University of Leeds (reviews)

Firstly, Leeds is a very international school and the city is very culturally inclusive, so you have lots of opportunities to meet people from all over the world and from all different cultures. However, there are not a lot of job opportunities in Leeds, so if you are thinking of staying here for a long time you should plan for the longer term.

The campus is gorgeous and the are plenty of spaces to teach and study. The prosessors teach delivery lectures and informative sessions weekly which are very comprehnsive. The seminars are highly interactive and help further your knowledge, or ask questions about topics you don’t understand.

In general, the program I am studying not only allows me to have a rewarding learning experience but also gives me a sense of real university life. Because knowledgeable and helpful instructors, the friendly staff at our school, the resume of in-person teaching, and the lovely students jointly construct this brilliant atmosphere in today’s post-pandemic era. In addition, with regard to the modules I am studying and have completed, instructors combine theory and practice with a pedagogy that is engaging and entertaining, allowing students to gain insight into areas that are closely related to our fields. However, when it comes to the shortcomings of the program I am studying, the lack of in-person courses is still an issue of concern as our school still reserves some online courses, which might affect students’ experience. Moreover, this program is to some extent theoretical compared to other practice-based degree programs. I reckon the school’s management team can improve by reviewing the syllabus to diversify available course choices thus meeting various students’ needs and managing to organise more in-person sessions. Choosing our university equals selecting a kind of wonderful student life, a fact demonstrated by various bars and nightclubs located all over the city, the student union that organises social events regularly, and the supportive staff. So I will definitively recommend future students to consider joining our big family. Our university is very international, with one of the highest proportions of the international student population in the UK and a number of organisations and departments that aim to support international students. On the basis of my almost one year of study experience, I am confident about my career prospects. This is because the staff at our university’s career centre were very helpful to me with CVs and interview preparations. In addition, I took an optional module on career development in our programme, which had insightful knowledge that also provided useful information for my career prospects. Notably, even though my program is a bit theory-based as mentioned, the transferable skills and tons of available useful optional modules can still help students to enhance their career prospects.

My program (Business Management and Spanish) was really varied and gave me a really broad view of both areas. Generally, my lecturers were good, although there were a few that I felt it was difficult to stay concentrated on due to their very thick foreign accents, especially in the business school. Lectures were generally interesting and I really enjoyed group work in seminars and having lots of opportunities to practice presentations. One thing I didn’t like, especially with Spanish, is that the marketing criteria focussed on including specific elements to tick boxes, rather than the overall quality of your work. Also, we missed out on a lot of contact hours because lecturers were on strike a lot of the time.

My favourite part of my course is that it really let me delve into different areas, and with my extra modules I as able to study both Portuguese and Russian also. The business school was extremely international, whilst Spanish (LCS school) was less so. The student life in Leeds is excellent, and the Student Union had lots going on and a huge variety of societies. I would definitely reccommend the school to others, and I feel like my career prospects are greatly improved by my degree at Leeds.

I am a joint honours student and I have studied the Spanish language and culture from a beginner’s level as part of my degree. Overall, my course has been great and I have no regrets about choosing it, although it has been difficult learning a language at such a rapid pace especially through the pandemic when we had lessons via Zoom for over a year. However, I can appreciate that the teachers tried hard to provide good lessons and they did succeed as my Spanish level has definitely improved. But one thing that I didn’t expect was for my course to be so structured, for example in my first year I had no optional modules available to me and so I wish that I was given more flexibility. However, I understand that there is a lot of content I needed to know and because my university offers such good courses which are truly engaging, I didn’t find this too much of a problem.

Yes, the university is very diverse. The teachers were very helpful, the students were friendly, I will surely recommend it to others. You won’t feel the odd one out or exception on the campus or online. The thing I liked the most is cooperation and support for students.

Interesting modules which were applicable to the real world. Good teaching and help were always available. Good career prospects from the course. Good balance of theoretical and practical work. Good balance of exams and coursework.

Amazing experience. Lovely city and easy to navigate. I enjoyed my time at Leeds University. Participating in extracurricular activities and university societies also helped in developing my skills.

My programme was challenging and it pushed me to learn new things. The course was also quite broad and covered numerous topics to a good degree. The workload, especially during the second, requires good planning and any slips will make it a catch up game which is not fun.

Business school is really excellent, strong faculty, students are very kind and kind. I can make a lot of friends. Club activities are also very diverse.
The campus environment is very good, you can enjoy the scenery.