Computer Science: Hull vs Keele

I've visited both, like them equally, and want opinions both for and against either university.

Hi Grantland,

My name's Ian and I'm from the Student Recruitment team at Keele (and also a Keele graduate myself!). After seeing this post, I have spoken to an academic based in the Computer Science department who offered to send some honest feedback from a current and recent graduate of the school:

From a graduating Computing finalist:
"I just wanted to quickly say, thank you for your consistent encouragement, stimulating discussions and tremendous support throughout my final year. I have learnt so much from your lectures and I feel privileged to have been taught by you. I am sure you will continue to impact the lives of all the students you teach."

From an anonymously completed student second year module evaluation:
"The module is difficult but lecturers make it very interesting. Students feel enthusiastic about the subject in general and people regularly say how interesting each lecture is, usually because of the examples of neural network use."

This is all about the course specifically and how students' who have recently gone through the process of the degree have experienced it however if there is anything else that you would like to know either about the course or the University itself, please don't hesitate to ask!

Ian

(edited 9 years ago)

Reply 2

Digiridge

Keele University is the single greatest place in UK (maybe even the world). Which if you attend you'll have the chance to find out. Their study abroad program is fantastic, with partner universities in Canada, the US, Europe, Australia, Africa... I'm running out of continents. And though its not the official line, practically anyone that want's to go can go.

Combined with dual honours courses and elective modules your degree will be more than just "BSc in Computer Science, Keele University" . You'll actually have stuff to talk about in job interviews, you'll have at least one (if not two) final year projects under your belt, prepping you well for any post graduate study. As it stands Keele is also beta-ing the HEAR extra curricular transcript. It may not sound important, but the amount of things to get involved with with his huge, and this doc may well be what you show off to prove to people that you didn't sit around doing sweet FA between lectures (contact hours are short, and you're going to want your moneys worth for the fees. Do stuff.)

There are several computing pathways available, offering subject material in systems development, web design and develpoment, HCI, 3D modelling, Games programming, computing forensics, databases, java programming, computing history etc.

I cannot recommend the place enough: outside of the courses the campus is gorgeous, the student base is down to earth (for the most part), if you're into sports your rivals are Staffs uni who we have thrashed at the annual varsity for the last 6 years running. The rock society is a must (i miss the dynamites (a drink, not the explosives) so much.). As of the year before last theres a Computing society as well: KUCI. It's a young society that will hopefully last many years yet: get involved. (Oh and also theres an annual / bi-annual meet up by the nerdier societies, gamerbase, boardgames, animanga etc that basically involves a weekend long throw down of nerdiness in the student union. Screenings of firefly, some cracking anime, guitar hero, gaming competitions, cosplay you name it.

If that doesn't sound like your bag don't fret, whatever you're into the SU has you covered, and if it hasn't then Keele needs you dammit. Come and be awesome.

Yes, I'm fan girling. But honestly it's the best thing I've ever done, and not a single day goes by since graduating that I don't wake up longing for the smell of grass at Keele and that sense of home that I've not found anywhere else.

And in terms of life experience in case you're wondering what kind of person I am and whether it would suit you:

Various primary schools (disliked immensely)->High school->(disliked intensely)->Sixth Form(left after first year)->college(turns out you can do games development in college. Highly recommend)->Chester University via College(left after first year, communication from the Uni itself was non-existent. Never received student ID.)->Keele University (w/ a semester in second year in Concordia University, Montreal, Canada). Currently graduated living in Liverpool (successfully employed i might add :P ) with a cracking company.

I'll stop talking now. Just go for it, it's brilliant.

Reply 3

Digiridge

Original post by Keele University

Hi Grantland,

My name's Ian and I'm from the Student Recruitment team at Keele (and also a Keele graduate myself!). After seeing this post, I have spoken to an academic based in the Computer Science department who offered to send some honest feedback from a current and recent graduate of the school:

From a graduating Computing finalist:
"I just wanted to quickly say, thank you for your consistent encouragement, stimulating discussions and tremendous support throughout my final year. I have learnt so much from your lectures and I feel privileged to have been taught by you. I am sure you will continue to impact the lives of all the students you teach."

