Is Keele Uni are reputable university to get your degree from?

Hi,

Am considering swapping from French and Politics at the University of Sheffield to Law at Keele.....but not sure if Keele is as reputed as Sheffield...its not as old an institution and is not perhaps as well known.....not as strong is as many subjects.....give me your thoughts would greatly appreciate it!!!

Thanks

Scarlett :smile:

Reply 1

hanadeka2002

AFAIK it's not as 'good' as Sheffield(if you wanna believe university league tables...)...my friend is at Keele and she really has a good time there.I think they supposedly have the best SU in the country IIRC?

Reply 2

Zlatan

1

yeah, Its a good university, and if you're lucky, you might meet me. :cool:

Reply 3

BrunetteScarlett

OP

Hi im sorry to ask but what does the following lingo mean:

AFAIK

IIRC?

Thank you :smile:

Reply 4

BrunetteScarlett

OP

Thanks!

Reply 5

ancientone

8

Yes it is well respected

Reply 6

~ o ~

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BrunetteScarlett

Hi,

Am considering swapping from French and Politics at the University of Sheffield to Law at Keele.....but not sure if Keele is as reputed as Sheffield...its not as old an institution and is not perhaps as well known.....not as strong is as many subjects.....give me your thoughts would greatly appreciate it!!!

Thanks

Scarlett :smile:

Personally, I regard Sheffield as a more respected university. A French & Politics degree at Sheffield should hold you in good stead for a career in Law, if thats what you wish to pursue :smile:

xxx.

Reply 7

thegreatstupendo

2

I'd say Sheffield was very well respected, and Keele was reasonably to well respected.

Reply 8

mtbab

17

keele's law school is like top5 in the country with like a 5*/6* RAE rating!

Reply 9

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2

mtbab

keele's law school is like top5 in the country

I wouldn't say that. I can think of atleast 20 other unis that are better for Law - and Sheffield is one of them xxxx.

Reply 10

Caster Troy2

List of respected universities:

Oxford
Cambridge
/list

Reply 11

acerofspades

1

Caster Troy2

List of respected universities:

Oxford
Cambridge
/list

Wrong.

Reply 12

ancientone

8

Caster Troy2

List of respected universities:

Oxford
Cambridge
/list

Nonsense

Reply 13

College Guy 1987

2

Caster Troy2

List of respected universities:

Oxford
Cambridge
/list

Er... No!

Someones got a very narrow mind :rolleyes:

Reply 14

Lottie

9

I'm aware that the following statement isn't very helpful but Keele have a lovely looking prospectus this year. You can call me shallow but it is just very pretty.

According to The Times Good University Guide:

Overall, Sheffield is ranked 24th; Keele is 52nd.
For French, Sheffield is ranked 11th; Keele doesn't make the top 20.
For Politics, Sheffield is ranked 9th; Keele doesn't make the top 20.
For Law, neither make the top 20.

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,716,00.html

The Guardian's University Guide 2006 places Sheffield in the 400+ band for Law with a Guardian teaching score of 65.43/100. Its teaching inspection score is 5/6, it gets 2/10 for spend per student and its student:staff ratio score out of 6 is 4. Its job prospect score is 8/10 while its value added score is 4/6. Its entry score is 8/10 and its inclusiveness score is 1/6.

Keele is in the 320-400 bracket. Its Gaurdian teaching score is 64.60 and its teaching inspection score is 6/6. It only gets 1/10 for spend per student and its student:staff ratio score out of 6 is 5. Its job prospects score is 8/10 while its value added score is 3/6. The entry score is 6/10 and its inclusiveness score is 1/6.

If you just take that muddle of "statistics" alone, they seem quite comparable.

But I don't believe in relying on league tables.

Reply 15

mtbab

17

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I wouldn't say that. I can think of atleast 20 other unis that are better for Law - and Sheffield is one of them xxxx.

no but in terms of reasearch and teaching ratings where they got 5* lol. its jsut the rest of the uni is a bit poor which is why is falls down.

Reply 16

BrunetteScarlett

OP

So, from an employers point of view do u think that having my law degree from Keele may let me down due to its reputation for not being an all round good university....i dont think il be able to convert to law at Sheffield as the entry requirements are AAA and they are quite popular.Im checking that route out though. Thanks for all the stats help Lottie.....with regards to the Politics/French im doing at the moment....I know my degree here at Shef is not bad at all and thus seems more likely il stick and do the conversion....do not think where my first degree comes from will count in the eyes of a law firm recruiter.....well I think that anyway??? :s-smilie:

I am just concerned cos I know Keele have good feedback for research and teaching...but as theyre not in the league tables....I am not sure whether the law school there is that renowned that my potential employers will recognise it!??

Keele

They're both good. Employers only check on the departments. I'd rather go to a nice place to live than go to a mediocre city.

Reply 19

mtbab

17

BrunetteScarlett

So, from an employers point of view do u think that having my law degree from Keele may let me down due to its reputation for not being an all round good university....i dont think il be able to convert to law at Sheffield as the entry requirements are AAA and they are quite popular.Im checking that route out though. Thanks for all the stats help Lottie.....with regards to the Politics/French im doing at the moment....I know my degree here at Shef is not bad at all and thus seems more likely il stick and do the conversion....do not think where my first degree comes from will count in the eyes of a law firm recruiter.....well I think that anyway??? :s-smilie:

I am just concerned cos I know Keele have good feedback for research and teaching...but as theyre not in the league tables....I am not sure whether the law school there is that renowned that my potential employers will recognise it!??

i refuse to repeat my stance on league tables as found in many other threads lol

Is Keele Uni are reputable university to get your degree from?

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