British and Irish Institute of Modern Music - BIMM (reviews)

2nd year BIMM Manchester

This course is clearly not worth the 9k a year it costs to take it and I would not recommend it to anyone else who may be interested in taking it. Firstly the course content was subpar and was very restrictive in terms of creativity, I believe that independent study from online materials would have covered the same amount and for minimal cost.

Secondly the support and leadership from those above was sorely lacking and I felt hindered by the poor communication over timetable changes and feedback as well as module delivery. This negatively impacted my performance. For example during first year , I was involved in a disagreement with my tutor over theory concepts and my input over this was not considered and this was never resolved in a professional manner and subsequently affected the teacher-student relationship.

I also believe that the culture at Bimm is not centered towards the student, which is definitely a reason to be cautious about taking this course.

Overall I would recommend avoiding investing time and money into this course as most course content can be learned online and the leadership and teaching is definitely not worth 9k

The university has been such a supportive university and the lectures go above and beyond for their students. Such a great place to connect and network with different people in different courses. Honestly it’s been amazing

For a proactive and ambitious student BIMM can be the perfect university to develop knowledge and skills alongside important industry experience and connections. Like with every university course, you get out what you put in.

My personal experience of the university was incredibly positive. I gained a lot of industry experience and contacts which helped me to direct my career decisions.

For anyone with a real passion for music who is willing to put the work in, BIMM will be an amazing fit.

In my experience, BIMM London is below average.
The facilities are great for recording music and practicing. It is a good place to start your music career and to get familiar with the studio environment. The student and networking events are good for meeting people that have similar interests and for collaborative work. Though because of the area , Fulham, these events can be very expensive and not so student friendly. The area is also quite disconnected transport wise.
Student support was very weak, sometimes taking up to 15 days to respond. Also, with the university being so small, it would often get crowded.
Overall the teaching was good in my experience, but there is variety in the quality of learning depending on the teacher.
I wouldn’t recommend BIMM London as the University is lacking in many areas that can spoil the overall experience.