From an anonymously completed student second year module evaluation:
"The module is difficult but lecturers make it very interesting. Students feel enthusiastic about the subject in general and people regularly say how interesting each lecture is, usually because of the examples of neural network use."

This is all about the course specifically and how students' who have recently gone through the process of the degree have experienced it however if there is anything else that you would like to know either about the course or the University itself, please don't hesitate to ask!

Ian

Ian, can you please tell Keele that I miss it.

Chris.

Reply 4

Sezensteal

2

Below is an answer from a friend who is a third year Computer Science student at the Keele (she doesn't have her own account on here, so posting on her behalf). It's very long; I think once she started writing, her enthusiasm took over - but that's just because like many students, she loves her uni :3

"I can only do Keele, because you know I am a majestic student currently in my third year there! So I think I have good enough experience to give at least an opinion of the place. I'm going to talk about the department and not the Uni on top, cba to do the entire Uni.

Pros:
§ Damn good department, I mean on a personnel level, the staff members get on well with each other and if you show you have dedication, passion and a couple of brain cells you can get a lot out of the knowledge that they are willing to pass on. Even those you've only had for a few lectures in first year and you have to meet again in third.
§ The department building is really quiet for most of the day, disregarding that the Maths students crash the main labs between 1 -3pm, so if you don't like loud spaces to work in it's absolutely brilliant.
§ There's 3 mains labs and more upstairs that you can use, there's restrictions on a few but I mean I'm a third year and never had to move around the labs due to classes coming in or the like. - In lectures/workshops etc. staff members are really decent and pretty straightforward with you and they will help you! You may need to nudge them a few times and sound like a broken record but they'll be there and if not there's always those postgrads wondering around. They're great too, a good laugh and if they don't know how to help you straight off the bat they normally figure things out relatively quickly.
§ Last minute all nighters are brilliant in the labs, NOT ADVISED, but if you end up having to do a few, just have a few friends and just sit down and grind the work out.
§ I'm basing this entirely on my year and what I've seen of the current second years but everyone gets on. Like, maybe not everyone talks to each other and sometimes I get this "deer in headlights" when I talk to certain people but there's no strange "clique" groups that I witnessed in high school and in my other department on campus, and to me it's one of the big reasons why the Comp Sci department is my favourite.
§ First Year is chilled, like it's basically just trying to get everyone on the same level of knowledge, that doesn't mean DON'T do the work but don't feel too stressed about work loads and the like, do it, pass with whatever and carry onto second year. Save all that stress for second and third year when your grades matter to your final degree!
§ Third Year Projects are essentially your Dissertations just minus the boring Dissertation part so, get an idea on what you want to do early, have a look at the previous projects (the second floor of the department building should have posters on - MINE'S UP THERE <3) and just ask around if you see a third year doing their project. If they're smart they should talk to you about it, and if they don't it could possibly mean they have no idea what they're doing!
§ If you can't program (I'm going to be honest, I can't code to save my life, 3 years later and I have no idea what I'm doing but OH WELL) no worries you can learn and get by with little to no tears, or wanting to pull your hair out and curse everyone around you.
§ Some of the staff members are doing PhD's currently, so they know exactly what you're going through, they're really nice to have a chat with and a friendly conversation every now and then just makes the department seem that little more friendly - and not all geeky and weird etc.
§ But if you are a nerd, totally the place to be.
§ Like really, come to Keele for nerd.
§ You can turn your Third Year project into a Nerd Project - I have, on video games - best idea ever.
§ The department sends out regular emails on internships and the like, even in second year, staff members do lectures on their personal studies and interests, don't have to go to everything but the opportunity is there and that's brilliant if you have no idea what you want to do afterwards.
§ If you have any personal issues, health, family, etc not to worry because the department has a clean and easy system that allows these situations to be taken into account through the entire year, and mostly for coursework and exam periods, so you don't have to panic if anything outside of your control happens.
§ Third year projects are amazing.
§ Do a third year project.
§ If you're a Dual Honours Student you have a lot of modules to choose from, and if you can't do exams you can go coursework heavy - but be aware of how many modules you do in either semester!
§ Talking to everyone means more contacts you can use once you leave, contacts means opportunities!

