The underfunded mess doesn’t provide a decent level of education for its students. It is nice looking but is very much a second-rate uni that thrives on handing out unconditional offers to lure people in. At the end of it all, it has poor careers services to help its students go to the next step

The course i chose to attend in ‘Fine Art’ was one of a self directed nature, so it relied heavily on the creation of self directed study. This meant that you were able to have a diversified body of work at the end of study; to be able to put together an exhibition of your work.
I enjoyed this course because of the freedom that it provided to myself in being able to select an area of expertise within ‘Fine Art’.
I very much appreciated the variety of back grounds that the tutor’s had before coming to help us study towards our end of year show.

As a Second Year University Student, I have completed my first year experience at Bath Spa University.
Going from being at school/sixth form 5 days a week for 6 hours a day, to a maximum of 10 hours at university a week, there was a drastic change in the community feel for me whilst in first year.
Apart from befriending the people I lived with I struggled a lot to make any friends outside of my housing due to the little contact time with my peers whilst at University.
There are lots of opportunities to make friends such as societies and extra curricular activities, but for someone with anxiety this can be a daunting option to explore.
The aspect to remember about this possible experience is that we are not alone in feeling like this, I found it hard as I seemed to only see everyone chatting to each other, bonding over everything and anything, however that is often not the case. The view I was seeing was a small glimpse into the majority of students at the University. I wouldn’t see people by themselves as if they were they would most likely be in their room.
It was hard for me and still isn’t always easy, even after the summer break and back in a new house and new environment, going into class can be quite intimidating, however as I take each day at a time I am communicating more with my peers and talking to my lecturers regularly. Whilst also looking more into extra curricular activities and pushing myself out of my comfort zone.

I think that the university has a really good campus and the facilities available are excellent! However the staff and support systems have let us down many times. The technician support with work was amazing!

This course has opened my eyes to the many layers within the media. It has not neglected the grey areas such as a lack of diversity and representation both on and off-screen, which is important as a POC. I have been given complete freedom to express myself and my work in this course. I can rely on my lecturers to give constructive criticism and find ways to extend my work past the final process which is amazing if you want to go into the creative field in the future. My course also offers a professional placement year which has increased my interest as I can now find out how my course is utilised in the real world, this will also give me the chance to build connections for my possible career in the future.