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University of Essex

By ,Written on Jan 19 , 2026

MSc Electronic Engineering


UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
Overall Rating

I like the up to date facilities and the response and characters of those who work there. I do not partake much in student life so I can't speak to that, there's plenty of places to eat, some of the food is a bit hit and miss but the prices are low and nothings terrible but some things are great! The lessons are extremely hard work but the amount learnt was astounding. Given I am studying a part time course this meant I could absorb more information from each module as I only studied 2 15 credit modules each term instead of the 4 modules the full time students do per term. I would recommend anyone doing this course should do it part time to get the most out of the education, even if the ability to attend full time is available to them.

The main downside was, as a part time student it was obvious that the course was not designed for a part time student working set hours during the day as the classes were often split over several days of the week, even when only studying 2 modules per term. This meant I often had to pick what I could attend as I couldn't attend every class due to work. I also found a downside with the recorded lectures, in that only the room audio and whatever was displayed on the screen was recorded, if the person teaching wrote on the white boards at any point, which was often, this was not captured, making studying via recorded lectures much harder. Lastly, any timetabling clashes were not handled despite reporting them, I was merely told to pick a different module as one of them was "optional", however the modules I chose those for a reason and no possibility of adjustment was even considered.

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