The University of Salford is really a university of two parts: the media department and everything else. With media-related subjects taking place in their new media city complex, which is separate from the main university complex, you gain a different experience from the rest of the university. Is this a good thing? Yes and no. On the one hand, you get a brand new facility to explore with state-of-the-art technology and equipment. On the other hand, you are isolated from the other portions of the university campus. I never stepped foot into the old building as I never had a lesson there.

Despite this, if you are doing media centric studies, Salford is a must. Media City is England’s new hub for television – both the BBC and ITV have offices there. Hence, you can find amazing opportunities, contacts, and activities to go alongside your studies.

When I first applied to this course, I couldn’t choose between pursuing media or performance. This course has allowed me to explore that and more, from the second year you can choose optional modules and essentially ‘build your own degree!
As well as the course, student life at Salford is amazing! With hundreds of societies and friendly faces all around campus, it feels safe and friendly and it’s made my three years there unforgettable!
I can honestly say that despite the difficulties of the last few years, I have really enjoyed my time at Salford and will always encourage anyone to consider it, especially for its Arts and Media courses!

Having had a taste of multiple campuses at the University of Salford, it has become apparent that there seem to be good facilities for those taking media or health sciences. Generally the lecturers are kind and caring and helpful, though there are a few who are pretty terrible at giving feedback and deliver lectures in the most boring of ways. It seems a good university for research based in acoustics and has a vibrant array of ethnicity. Life in Manchester is good too with a really good music and comedy scene with its night life being average, but good on certain nights. I cannot comment on accommodation as I never stayed in university halls, however they have recently built a new development of student housing so you should be able to get somewhere that is fairly decent. Pretty much anywhere in central manchester is a commutable distance to any campus and there are good leisure facilities provided by the University. I would say the value for money is average due to the fact that student fees have risen and some lecturers can really make a hash of explaining things and some facilities and rooms are so outdated and need a refresh – having said that, there are some good lecturers there.