The Internet Computing course at the University of Hull has only been running for one year prior to the present academic year. As such, it is a baby by academic standards and this is often reflected in the content of the course.
The course is based at the Scarborough campus of the university, ... Read review
Advantages: By far the best dedicated internet degree. Good facilities, excellent Java teaching. Live by the sea. Disadvantages: Some weak course content. Hull is regarded as a poor university.
...course at the University of Hull has only been running for one year prior to the present academic year. As such, it is a baby by academic standards and this is often reflected in the content of the course.
The course is based at the Scarborough campus of the university, which until September 2000 had been a lone affiliate college, but is now officially merged. Remember this if you apply for the course, as despite being a student of ... ...of the course living and working in Scarborough (approximately fifty miles north of Hull).
The facilities in Scarborough are impressive for the small campus it is. The Centre for Internet Computing (CIC) is the newly-found department responsible for the course, and presently has four main lecturers along with a small number of support staff, who help out in practical sessions and take the occasional lecture. The course is modular ... more
The Internet Computing course at the University of Hull has only been running for one year prior to the present academic year. As such, it is a baby by academic standards and this is often reflected in the content of the course.
The course is based at the Scarborough campus of the university, which until September 2000 had been a lone affiliate college, but is now officially merged. Remember this if you apply for the course, as despite being a student of the University of Hull, you will spend all three years of the course living and working in Scarborough (approximately fifty miles north of Hull).
The facilities in Scarborough are impressive for the small campus it is. The Centre for Internet Computing (CIC) is the newly-found department responsible for the course, and presently has four main lecturers along with a small number of support staff, who help out in practical sessions and take the occasional lecture. The course is modular and is comprised of four individual modules per year, each of which is split up into three smaller parts. This may sound intimidating but the workload is actually far less than you will have experienced during A-levels, for example.
The main content of the course is, unsurprisingly, web design and programming. Java is presently the preffered language and within the first few months of the course, I have seen absolute novices master the basics and begin to move onto more advanced material. This is testiment to the quality of the teaching. The web authoring modules begin with very basic material - HTML, CSS and so on - but soon turn to more advanced topics such as CGI and Java servlets. For anyone looking to a career in web design, this is all invaluable.
You will spend a varying amount of time in practical sessions (either Java or web design) - out of an average thirteen-hour week (ah, the life of a student... ;)), around five hours will be spent in the custom-built computer labs, the remainder being split between lectures and several small-group tutorials. This is a fair split and works well.
The computer equipment made available to all students is undoubtedly top-notch. Being only a year old, the centre's equipment is nothing more than a year old too and the lowest spec machines are Pentium III 450s with 128Mb RAM, ranging up to Pentium III 700s. These are well capable of performing all the tasks you will be assigned, and can handle the odd game well enough too (just don't mention that to my lecturers). Two labs are available - one reserved for practical sessions during the day but open freely at night, and the other an open-access room which you can drop by at any time. As with the campus facilities as a whole, the labs are open from 8am to 10pm, seven days a week.
The course content is good. I have been a student here for around three months now, and so far have had little reason for complaint. The Java tutorials, in particular, are superb, and I would heartily recommend this course perhaps even in comparison to a deicated Java class. The rest of the work doesn't quite live up to this standard, but is by no means bad - although the "professional development" modules are in my opinion a waste of time, covering very basic and common-sense material.
The lecturers are well-qualified, for example some have Cambridge educations and most have Phds or a couple of degress. The standard of teaching has been criticised internally by some students, but on the whole I find it satisfactory at least. It has to be remembered this course is only in it's second year and was designed from scratch. There are only two other groups aside from mine (second-year BSc and Masters students) so lecturers are usually available if you need help, and are mostly approachable people (even if they are geeks ;)).
What have my experiences of the campus and course been like? To date, very good. Choosing an internet computing course wasn't too difficult, as there cannot be more than ten institutions around the country offering such a course. This is by far the best though - all others are simply computer science degrees with a few modules of Java or web design tacked on. If you're looking specifically for a net course, this is undeniably the place to come. The campus is small and Scarborough isn't the centre of the universe, but it's a very attractive town and all the facilities are here. Some may prefer the big city experience but there are plenty of good clubs in town if that's what you're looking for.
