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Royal Northern College of Music
Overview
Royal Northern College of Music information
About Royal Northern College of Music
UCAS code: R57
Located in the heart of Manchester, UK, the RNCM is dedicated to providing an outstanding education that propels its students into careers as inspiring and versatile musicians, fully-equipped for exciting futures both on and off stage.
Source: Royal Northern College of Music
Tuition fees at Royal Northern College of Music
No tuition fees information available.
Job prospects
•Undergraduate
£19.5k
Average graduate salary95%
Graduates in work or further study•Postgraduate
93%
Graduates in work or further studyAverage graduate salary is determined 12 months after a student graduates from Royal Northern College of Music
Graduates in work or further study percentage is determined 15 months after a student graduates from Royal Northern College of Music
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores at Royal Northern College of Music
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
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Teaching on my course
83%
low
Teaching on my course
83%
low
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
81%
low
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
91%
low
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
81%
low
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
80%
low
Learning opportunities
81%
low
Learning opportunities
81%
low
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
79%
low
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
81%
low
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
84%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
83%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
79%
med
Assessment and feedback
80%
med
Assessment and feedback
80%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
87%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
80%
low
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
78%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
90%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
68%
low
Academic support
93%
high
Academic support
93%
high
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
97%
high
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
90%
med
Organisation and management
70%
med
Organisation and management
70%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
74%
med
How well organised is your course?
68%
med
Learning resources
89%
med
Learning resources
89%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
88%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
94%
high
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
88%
med
Student voice
73%
med
Student voice
73%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
62%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
78%
low
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
79%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
77%
med
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
89%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
92%
high
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