What Students Say
Likes
- I chose UoB for its QS Ranking credibility and Alumni placement ratio.
- The fact that it gave me access to the UK workforce & the economy, the course also allowed me to pursue a subject that I otherwise wouldn't have been able to in India as I needed a business degree to study business further.
Dislikes
- The course was not academically challenging enough and not much substantial learning came out of it. All lectures were online and only 2-3 seminars in person. The class wasn't too diverse either affecting the quality of commination as everyone's ability to communicate in English was not at par
Required Exams for Admission
Having done an intensive and research driven undergrad I did not find the course academically challenging, the lectures were around the topics that I already knew, did not have much support from my dissertation mentor that affected my overall degree result. Overall the degree only seemed to equip me with the access to the UK job economy and the cost did not justify the results.
Course Curriculum
The curriculum was quite up to date but could not do an industrial placement because of COVID as it was struck off the Couse for my intake altogether.
Faculty
UoB has 47% faculty student ratio wherein the faculty members are extremely well versed in their subject matter and knowledgeable however, because of the size of the class that I was in the lectures were not educational when some or more lectures were pre recorded so, not much value came from them.
Campus Life
Being a city campus the university was very enriching with an advance facilities and infrastructure even in the oldest of structures; with on-campus gyms, sporting facilities, multiple libraries, labs, etc. There are plenty of extra-curricular activates to be involved in from celebrating various cultural festivals to sporting activities.
Placement
We get 2 years of placement support from university post graduation and concessions for further studies.
Accommodation
I opted for a single en-suite room that was quite far from the university buildings that my seminars were geld in. But there are many kinds of accommodation to opt from and all the international students are promised university accommodation if you register until a certain time but can still get in the waitlist and usually find something. The accommodations are mixed in all ways but you can choose based on gender, dietary requirements, etc,
Exams
A 2.2 or above grade in undergrad, I had 7.3 CGPA along with a 7 or more band in IELTS, I scored an 8. Had to submit SOP & Academic and work experience LORs. Followed a standard format in my SOP of my interest, experiences and motivations and future goals and hoe this specific course and university aligns with them. Did not have any interviews.
Fees
Overall tuition fee was 26,000 GBP with 500 GBP to pay for the deposit and then first half in the first week of teaching and next half in the next term beginning January.
Scholarship
I applied to the Think Big scholarship but did not receive any.
