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St Mary's College of Education

St Mary's College of Education, Falls Road 191, BT12 6FE Belfast, United Kingdom
3.85 / 5 based on 54 reviews.
Description:
St Mary's University College is an independent Catholic institution linked academically to the Queen's University of Belfast, which validates its degrees, and the Department of Education for Northern Ireland.


Programmes
Accreditations
88% of students recommend
54 reviews
Housing
3.5/5
All experiences (54)
Student life
4.7/5
5 stars (6)
Academic
3.3/5
4 stars (30)
Languages
4.4/5
3 stars (18)
Expenses
3.1/5
2 stars (0)
Overall
4.5/5
1 star (0)
If you ever go to Belfast, I would recommend to travel around the whole Island. The most beautiful places are in the south west though. Read Review
Dumpfi, Germany

3 3-star reviews of St Mary's College of Education

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Review by Dumpfi, Universitaet Osnabrueck, Osnabrueck, Germany
Education, Teacher Training, Erasmus
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? Even though the house was old and dirty and was nice to be together with the whole Erasmus group all the time. So you never felt alone and had the opportunity to meet lots of people.
Personal comments:
It's good that the accomodation is so nearby to the University and that you stay together with so many people, but the warden is always grumpy and doesn't do her work as well as she should. And it's the same with the cleaning staff - it never really works. The House needs some new showers, too ( cause there are none at all by now and people have to go over to University for taking a shower). But all in all I would say that we had a great time in this accomodation.
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
The milk, the EG, the BOT, the Limelight, the Apartment
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ACADEMIC    
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
The courses are comparable to school classes. It's really different from a German University.



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
none

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
It was not easy in the beginning because of the strong accent they have in Belfast. So I needed a few weeks to find out about that. But after that it was no problem any more and I think I improved my English a lot. I had no major problems with communicating with the local students or other foreign students.
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits:
It's just because everything is more expensive there. It doesn't matter what.
Food, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Housing: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
Find the Lidl. It's much cheaper there and by the clothes on sales only ( or at Primark).
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
Usually they say that it's very cold and rainy in Ireland, but that's not true. So you don't need your warmest and biggest jumpers there. Sometimes it van be really warm and nice. So bring some shirts, too ( and a few short skirts and tops for going out).
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
The University with all it's people, professors, Secretarys and others is really great. They are all nice and help you in any way. You will miss them when you go home.



FINAL COMMENTS

If you ever go to Belfast, I would recommend to travel around the whole Island. The most beautiful places are in the south west though.
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