Overall score

I enjoyed this course and found a lot of the theory I learnt very interesting. It is a very theoretical course and if you get annoyed by a certain degree of intellectual postering this might not necessarily be for you! I did the MA as I had slighly naive ambitions to 'work in the film industry'. If you want to work in film, this course is related but it is not practical in any way. That said I am pretty sure one of my course mates ended up working in the film industry. The course is probably more useful if you want to go into film journalism, but although it will certainly increase your knowledge of film, it will teach you how to write about film in an academic rather than a journalistic way.

Study experience

The lecturers on the whole were really good, and all showed a passion for film. I have a whole load of notes and course material that I've kept, so we weren't short of a hand out or two. I remember when I did my dissertation my lecturer was pretty involved and helpful, although I seem to remember it took him a little while to get back to emails, but he was a busy guy. I think the course was value for money in that I learnt a lot, but I think I would have been better off spending the course fees on a more practical course. But this was more related to my own ambitions rather than the course itself. If you love film and simply want to do a course in order to learn more about it, then this is a good one to go on.

Facilities

I was a part time student and didn't really access any of the facilities at my disposal. The campus at Harrow looked pretty nice and shiny though. Thinking about it, it was a bit of a schlep having to go to both the Westminster Campus and the Harrow Campus, but that was the nature of the university.

Postgraduate life

I met a couple of cool people on the course who I spent time with whilst I was studying, but who I haven't kept in contact (more a mark of my laziness than their personalities). We'd often go out for a drink together after class, and the lecturer would join us (one of the advantages of being a grown up postgrad). The two campuses that I had to get to were on Regent Street and Northwick Park. Loads to do in Regent Street and bugger all to do in Northwick Park. But Northwick Park was a self contained campus, and if I had been an undergraduate student there I think it would have been OK (I certainly got a heady dose of nostalgia every time I had to walk past the university flats. Ah, the life of an undergraduate...)

Job prospects

To be honest, I really don't see this MA as being especially vocational. It gives you knowledge, but then it's up to as to how you utilise it. Other than being able to bore people about sexuality and the Hannibal Lector trilogy, I don't think the MA taught me anything that would have been essential for me if I had wanted to pursue a career in film in some way. But it was really interesting none the less.

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Overall score

Westminsters planning course is varied and gives an excellant basis for a career in town planning. Highly recomended. The campus is clean tidy and well organised, plus central London is on your doorstep.

Study experience

The course was relatively academic, but also very priactical, providing many of the necessary skills for a future career. New students should attend all lectures, and take special notes of what essays are required, so that you can disseminate the relevant information from lectures.

Facilities

Great restuarant with a variety of food and plenty of places to socialise in uni. Lots more places nearby, I love the weatherspoons near Baker Street Station, good food and good prices.

Postgraduate life

Can't say i joined any because there was so much else going on, but there seemed quite a few.

Job prospects

At the moment perhaps not as good as previously but with a good academic and practical basis I think you should be sorted.

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Overall score

If youwant a university that provides large numbers of students, much smaller class rooms for turorials with more personal contact and guidance with tutors, I personally recommend this university. Most other universities might have the same method as above, but not all have those large numbers of students divided into as small groups as possible to make the most of the teachings.

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