Student review [#23733] for Business with International Management
at Northumbria University

Overall the business and law building and facilities are really impressive. The professors are good and it is hard to find faults in all that I have had contact with!

I think overall though my experience at Uni was not what I expected. Although this is down to the students, I was expecting the sharing of ideas and theories etc but seminars are almost always silent. More could be done to prompt informal conversations surrounding the topic with a less forced feel that ultimately puts people off talking.

After finishing my placement year I found that the degree itself has not really helped me. This is because of a few reasons but mainly because now everyone has a degree it has completely diluted the value of what I feel I have paid massively over the odds for.

When talking with employers and others in business I find that experiences I have had within the workplace are valued more than when bringing up concepts and theories learnt.

In terms of experience, I feel that the money I have spent to acquire the degree could have bought other life and learning opportunities that would, on balance, outweigh those I have acquired at University.