Cons:
§ Don't stick in the department building in the middle of the night on your own.. It gets really creepy, especially if you watch FNAF play-throughs and then turn the department building into a Freddie Fazbears.... The flickering lights don't help at all.
§ Some lectures will bore you half to death but they have punishing exams and coursework, I imagine most places are like that so you kind of have to live and deal with it.
§ There's not enough ladies/chicks/girls/females/women in the student body. - Some of the modules seem a little dull and "I have absolutely no idea what this will ever be used for" sadly this feeling will go in third year when you realise that everything you've been doing is steadily building up to the third year modules. Lesson to learn here: DO WORK IN SECOND YEAR. - I legitimately can't think of any con's other than a few admin errors; collisions with timetables and a few issues with communication and the like. This is always to be expected.
§ Okay no I got one, it can get really cold when the air con randomly turns on about 4-5pm... It's not okay.
§ The department building could do with a spot of paint.
§ Any maybe some of the chairs need fixing, the back's are threatening to fall off.
§ You'll make a lot of friends, even if you're not a social dove, and sometimes you'll wonder why you put up with a bunch of lovable idiots.
§ You may end up calling people "duck" by the time you leave.
§ You have to do something called socialising.... it maybe painful but normally the mentioning of a video game or something of the like makes it easier.
§ I'm really scraping the barrel here.

End point: Keele's damn good, not Oxbridge or Red Brick brilliant but the main plus is the dedication and the range of staff with their own interests and skills. Get to know them and get to know your peers, everyone in this department has so far, in my experience, been majestic individuals and you'll really enjoy it here.

Hope this helps. Also, is that Jotaro Kujo as your profile pic??"

Reply 5

Digiridge

Original post by Sezensteal

Below is an answer from a friend who is a third year Computer Science student at the Keele (she doesn't have her own account on here, so posting on her behalf). It's very long; I think once she started writing, her enthusiasm took over - but that's just because like many students, she loves her uni :3

"I can only do Keele, because you know I am a majestic student currently in my third year there! So I think I have good enough experience to give at least an opinion of the place. I'm going to talk about the department and not the Uni on top, cba to do the entire Uni.

