Lancaster University

I was able to take all of the classes I needed while over in England. Their courses are run very differently, but once you get used to their system it is fine.

It is hard to get used to not studying for the entire year and then having all of your exams at the end. Each class has one final in May/June with no midterms or anything to help balance out your scores (although some have papers due at the end of the terms). For example, if you have a class first term, your final would be in May/June and therefore you have to remember what you learned at the beginning of the year. I would suggest telling the future students to be prepared for this because it seems like you aren't doing any work and then you are overloaded!!

My Departements has a particular strong activities in globalisation specifically the themes of mobility. Even one lecture laid out somekind of new manifesto for sociology called mobile sociology or sociology of mobility

They should be provide a richer choice of courses in Summer term

To discuss the content and aboce all methodology of the course with the teacher in charge beforehand.

An overall concern was the lack of case studies, reality based classes compared to the academic lectures all based on theories.

Tutorials are very important: it is a great opportunity to ask questions to your teacher and to get to know more other students. Lecture are not compulsory (in management)however I will advice you to attent them.

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This is where I am forced to give a lot of low marks. When I came, I was told I'd take the same classes as the UK students took and have access to everything they had. NOT TRUE! I was fairly advanced in my studies but was placed in a beginner's class taught by a master's student. The only students in my studio class were either foreigners like me or from the nearby teacher's college. If you are serious about studying art, do NOT go to this school! One day I noticed a visiting artist was giving portoflio reviews, but when I requested one I was told I was unable to because of my 'level' -- the same level assigned to all foreign students. When we asked to be placed at a higher level, we were discouraged and told to give it a chance. By that time, we were told it was too late. I also took classes in languages and those were top-notch, but again, if you want an art education, look elsewhere. You can get a better education taking week-end classes at a local community college.

Regarding studio art classes, my professor was simply another student at the school. So how could she give good critiques, when this was probably the first class she'd ever taught?

Regular work is appreciable. I usually have a certain amount of compulsory work every week. however, except the last 2 of each term, weeks are never busy.

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