Theology - St Mary's University College Twickenham OR York St John's

Which is better

St Mary's University College Twickenham

York St John University

to study Theology and Religion.

The Guardian and Complete Guide differ in terms of which is better at Theology.

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Reply 1

dreaminchicken

Original post by moomin-matt

Which is better

St Mary's University College Twickenham

York St John University

to study Theology and Religion.

The Guardian and Complete Guide differ in terms of which is better at Theology.

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Hiya,

I can't comment on your particular course or what it is like at York but I went to St Mary's a few years ago and I absolutely loved it there. The lecturers were great, it's a lovely campus and easy to meet people and make friends.

awesomes thanks mate

Ysj it's really great here.

Reply 4

moomin-matt

i am so torn tbh the only thing thats swaying it towards st marys is id get a london student loan rate haha.
but i do love york, and york minster, arrrgh. if york was bit cheaper maybe haha.

Reply 5

Shelly_x

Original post by moomin-matt

i am so torn tbh the only thing thats swaying it towards st marys is id get a london student loan rate haha.
but i do love york, and york minster, arrrgh. if york was bit cheaper maybe haha.

York isn't expensive :s especially compared to London. Accommodation is around 65 a week whereas London is much much more expensive than that. Plus we graduate in York Minster :wink:

Reply 6

Shelly_x

AlsO ysj is in York centre so you dont need to spend money to travel. If it's money your worried about I would definitely go to York as it's much cheaper. If you are eligible for the maintenance grant you might get the 1600 bursary from ysj too.

Reply 7

moomin-matt

arrr so undecided.st marys cheapest accommodation is still cheaper than york st johns halls :frown:

i do love york as a place, and am worried st mary's catholic background may a bit too much.
and they do have awesome study abroad to juniata college :smile:

in PA. oh what a dilemma.

Reply 8

Shelly_x

Original post by moomin-matt

arrr so undecided.st marys cheapest accommodation is still cheaper than york st johns halls :frown:

i do love york as a place, and am worried st mary's catholic background may a bit too much.
and they do have awesome study abroad to juniata college :smile:

in PA. oh what a dilemma.

Really? Our halls are cheap. How much is private accom though for second and third years? Have you visited both? It'll probably help a lot. I know ysj is very good for religion courses due to it's background, it's one of our specialisms.

Reply 9

moomin-matt

Original post by Shelly_x

im just panicking unnecessarily.
yeah ysj is great for theology stuff i guess.
i havnt looked around it yet... tell me more.

Reply 10

Shelly_x

Original post by moomin-matt

im just panicking unnecessarily.
yeah ysj is great for theology stuff i guess.
i havnt looked around it yet... tell me more.

You should look around both before you firm. Come to one of the post-offer open days that are coming up soon. I work them so I might even be the one showing you round :P. What do you want to know?

Reply 11

moomin-matt

o gosh i dont know. i read theres a lot of local/mature students and that campus can be quite dead.
whats it like for getting part time job in york?
is it gay friendly atall?

Reply 12

Shelly_x

Original post by moomin-matt

o gosh i dont know. i read theres a lot of local/mature students and that campus can be quite dead.
whats it like for getting part time job in york?
is it gay friendly atall?

There are a few mature students but they're in the minority still. Campus isn't dead, there are always people around and in the various cafes around the campus. Baring in mind, it's a small campus and a small uni, there are only around 6000 students but this can be a plus as you get a better relationship with tutors. Also, the student union is always full on a night and there are various different things to do there every night, including pound a pint night.
Everyone I know that wants a part time job has gotten one, because it's a touristy city there are loads of restaurants and hotels that need staff.
I've never seen anybody have problems with gay people here, being bi myself I've never had trouble. We have an lgbt society here too :smile:

Reply 13

moomin-matt

Ar awesomes, st Mary's didn't have an lgbt last time I checked. What course do you do

Reply 14

Shelly_x

Original post by moomin-matt

Ar awesomes, st Mary's didn't have an lgbt last time I checked. What course do you do

Fine art and English lit. Look at the course modules too and see what you'd prefer to study :smile:

Reply 15

moomin-matt

I prefer the look of York in some aspects.
Do many people go on study abroad?

Reply 16

dreaminchicken

Original post by moomin-matt

arrr so undecided.st marys cheapest accommodation is still cheaper than york st johns halls :frown:

i do love york as a place, and am worried st mary's catholic background may a bit too much.
and they do have awesome study abroad to juniata college :smile:

in PA. oh what a dilemma.

Considering St Mary's is in London I didn't think it was that expensive. It was a few years ago now but in halls I paid £75 a week catered and I didn't go for the cheapest hall(s). In fact, all of the halls are catered (or at least they were when I went) and I thought the halls there were some of the nicest I had seen when I went and looked around choosing which uni to go to etc. In second and third year I moved off campus and shared with 4 other girls and rent was £300 per month plus bills but again I could have found slightly cheaper accomodation if I wanted or needed to but found somewhere really nice and it was worth the money.

It's not just the uni that is in a nice place, the whole area around it is really nice with Twickenham in walking distance and it is also really easy to get to Richmond and Kingston for nights out. Prob about 15 mins on the bus to Richmond and if you want to get into central London it's easy enough.

Like I said I don't know anything about the Theology degree at all but what do you mean the Catholic background may be a bit much? Where will you be moving from if you don't mind me asking?

On the weekends at St Mary's the campus was pretty quiet. Not that there wasn't stuff happening at the SU it's just a fair few people at the uni were from London so would go home at weekends for jobs or whatever. Lots to do in Kingston, Twickenham and Richmond though as I say which are all really close by. Lots of options as well when it comes to looking for a part time job. I would really recommend you go and visit. It's a small campus and everything is on the one site so as I say you do get to know people and make friends fairly easy.