Pros:
§ Damn good department, I mean on a personnel level, the staff members get on well with each other and if you show you have dedication, passion and a couple of brain cells you can get a lot out of the knowledge that they are willing to pass on. Even those you've only had for a few lectures in first year and you have to meet again in third.
§ The department building is really quiet for most of the day, disregarding that the Maths students crash the main labs between 1 -3pm, so if you don't like loud spaces to work in it's absolutely brilliant.
§ There's 3 mains labs and more upstairs that you can use, there's restrictions on a few but I mean I'm a third year and never had to move around the labs due to classes coming in or the like. - In lectures/workshops etc. staff members are really decent and pretty straightforward with you and they will help you! You may need to nudge them a few times and sound like a broken record but they'll be there and if not there's always those postgrads wondering around. They're great too, a good laugh and if they don't know how to help you straight off the bat they normally figure things out relatively quickly.
§ Last minute all nighters are brilliant in the labs, NOT ADVISED, but if you end up having to do a few, just have a few friends and just sit down and grind the work out.
§ I'm basing this entirely on my year and what I've seen of the current second years but everyone gets on. Like, maybe not everyone talks to each other and sometimes I get this "deer in headlights" when I talk to certain people but there's no strange "clique" groups that I witnessed in high school and in my other department on campus, and to me it's one of the big reasons why the Comp Sci department is my favourite.
§ First Year is chilled, like it's basically just trying to get everyone on the same level of knowledge, that doesn't mean DON'T do the work but don't feel too stressed about work loads and the like, do it, pass with whatever and carry onto second year. Save all that stress for second and third year when your grades matter to your final degree!
§ Third Year Projects are essentially your Dissertations just minus the boring Dissertation part so, get an idea on what you want to do early, have a look at the previous projects (the second floor of the department building should have posters on - MINE'S UP THERE <3) and just ask around if you see a third year doing their project. If they're smart they should talk to you about it, and if they don't it could possibly mean they have no idea what they're doing!
§ If you can't program (I'm going to be honest, I can't code to save my life, 3 years later and I have no idea what I'm doing but OH WELL) no worries you can learn and get by with little to no tears, or wanting to pull your hair out and curse everyone around you.
§ Some of the staff members are doing PhD's currently, so they know exactly what you're going through, they're really nice to have a chat with and a friendly conversation every now and then just makes the department seem that little more friendly - and not all geeky and weird etc.
§ But if you are a nerd, totally the place to be.
§ Like really, come to Keele for nerd.
§ You can turn your Third Year project into a Nerd Project - I have, on video games - best idea ever.
§ The department sends out regular emails on internships and the like, even in second year, staff members do lectures on their personal studies and interests, don't have to go to everything but the opportunity is there and that's brilliant if you have no idea what you want to do afterwards.
§ If you have any personal issues, health, family, etc not to worry because the department has a clean and easy system that allows these situations to be taken into account through the entire year, and mostly for coursework and exam periods, so you don't have to panic if anything outside of your control happens.
§ Third year projects are amazing.
§ Do a third year project.
§ If you're a Dual Honours Student you have a lot of modules to choose from, and if you can't do exams you can go coursework heavy - but be aware of how many modules you do in either semester!
§ Talking to everyone means more contacts you can use once you leave, contacts means opportunities!

Cons:
§ Don't stick in the department building in the middle of the night on your own.. It gets really creepy, especially if you watch FNAF play-throughs and then turn the department building into a Freddie Fazbears.... The flickering lights don't help at all.
§ Some lectures will bore you half to death but they have punishing exams and coursework, I imagine most places are like that so you kind of have to live and deal with it.
§ There's not enough ladies/chicks/girls/females/women in the student body. - Some of the modules seem a little dull and "I have absolutely no idea what this will ever be used for" sadly this feeling will go in third year when you realise that everything you've been doing is steadily building up to the third year modules. Lesson to learn here: DO WORK IN SECOND YEAR. - I legitimately can't think of any con's other than a few admin errors; collisions with timetables and a few issues with communication and the like. This is always to be expected.
§ Okay no I got one, it can get really cold when the air con randomly turns on about 4-5pm... It's not okay.
§ The department building could do with a spot of paint.
§ Any maybe some of the chairs need fixing, the back's are threatening to fall off.
§ You'll make a lot of friends, even if you're not a social dove, and sometimes you'll wonder why you put up with a bunch of lovable idiots.
§ You may end up calling people "duck" by the time you leave.
§ You have to do something called socialising.... it maybe painful but normally the mentioning of a video game or something of the like makes it easier.
§ I'm really scraping the barrel here.

End point: Keele's damn good, not Oxbridge or Red Brick brilliant but the main plus is the dedication and the range of staff with their own interests and skills. Get to know them and get to know your peers, everyone in this department has so far, in my experience, been majestic individuals and you'll really enjoy it here.

Hope this helps. Also, is that Jotaro Kujo as your profile pic??"

It's probably worth me chipping in here that saying Keele isn't Red Brick brilliant is a bit like saying, "Fruits, good for you, but it's not as good as a vegetable". As a lot of people will tell you, sprouts suck. It's what's right for the person at the end of the day.

