Tourism and Travel Postgraduate in Swansea

Overall score

swansea is the one of best friendly education centrs,with in a day you can regoganised and feel,almost atmospher is though of family relation

Study experience

mostly lectures using modern teconolohy ,which ensure you to understand core of the subject and take mind to grazp further reading

Facilities

library is collection of 8lakhs volums of books,journals,etc,neraly2000computers for accesing for students internet with each department labs

Postgraduate life

meber of islamic society,asian society,polticalsiencesociety,historysociety,japnes society,welshsocity,jcclub,dvdclub,blooddonarsocity,etc

Job prospects

carrier centre give lot of information about jobs it also conduct spl seminars to develop you CV,updates and snd aletrs mail if their is vacancy in and around swansea

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Overall score

Study experience

The course is taught in a mixture of lectures, small classes and teaching placements. It was pretty much how I expected it to be and the fact you are in such small groups means that everyone knows each other and everyone is very supportive. Good teaching staff throughout, I only had one person who was not very supportive but the rest are ready to help with any problem you have.

Facilities

A good library although not as large as it could be. Access to computers although as the suite was often busy it was easier to use my home computer.

Postgraduate life

Not a great deal going on as far as socialising but as I have mentioned all of the student got on well and mixed well together. If you wanted to socialise outside of the course you would have to organise it yourself because there were no uni events really e.g. balls etc.

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Overall score

Swansea Inst was great! Overall, the tutors were extemely supportive and fun and the swansea nigthlife is fab, something for everyone! Everything is quite central and as the School of Education is now at Townhill instead of Hendrefoilan its a lot easier to get to!! My one recommendation is not to stay in halls if you are a PGCE student, unless you get a nice big room in Cenydd Hall....all the others suck. The Freshers will not give u a minute's peace and u'll be out of bed more than once on the weekends with the fire alarm. That was my only complaint, in terms of the course and the course alone, it couldn't be bettered, plenty to do and learn and the opportunites are brilliant. I loved it, it was the only university to give me a chance to teach and now that i am, I'm grateful for the confidence the course gave me!

Study experience

Best part of the institute as far as I'm concenred, they are trying to get the name changed to Swansea Metropolitan Uni which is well deserved, they put their hearts and souls into making the PGCE the best and most enjoyable course it can be. The hours are full time, no 3 hour long lectures a week!! 9-5 everyday except when you will be out on placement. Lecturers are fab, i loved them, with the exception of 1 or 2 who weren't as good and helpful as they could have been. All Primary PGCE students are required to learn Welsh which i thought was great! I loved it, being from ireland its not at all similar but good craic anyway. The weeks are divided up into core (English, Maths, ICT, Science and PE) and foundation (music,art,D&T, RE, History, geogrphy etc) subjects and the foundation weeks are always better craic...very hands-on and practical. my favourite classes were always during this week.

Facilities

Library is extremyl well stocked with great computer suite...only problem is not enough staff at night and at weekends....closed sometimes due to staff shortages, not good when PGCE students have back to back assignments plus lessons to plan.

Postgraduate life

Apparently lots for freshers, not so many geared towards the oldies (postgrads)but then again, i never really made an effort to join anything

Job prospects

I can't answer this with accuracy as i didn't stay in Swansea - i'm from Belfast so came home straight away and started supply work so i'd sy prosepects are good though not for permanent employment! I have friends still in Swansea and they have been doing regular supply, or getting long term posts.

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