Mechanical Engineering (General) Postgraduate at Sheffield Hallam University

Overall score

Study experience

My course was funded by the LEA so I didn't have to pay anything. I even got paid a grant to do the course. Yes, it is hard work but I've had the best tutor ever in the MFL PGCE department. He is very inspiring, approachable and he will tell you everything you need to know before becoming a languages teacher. I would recommend this course and university to anyone considering it.

Facilities

The facilities are excellent. You have to purchase some books as expected in other courses too but you will be provided with a lot of materials too either at uni and when on work placement. There are a number of IT suites all across the campus. Some are set in gorgeous traditional buildings, others in more modern ones. The library has an impressive collection of educational books. You are never far from the town centre or Ecclesall road which is a lively student area.

Postgraduate life

Being a student at Hallam University is all about working hard and playing hard. You can enjoy the learning experience in the daytime and the nightlife too. I find the atmosphere much more friendly and less stuck-up than at Sheffield University where I also studied on a different course previously. I would definitely recommend Hallam uni over Sheffield uni.

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Overall score

Study experience

The course aims to take already skilled writers from amateur level to professional, and the ever increasing list of award-winning graduates gives an indication of how successful the course is! The work is never easy and the course moves at a speedy pace, but this teaches more about deadlines and the writing industry than an easier course ever could. The tutors are all professional, talented and incredibly helpful - and are all themselves practising writers. The curriculum is clearly laid out at the start of the course but there is always plenty of help on hand for those who need to clarify any aspect of it.

Facilities

For a course of this type, the library and IT facilities are probably the most important resources and there are no problems with these at all. The university is currently having a reshuffle of its campuses so things are set to improve in this department.

Postgraduate life

The difficulty of getting on to the course means that, once they have made it, students are excited to be there and willing to work hard. The university prides itself on fostering a atmosphere of peer support, and encourages students to support one another and offer advice and criticism on each other's work.

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Overall score

Be ready to run for appoints to some teachers as they are the best in the field but lack the time to give the students

Study experience

It attacks the basics that we covered in the bachelors very few advanced skills were taught duringthe course

Facilities

a 24 hour lib facility and comp section is wonderful. The journals online are wonderful and help in progressing with studies

Postgraduate life

if intrested loads of activiites are avaliable from the coll facilities. You can also find travelling freinds if you want to travell or just hang around.loads of clubs to participate in.good gathering organised fro classes and outings too

Job prospects

u need to fend for your own jobs. the uni does nt ive andsupport to students requiring job durign and after course

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