From what I've seen of a Red Brick university, (currently supporting a partner through studies), I am immensely glad that I didn't go to one. It's a different, course, and even among Red Bricks things will be different; but some of the stories I've received regarding the university in question are appalling. I'm not anonymous on here, so I won't name the university in question, less I somehow harm my partner academically.

But we're talking poor feedback. As student ambassadors / year reps the students were told 'that it wasn't their job' to criticise the various areas of the course. Entire swathes of students +50% (and that's a low estimate that I'm recalling from memory) were forgotten about when class groups were assigned. Students were allocated to dissertation tutors RANDOMLY regardless of a staff members skill set or area of expertise. There have been exams that not a single student (and I was there when they left the exam all) completed in the allotted time.

Long story short: Red Brick's aren't the holy grail of British education systems. If you're going down that mental approach to choosing a course i raise you this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_university

Older/ Redder !== better.

In terms of post graduate employment, Keele does very well, has shot up in the rankings over the last few years, and from what I've experienced is keenly aware of what attributes employers are looking for: your degree doesn't mean squat by itself. Everyone graduating from Uni has one. Keele University, it's people, staff and students alike will craft you into a better human being. Not that there's anything wrong with you now.

But take it from (an admittedly biased) graduate: Keele was the best place (for me). Make sure wherever you go that that's true for you and you'll be just fine. Even if it is a Red Brick :tongue:

But not Staffs.

Reply 6

Audiology-Med

14

Original post by Digiridge

Keele University is the single greatest place in UK (maybe even the world). Which if you attend you'll have the chance to find out. Their study abroad program is fantastic, with partner universities in Canada, the US, Europe, Australia, Africa... I'm running out of continents. And though its not the official line, practically anyone that want's to go can go.

Combined with dual honours courses and elective modules your degree will be more than just "BSc in Computer Science, Keele University" . You'll actually have stuff to talk about in job interviews, you'll have at least one (if not two) final year projects under your belt, prepping you well for any post graduate study. As it stands Keele is also beta-ing the HEAR extra curricular transcript. It may not sound important, but the amount of things to get involved with with his huge, and this doc may well be what you show off to prove to people that you didn't sit around doing sweet FA between lectures (contact hours are short, and you're going to want your moneys worth for the fees. Do stuff.)

There are several computing pathways available, offering subject material in systems development, web design and develpoment, HCI, 3D modelling, Games programming, computing forensics, databases, java programming, computing history etc.

I cannot recommend the place enough: outside of the courses the campus is gorgeous, the student base is down to earth (for the most part), if you're into sports your rivals are Staffs uni who we have thrashed at the annual varsity for the last 6 years running. The rock society is a must (i miss the dynamites (a drink, not the explosives) so much.). As of the year before last theres a Computing society as well: KUCI. It's a young society that will hopefully last many years yet: get involved. (Oh and also theres an annual / bi-annual meet up by the nerdier societies, gamerbase, boardgames, animanga etc that basically involves a weekend long throw down of nerdiness in the student union. Screenings of firefly, some cracking anime, guitar hero, gaming competitions, cosplay you name it.

If that doesn't sound like your bag don't fret, whatever you're into the SU has you covered, and if it hasn't then Keele needs you dammit. Come and be awesome.

Yes, I'm fan girling. But honestly it's the best thing I've ever done, and not a single day goes by since graduating that I don't wake up longing for the smell of grass at Keele and that sense of home that I've not found anywhere else.

And in terms of life experience in case you're wondering what kind of person I am and whether it would suit you:

Various primary schools (disliked immensely)->High school->(disliked intensely)->Sixth Form(left after first year)->college(turns out you can do games development in college. Highly recommend)->Chester University via College(left after first year, communication from the Uni itself was non-existent. Never received student ID.)->Keele University (w/ a semester in second year in Concordia University, Montreal, Canada). Currently graduated living in Liverpool (successfully employed i might add :P ) with a cracking company.

