UCAS Code: E56
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•Undergraduate
£25.6k
Average graduate salary88%
Graduates in work or further study•Postgraduate
92%
Graduates in work or further studyAverage graduate salary is determined 12 months after a student graduates
Graduates in work or further study percentage is determined 15 months after a student graduates
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I personally enjoy my course, but feel as if first year has been very broad. I understand all things need to be covered, but potentially there could be an evaluation of things everyone has learnt across Higher Scottish exams, A-level and international qualifications, to limit going over unnecessary ...
9 months ago
My university has a good reputation and I do feel really knowledgeable in my subject. However, I do feel that due to this fact they're not always the most caring to students.
10 months ago
History of art has mostly been really interesting and I’ve had some amazing lecturers! I find the tutorials quite pressuring which is a bit much but not terrible. The work is pretty intense and pretty independent meaning you don’t get a lot of help but it’s generally okay. They mark so harshly thoug...
1 year ago
For the first two years there were a good number of contact hours, with lots of weekly lectures and tutorials. The course selection is nice, with a little bit of freedom to customise your course in the first two years and almost entire control during the final two (although getting a place for some ...
1 year ago
I really enjoy my course at University, it is interesting and engaging. I feel like it is very up to date with current Science and I am learning skills which will help me throughout life.
1 year ago
The course has lofty aspirations - but it is very siloed. You need to agree with the dominant ideologies, and they do not seem very well educated in fields outside their immediate areas. I feel it is not clear what this course is hoping to achieve, and I am not clear what I can do with the qualifica...
1 year ago
Undergraduate students were asked to rate their universities on each of the following attributes. You can see their ratings here, along with whether these ratings are high, medium or low in comparison to other universities.
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
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
80%
low
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
88%
low
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
77%
low
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
87%
med
Learning opportunities
73%
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?
74%
low
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
71%
low
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
81%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
60%
low
Assessment and feedback
61%
low
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
70%
low
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
72%
low
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
53%
low
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
51%
low
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
59%
low
Academic support
81%
low
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
83%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
78%
low
Organisation and management
69%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
71%
med
How well organised is your course?
67%
med
Learning resources
85%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
81%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
89%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
84%
med
Student voice
65%
low
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
45%
low
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
82%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
67%
low
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
58%
low
Other NSS questions
Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course.
70%
low
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
64%
low
Healthcare and clinical practice placements
My contribution during placement(s) as part of the clinical team was valued.
73%
med
I was given opportunities to meet my required practice learning outcomes / competences.
82%
med
I was allocated placement(s) suitable for my course.
75%
low
I received sufficient preparatory information prior to my placement(s).
70%
med
I received appropriate supervision on placement(s).
79%
med
My practice supervisor(s) understood how my placement(s) related to the broader requirements of my course.
78%
med
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