Bournemouth University - BU
speciality: Communication

Bournemouth is such a great part of the UK and the University is second to none. I enjoyed studying BA (Hons) Public Relations, it really gave me to springboard to start my career. The campus and facilities have much changed since I graduated (2009), the developments are impressive. You really do get a campus feel, with a University town experience at Bournemouth. Plus there’s the beach!

My degree has really enhanced my writing skills due to the amount of reading and researching the degree requires us to do, which I find to be very beneficial when it comes to working in media after university; all types of media are mentioned in this degree and it really opens the door to many career paths. The students are given a lot of online resource to help us complete essays and assignments, and the seminars allow students to have one on one sessions for when specific help is needed. However, the lectures could be more engaging, such as creating more activities for students. The overall university life at Bournemouth has been fun due to the amount of clubs and social spaces there are, making the social life very exciting. I’m enjoying university so far!

My experience at BU was really good. The classes were really practical and we had a lot of homework. Each week you are assigned a new task and you need to work hard to achieve the best look. Teachers always talk about how important photorealism is in VFX, the viewer must believe what they see. It is a really interesting course although BU could have handled better the shift to online education.

The campus is really good, you will be able to book the best equipment to shoot the footage. There is always somebody in reception to help and My Careers Hub works really good. They have different job offers for students and for graduates. In fact, you have access to it up to three years after finishing the course. Nice course, nice teachers, nice campus, it was up to my expectations!

Overall the programme is quite focused on the main subject of your studies but there are also some irrelevant subjects which can lead to feeling unpleasant.
Despite that, I think the teachers are greatly experienced, kind and willing to teach you as much as possible. I have learnt a lot in only one year.

They are very helpful and the program is in high technology moreover the best group of instructors that did lead us in our project to make them in a professional way to let us understand what the industry wants.

Digital effects is a very intense programe. As a master program you are meant to have some 3D background. However, it is not needed in order to join the course. You will be mainly working with two programs Houdini and Nuke.

There is also a lot of self-taught. Teachers are going to be helping you if needed but there is a lot of work that needs to be done on your own. Classes are mostly practical, but there is some theory too. This theory is focused to explain important information that can sometimes be applied to the work.

The faculty is big and there is a lot of atmosphere. There will always be somebody there to help when needed.

Overall MA Digital effects is a good program. It is quite intense so it is better to have some background in 3D. There are some theoretical classes but mostly is hands-on. Therefore, students are always working with the programs used in the industry.

I would recommend this master to people who want to work in the industry but don’t have much knowledge of the programs yet. You learn many things from many areas but you don’t really focus on one. Therefore, it does not explain things in detail ( which is something not so pleasant for some people).

The faculty is good and the teachers are nice. They are always there to help.

A lot of the students are quite posh. The rivalry between BU and AUB is annoying, AUB students are actual angels.

My course was alright but I probably wouldn’t do it again. It was recommended as it covers lots of different areas of the media industry, however, you really don’t get to delve into any discipline to a sufficient extent. Instead I have a little bit of knowledge and experience in a bunch of disciplines but not enough to actually get hired anyway.

Properly think about whether you want to do a specific advertising, marketing, journalism, media production, etc. degree instead.