If an internet course is specifically what you're looking for, I cannot recommend anywhere above the University of Hull. I conducted an exhaustive search for courses like this, and this was by far the best option. I have not been disappointed and am looking forward to the remainder of my course. Maybe my opinion will change come exam-time, but for now, this course comes highly recommended. :)
Advantages: Great campus, very cheerful!!!! Disadvantages: None so far
...in my third year at Hull University reading Business. I choose this University imparticular because of the close proximity to home and the wide rang of degrees and modules on offer. I do not live in a rented house, it was that or a car and the car won! However, I have friends that do several have transferred from other uni's and say how much better the accommodation is in Hull and they are nice inside too! If you do commute I recommend buying a parking ... ...and from the university to Hull centre and to the Lawns, which is the university accommodation. Transport is cheap and even cheaper if you buy weekly passes.
The business school has just under gone a multi million-pound refurbishment and looks fab! The three original business buildings have been merged into one with a contemporary look and feel. It provides many computer suites, many open until six, and the library on campus opens later, even at ...
janeyem 06.12.2006 (02.07.2007)
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Advantages: Hull is cheaper than most of England in terms of rent and food bills. Teaching standard in the University is good despite the Uni not being that "famous"... facilities are alright Disadvantages: The town of Hull itself is quite crap for shopping... Not much variety in terms of nightlife (especially if you're into serious trance music)...
I studied in Hull as a part-time mature student and had to leave after 2 years because my husband got retrenched from his job in Hull and we had to relocate elsewhere in England for his new job. I did a joint honours degree in Philosophy and Spanish. I can't speak for all or most of the professors who teach in the University itself, but I found most of the professors in my departments very nice, friendly, helpful and approachable.
The University ... ...from that place. People in Hull especially don't really havae a problem with the Uni population there - everybody seems to get along with each other. The facilities in the Uni are generally okay. There's a Waterstones bookstore within the Uni's Student Services building, several cafeterias which stock pastries, buns, biscuits, tidbits... and one "restaurant" serving hot food. There's a rather good-sized stationary store which sells various stationary ...
rachvt 14.03.2006 (15.03.2006)
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Advantages: Cheap, cheerful, lots to do Disadvantages: Hostile / Odd locals (at times)
...who have never been to Hull are put off by it's image of being a depressive, boring and deprived fishing town. But there's more.................
My time in Hull:
I studied at for a BA (Honours) degree in Sociology at Hull University from September 1996 until June 1999 and graduated (feeling v pleased with myself) with a 2.1. However, I couldn't bring myself to leave and so stayed on and worked in the city until July 2000. How to get the University ... ...a car I travelled to Hull by train from London using GNER. The GNER service connects Hull to all the major cities and towns in the East Yorkshire area and to the south (London) and up as far North as Glasgow or Aberdeen. By road-
You can get to Hull from the M62 to the West and by a variety of A roads from the South and North. The city of Hull (general)
Hull has a population of around 325,000 people and is located on the Humber Estuary. Hull is ...
firm-and-pert 27.03.2004
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...year at the University of Hull after decided right at the last minute that I wanted to go to University. Right from the minute I phoned them to ask them if they had places, they were extremely friendly and unbelievably helpful - I received several phone calls from the languages department.
On arriving at the Lawns (the main halls of residence), there were loads of people everywhere guiding you to get your key and then to your hall and block. Aside ... ...£1.50!
Private accommodation witin Hull has gone up slightly, now it costs about £40 a week (if you're lcuky that includes bills), but usually it's a good standard and if you were to have problems with it or the landlord, then you can also go and talk to the Advice centre (like Citizens Advice Bureau) at uni who'll help you out a lot.
I've just realised how crap my initial op was...I didn't include hardly anything! So, here goes...
Here at Hull ...
vikstar 18.06.2001 (12.10.2003)
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Advantages: Great people, places and prices. Disadvantages: Anlaby Rd on friday night.
...semester at the University of Hull and what can I say other than, what happened to it? They say time flies when you are having fun, what they don't tell you is that it teleports direct when studying at Hull. The course I'm on is run by one of the best chemistry departments in the country and believe it or not, lectures are a lot of fun. Other departments, it is rumoured, are just as good (I don't go to their lectures though, so how can I judge). ... ...experience? The nightlife around Hull is great! LA's, the Waterfront, Tower (for an hour mind), the Rythym Room and PHd are just a few of the clubs that offer unbelievably cheap student nights, every week. Then there's the student union itself, voted one of the best in the country (2nd only to Cardiff I believe, but don't quote me on that, it is after all Cardiff!). Saturday night is Twisted (the only event with DJ Lionel Vinyl and Hull's only affro ...
ch0adb 26.11.2000
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