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Review by: Jamie P
University: Cardiff University
Course: Business Management
Year of study: 1st
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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The course in general
How many contact hours do you have in the average week?
13
Ideally, what 3/4 subjects would you recommend doing in order to be in the best position for your course?
Business Studies, Mathematics, and Economics
Why did you decide to study your degree programme?
I enjoyed Business at A level.
Explain the things you wish you'd known about your degree before you applied:
I wish I'd had a brief outline of the topics covered in the modules during the first year.
Describing your average day
Explain how your day is made up. For example, do you have labs/seminars/tutorials/lectures?
My day is made up of lectures and then fortnightly tutorials.
How much extra work/reading are you required to do out of lectures?
The course requires a fair bit of reading of the lecture notes after lectures to take in what you have just gone through.
Is there anything else you think is relevant or that you would like to add in respect of your course?
The lectures are interesting and the topics are covered in good detail.
The best and worst parts of the course
What do you like best about your degree programme?
The Introduction to Accounting module.
What do you like least about your degree programme?
The People in Organisations module.
Academics and course content
What do you think of your university's academics and facilities?
The university has great facilities and a seperate library for the Business School.
Explain how you expected your course to be and how it compares to how it actually is. Give an outline of the content of the course.
The start of the course is basically going through the A2 level content of Business Studies and a more indepth look at Economics compared to A level.
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University review
Review by: Jamie P
University: Cardiff University
Course: Business Management
Year of study: 1st
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Describing your university
Sum up your university in one paragraph:
Cardiff University is a great place to be. The teaching standard is very good in the lectures and they make it very interesting. The city itself is a great place with a lot on offer and the nightlife is great fun.
What is the academic life like at your university?
There is plenty of time and resources to do your work and reading.
Describe your Freshers' Week - was it as you expected, better or worse? Why?
Freshers week was brilliant, however it was a bit of a hassle getting hold of tickets for each of the events that were put on throughout the week.
What is the best and worst thing about your university?
Everything is within walking distance so there is no need for catching public transport etc.
Sport and extra curricular
What are the sport and other activities on offer like at your university?
There are loads of sports teams for you to join and participate in. You can also join many sport societies teams such as the inter-subject games.
The social scene
What is the social scene (and/or nightlife) like at your university? Is it particularly alcohol orientated?
The nightlife is great at Cardiff but is pretty alcohol orientated.
What do you think of the city your university is based in or near (as a city)?
The city is very nice with ample of things to do. The nightlife is brilliant as well.
Accommodation
Do you live in a halls of residence or a student house (or college)? What would you suggest is best in your opinion?
I would suggest Talybont South for halls of residence as this is the best.
If you are in a hall or college, is it catered or self catered? Which is better for the first year in your opinion and why?
I would suggest self catered as it gets you used to cooking for yourself in preparation for the second year.
Approximately, what is the average cost of accommodation per week in your first year for catered and non-catered halls/colleges?
About £70 for non catered. £90 for catered
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