I'll stop talking now. Just go for it, it's brilliant.

How difficult do you think it is learning two subject in dual honours, or is it just the same if you did a single honours, I have applied for Biochemistry and Computer science at Keele with a foundation year

Reply 7

Grantland

OP

13

Original post by Sezensteal

Below is an answer from a friend who is a third year Computer Science student at the Keele (she doesn't have her own account on here, so posting on her behalf). It's very long; I think once she started writing, her enthusiasm took over - but that's just because like many students, she loves her uni :3

"I can only do Keele, because you know I am a majestic student currently in my third year there! So I think I have good enough experience to give at least an opinion of the place. I'm going to talk about the department and not the Uni on top, cba to do the entire Uni.

Pros:
§ Damn good department, I mean on a personnel level, the staff members get on well with each other and if you show you have dedication, passion and a couple of brain cells you can get a lot out of the knowledge that they are willing to pass on. Even those you've only had for a few lectures in first year and you have to meet again in third.
§ The department building is really quiet for most of the day, disregarding that the Maths students crash the main labs between 1 -3pm, so if you don't like loud spaces to work in it's absolutely brilliant.
§ There's 3 mains labs and more upstairs that you can use, there's restrictions on a few but I mean I'm a third year and never had to move around the labs due to classes coming in or the like. - In lectures/workshops etc. staff members are really decent and pretty straightforward with you and they will help you! You may need to nudge them a few times and sound like a broken record but they'll be there and if not there's always those postgrads wondering around. They're great too, a good laugh and if they don't know how to help you straight off the bat they normally figure things out relatively quickly.
§ Last minute all nighters are brilliant in the labs, NOT ADVISED, but if you end up having to do a few, just have a few friends and just sit down and grind the work out.
§ I'm basing this entirely on my year and what I've seen of the current second years but everyone gets on. Like, maybe not everyone talks to each other and sometimes I get this "deer in headlights" when I talk to certain people but there's no strange "clique" groups that I witnessed in high school and in my other department on campus, and to me it's one of the big reasons why the Comp Sci department is my favourite.
§ First Year is chilled, like it's basically just trying to get everyone on the same level of knowledge, that doesn't mean DON'T do the work but don't feel too stressed about work loads and the like, do it, pass with whatever and carry onto second year. Save all that stress for second and third year when your grades matter to your final degree!
§ Third Year Projects are essentially your Dissertations just minus the boring Dissertation part so, get an idea on what you want to do early, have a look at the previous projects (the second floor of the department building should have posters on - MINE'S UP THERE <3) and just ask around if you see a third year doing their project. If they're smart they should talk to you about it, and if they don't it could possibly mean they have no idea what they're doing!
§ If you can't program (I'm going to be honest, I can't code to save my life, 3 years later and I have no idea what I'm doing but OH WELL) no worries you can learn and get by with little to no tears, or wanting to pull your hair out and curse everyone around you.
§ Some of the staff members are doing PhD's currently, so they know exactly what you're going through, they're really nice to have a chat with and a friendly conversation every now and then just makes the department seem that little more friendly - and not all geeky and weird etc.
§ But if you are a nerd, totally the place to be.
§ Like really, come to Keele for nerd.
§ You can turn your Third Year project into a Nerd Project - I have, on video games - best idea ever.
§ The department sends out regular emails on internships and the like, even in second year, staff members do lectures on their personal studies and interests, don't have to go to everything but the opportunity is there and that's brilliant if you have no idea what you want to do afterwards.
§ If you have any personal issues, health, family, etc not to worry because the department has a clean and easy system that allows these situations to be taken into account through the entire year, and mostly for coursework and exam periods, so you don't have to panic if anything outside of your control happens.
§ Third year projects are amazing.
§ Do a third year project.
§ If you're a Dual Honours Student you have a lot of modules to choose from, and if you can't do exams you can go coursework heavy - but be aware of how many modules you do in either semester!
§ Talking to everyone means more contacts you can use once you leave, contacts means opportunities!

