University of Plymouth (reviews)

Plymouth university was built with convenience in mind, it is right next door to the city centre and there are countless student housing and accommodation around. As I am in the creative building, Roland Levinsky, it is really modern and well-equipped with plenty of opportunity to work with new materials like; letterpress, screen-printing, pottery, photography studios and Mac/PC suites. There are also cafes throughout the building and regularly the university organises local restaurants to set up food stalls on campus, which is a really nice chance to try the new foods. As a creative student, they also organise the chance for us to sell our artwork with pop-ups dotted around the university. Saying all this, the best part for me are the lecturers, they’re supportive and open-minded with your ideas and just want you to find your creative voice.

The good thing is that they teach us the basics in digital marketing so it is suitable for people who cross majors from undergraduate like me. However, they don’t teach much in practice, mostly just theory. For people whose bachelors have majored in marketing, maybe for them the knowledge taught is not too deep. They also provide several offers to get certification from various well-known marketing agencies for free and that is an advantage for students.

There is plenty of space to work and engage in with the learning. There are many quiet corners where you can focus and study and many open spaces to relax and have a coffee or eat some pizza. There are great facilities at Plymouth University, with a massive library!

I attended university as a mature student, so having lecturers who have experience and treat you as an adult was important to me. It was brilliant that the lecturers were experts in their field and used real-life examples to bring theory to life.
Some of my lecturers were retired police officers, specialists in stalking practices etc. so it was really interesting and I loved hearing about their careers and getting inspired to do similar types of work as them.