and placements. The worst aspect of the course is that the timetables change every week so it is very hard to plan around

The thing I like most about halls you have your own space including room, cupboards, shelves in the fridge and 1 freezer drawer. The thing I like least about halls is if you report an issue that they don’t deem urgent they may forget about it so you have to remind them or it just gets marked complete and nothing has changed.