Reviewed on Mar 27, 2025(Enrolled 2022)
What Students Say
Likes
- The campus
- The facilities provided in the campus
- The faculty were very helpful and supportive.
Dislikes
- There could have been more classes in a day.
- There could have been a better placement prospective.
- Some more activities to network with other people.
Course Curriculum
8
- The course I had taken was comparatively easier than the other courses, saying that it was not all that easy we had a diverse range of subjects, a lot of theoretical approach but also practical approach, hence we had to focus on both of these approaches and we had a compulsory paper on placement, in which we had to get a practical experience and also write down about the experience, we also had to do a dissertation/ research paper.
- Positive aspect about the course was it was well divided and not too pressurising.
- Negative aspect was there could have been a paper that dealt with different kinds of therapy which was missing.
Admission Experience
- Applied for around 4 colleges, which were:
1. University of Stirling(admitted)
2. University of Edinburgh(admitted)
3. Glasgow University(rejected)
4. University of Reading(admitted) - The first response I got was from the University of Stirling which was my first priority. Got accepted in Edinburgh and Reading too but since I had already accepted the offer from University of Stirling, I did not go ahead with them.
- My honest answer to why I got rejected from Glasgow University is I don't know, they had not really mentioned the reason for the rejection.
- I mainly chose University of Stirling because I was impressed with the campus environment and secondly they had good programs and this was one of the very few colleges that had the course I had taken.
- So for University of Stirling, I first got an e mail saying I have been accepted to the program, then with the help of SIUK i went ahead with the other process which included me sending my documents for the VISA application, which included my educational certificates, Aadhar card, bank statement, 2 passport size photos, health certificate(TB), Personal statement which had to be 500 letters not less not more.
- I gave my IELTS before applying to colleges and usually UK colleges require atleast a score of 7.
- Overall the admission process was very smooth for me, thanks to SIUK. There were no particular challenges.
- I applied to the September intake as I was on contract base work before that and I wanted to take a break and enhance my skills in psychology and hence I thought it was the right time to apply.
- The admission process took me almost 2 to 3 months. Starting with selecting a college, once that was done, writing a Personal Statement as required by the university, once that was checked I had to wait for the acceptance letter from the university, further going through the process of the VISA, which was done very smoothly with the help of SIUK.
Class Schedule
8
- In a day there were 2 to 3 classes scheduled.
- There were around 100 students in a class.
- Most of them in my class were Indians, I would say there were more than half of the class who were Indians.
Faculty
8
- Faculty were around 20 faculty for 100 students, and I think this was well managed, every paper had one or two professors dealing with it.
- Some faculties' teaching method was really interactive and effective as they were using real life examples, but some of them had a very theoretical approach which made it a little boring sometimes, but all the faculties were approachable.
- I admired a faculty who taught us about child development, he was very engaging and made the class very interactive, gave real life examples, allowed the students to speak and voice their opinions too and respected them.
Campus Life
10
- This college has only one campus and it is in Stirling, Scotland, close to the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh and one of the main cities of Scotland, Glasgow.
- Facilities provided in the campus were: Library, Sports club membership, Medical, Accommodation, Grocery shopping, cafeteria.
- Major festivals are celebrated including Indian festivals, and of course on Christmas there is a K-pop club for people interested in K pop, there is a reading club, Choir, Dance, Creative Writing, Freshers day, Graduation Day and many more.
- There is a massive Sports building where there are facilities for many sports like swimming (one of the major sports played), badminton court, tennis court, yoga hall to name a few, they have many events every now and then.
Part Time Jobs
- 1. Most of the opportunities for part time is personal assistance to the elderly, or work in Dominos, pizza hut or any of the retail shops outside of the university.
2. In the university, it is mainly Research Assistant, or career counsellor, Teachers assistant, not a lot of people get the part time in the university.
3. Pay range for the TA/ RA was around 10 pounds for an hour.
4. Usually the hourly wages were around 8 to 10 pounds.
5. 20 hours per week was allowed.
6. It is pretty difficult to get a part time job. - Usually 10 pounds per hour. It is pretty difficult in the peak time as almost all the students apply and many part times would be filled and no vacancy is available, but one will have to be on a look out as there will be postings of part time every now and then.
- Networking helps, sometimes online platforms help, going to the places and asking for a job helps too, word of mouth helps too. Once you speak, there may be an interview just to see if you are genuine and are capable of doing the job, once that is assessed, you will be given a date to begin work.
Placement
6
- The full time job opportunities available for psychology would be a Research Assistant, a job as a teacher, a special educator.
- Average salary would be around 20 to 25 pounds per hour.
- The most common methods to find jobs would be campus placements, word of mouth, online platforms, networking, and physically going to the place.
- Some of my batchmates have got jobs in the UK but many have gone back to their respective places. But I do not have much information about the jobs.
Accommodation
Off Campus
10
- I stayed in the University accommodation, so I found it on the University website.
- It was 8000 per annum, hence 666 pounds per month. Facilities included were laundry, wifi, a lounge area with a Television, and sofa, Kitchen with 8 electric stove tops. The rooms came with an attached bathroom, a bed and a study table, with an added bonus, a great view from the room.
- There was honestly no challenges that I encountered, finding the accommodation was an easy process as everything was available on the University website.
- The accommodation was in the university itself so it was a 2 minute walk to the main campus.
Exams
- Main exam for admission was the IELTS (has 4 components which are Listening, Speaking, Writing and Reading. This exam is basically to assess your English skills), where you are expected to get a score above 7.
- Documents required are Statement of purpose, Resume/CV, your previous academic certificates, work reference if any.
- No, I did not have any interviews during the application process.
Fees
- 1. Total fees was 18,000 pounds- 4000pounds scholarship, Accommodation 8000 pounds/-
2. The fees was taken semester wise.
3. Monthly expenses came up to at least 100 pounds per month including shopping, transportation.
4. As Indian nationals, we had to show at least Rs 21,000 in our bank account. - All Indians get a 4000 pounds scholarship.
- The collection of fees was very smoothly done, we had the option of either paying it all together or semester wise, so there was not particular hassle in it.
Scholarship
- Yes, I received a scholarship as an Indian.
- The award amount was 4000 pounds.
- Yes, all my fellow Indian batchmates received this scholarship, one of my flatmates received a sports scholarship, I am not sure of how much. But this university gives a lot of importance to sports and we have had 2/3 Olympic champions in swimming from this university.
- I assume at least thousands of students receive scholarships every year.
