University of East Anglia - UEA
speciality: Marketing

Studying at the University of East Anglia has been a life-changing experience for me. The events and societies are inclusive and there is always something to get involved in on campus. The teaching at NBS is both practical and engaging with lecturers who are genuinely supportive. I’ve also developed strong teamwork skills by working with new people I had never met before which is something that my 16-year old self would never have imagined being confident about. Two of my favourite modules have been Digital Marketing and Marketing communications, where I collaborated with a team to produce a campaign and advertisement video for a local business. This allowed me to put my knowledge into action and apply what I learned in a real-word context.

The study spaces on campus are genuinely my comfort place. Their warm welcoming atmosphere always puts me at ease and often inspires my creativity, which is important for someone like me who enjoys creating social media content. The library is where my friends and I usually meet up to catch up on work, brainstorm ideas and catch up on group projects. Being surrounded by other students make me feel connected to the wider UEA community, and is one of the places where I’ve developed my confidence skills by collaborating with different backgrounds.

The university teaches to an extremely high standard, all lecturers are very informative and provide you with learning materials both prior to and after lectures. However, a downside I have found to the university, is that in the business school they have said there are too many students to be able to give detailed feedback. This means for a 2000 word essay, you may only get one sentence of feedback which I find limiting as I don’t know how to improve. They also will not give you more feedback upon request as they say it is unfair to others.

Great environment, teachers, educational resources and facilities. Very modern, peaceful, and high-tech. I hope they taught us how to use software that will be used in jobs, encourage work experience, to help us become more employable.