University Of Buckingham

Hi every1. Am starting here in July studying law, wondering if anyone else is in the same posish? Also I've scoured the forums for info about the Uni nightlife and pubs an clubs and ratios of girls to boys and house parties and Su parties and societies and the intensity of the course and the social background of the majority of students and the number of Home students as compared to international students and freshers week and what it entails etc...blablabla...you get the idea? However my finding have Ben inconclusive and diverse and people tend to be apart on these things. Wondering if there is any1 on here or knows any1 preferably studying law who can get near to answering my delicious number of questions!!!??? Thanks!

Would just like to clarify that the nightlife in Wycombe is not as stone cold dead as it's been made out to be. YES, there are other amazing uni's with amazing nightlifes and YES, it's not mind blowing fantastic.. but - it does the job.

The SU (student union) is really good with free entry, cheap drinks and good music. There's also Pure and Yates which tend to be a Monday and Tuesday night. There's also a fair selection of pubs in case you're in the mood for that. Don't forget you also have house parties, block parties, a cineworld and bowling... It's not awful, it does the job and there is SOME stuff to do!

ETA: For special occassions, we tend to go into Beaconsfield (Revs), London, Watford Oceana or MK every now and again for a change.

the Uni nightlife and pubs an clubs

and ratios of girls to boys

and house parties and Su parties and societies and the intensity of the course

and the social background of the majority of students

... and the number of Home students as compared to international students

and freshers week and what it entails etc...

so what do u study? im starting this september to do economics and french. what are the boys like?

I study Airline and Airport Management.

I think you're confusing Bucks New Uni and Buckingham Uni, as the latter does not offer that course. You must be a Bucks New Uni student offering the wrong advice.

OK, this thread has seriously put me off of Buckingham U.

OK, this thread has seriously put me off of Buckingham U.

I will be studying International Studies at Uni of Buckingham from September. Can anyone tell me if the course is more intensive than most due to the two year thing? Are we expected to be in uni all day Monday through Friday? How many lectures and tutorials will we have per week? Thanks.

My impression is that the hours per week are no more than UK universities. I have heard varying numbers, usually slightly more, but from different courses at different universities so I doubt they can compare. The "intense" part relates to the lack of a lengthy summer holiday, so it's four terms a year rather than three.

My degree programme is similar to yours; the norm is three lectures with three tutorials per week. That is only nine contact hours a week, excluding seminars, so it's very likely you will have entire days free.

There is an option for September entry students, who do nine terms instead of eight like July and January entry students, to do eight so in that case you might get more contact hours per week.

Thanks so much for your reply. Well that doesn't sound too bad... Have you enjoyed the course so far? And what's it like at the weekends? Do you find that lots of people normally disappear home or to more exciting places?! Sorry for lots of questions, it's just so nice to talk to a real student!

The course isn't too bad, a bit too history-orientated for my tastes, however. The trend has been of increasingly interesting modules as times goes on. The lecturers have been very good in general, although one module was taught by a PHD student but he was there as a last-minute replacement.

As for the social aspect, I have spoken about it in depth in the thread already if you wish to read it. In my experience, people simply remain home.

I study business myself but I know a lot of my friends who study law currently focused on what the reasons for wanting to study law in the first place were. For example:

Was there a defining moment or past experience in your life that has made you want to study it etc.
Any relevant past experience in the field and also what sets you apart from others




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