Cons:
§ Don't stick in the department building in the middle of the night on your own.. It gets really creepy, especially if you watch FNAF play-throughs and then turn the department building into a Freddie Fazbears.... The flickering lights don't help at all.
§ Some lectures will bore you half to death but they have punishing exams and coursework, I imagine most places are like that so you kind of have to live and deal with it.
§ There's not enough ladies/chicks/girls/females/women in the student body. - Some of the modules seem a little dull and "I have absolutely no idea what this will ever be used for" sadly this feeling will go in third year when you realise that everything you've been doing is steadily building up to the third year modules. Lesson to learn here: DO WORK IN SECOND YEAR. - I legitimately can't think of any con's other than a few admin errors; collisions with timetables and a few issues with communication and the like. This is always to be expected.
§ Okay no I got one, it can get really cold when the air con randomly turns on about 4-5pm... It's not okay.
§ The department building could do with a spot of paint.
§ Any maybe some of the chairs need fixing, the back's are threatening to fall off.
§ You'll make a lot of friends, even if you're not a social dove, and sometimes you'll wonder why you put up with a bunch of lovable idiots.
§ You may end up calling people "duck" by the time you leave.
§ You have to do something called socialising.... it maybe painful but normally the mentioning of a video game or something of the like makes it easier.
§ I'm really scraping the barrel here.

End point: Keele's damn good, not Oxbridge or Red Brick brilliant but the main plus is the dedication and the range of staff with their own interests and skills. Get to know them and get to know your peers, everyone in this department has so far, in my experience, been majestic individuals and you'll really enjoy it here.

Hope this helps. Also, is that Jotaro Kujo as your profile pic??"

Just rediscovered this thread, and happily found it to be extremely helpful. I think I'm going to put Keele as my firm choice now. And yes, that is JoJo as my profile pic.

Reply 8

Digiridge

Original post by Audiology-Med

How difficult do you think it is learning two subject in dual honours, or is it just the same if you did a single honours, I have applied for Biochemistry and Computer science at Keele with a foundation year

It really depends on you and the courses you choose.

If you take Maths for example, and are not very good at Maths or didn't take it at college or A level, then you're gonna have to really invest in that subject to get the most out it, and balancing the two can be some delicate academic foot play. Especially in third year when you have multiple dissertations to do :P

In terms of your weekly commitments the hardest bit is probably getting your timetable sorted: every year that department gets a bit of stick when stuff clashes but in all honesty it's really a minor issue they handle regularly.

You'll find that dual honors lets you craft a course around your needs: you can focus on modules from each that complement each other or will steer you down a particular career path, or you can get a really broad scope of content to work with which might be really good for you if you're the kind of person who gets bored easily, or you're considering doing a masters once you've finished.

Even the single honors in Keele have the framework for customisation with Language Electives and Electives from other subject areas. The only guys I can think of that don't get the option for such fun are the Pharmacy Students and the Med students: I think their content is dictated by a third party to ensure that everyone nationwide who graduates is fit for practice upon graduating.

Reply 9

Digiridge

Original post by Grantland

Just rediscovered this thread, and happily found it to be extremely helpful. I think I'm going to put Keele as my firm choice now. And yes, that is JoJo as my profile pic.

Check out the Animanga society. Regular trips to Misos (Japanese Resteraunt).

Reply 10

wendyfreckles

My son visited both Keele and Hull open days for CS. He took an instant dislike to Keele - said it looked like a business park and I have to agree with him. He also found one of the main lecturers on the CS course so uninspiring he didn't even want to stay for the talk so we left after an hour of looking around. Hull on the other hand was full of passionate and lovely staff who went out of their way to be helpful. It's personal choice though at the end of the day.