Napier University, Edinburgh

Napier University, Edinburgh

I did the one-year taught MSc Ecotourism at Napier University in Edinburgh and to sum it up, for me the course was overall interesting, but it comes with several caveats - the main one is that the course contents does not consistently focus on ecotourism and also the course management and coordination ... Read review

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MSc Ecotourism at Napier University, Edinburgh

Advantages: interesting subject
Disadvantages: unfocused, no job options in ecotourism

...one-year taught MSc Ecotourism at Napier University in Edinburgh and to sum it up, for me the course was overall interesting, but it comes with several caveats - the main one is that the course contents does not consistently focus on ecotourism and also the course management and coordination is often just plain awful. Moreover, good jobs are very, very scarce in this field. Despite it being a very interesting subject, considering that job options ...
...is no information given by Napier about who is actually eligible, so here the rundown:

· Only Scottish students and EU students from outside Britain are eligible – English/Welsh/Northern Ireland and non-EU students are not eligible for funding under SAAS.
· You are also not eligible if you already received some type of post-grad funding from SAAS, no matter for which course and no matter how much.

Napier will nominate ... more

ecotourism_napier 31.08.2009
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4 Years at Napier

Advantages: Situated close to Edinburgh center.
Disadvantages: Seems to have a poor image.

I have been at napier University for nearly 4 years now. My experience with them has been varied. In my first year and a half, I was studying Electronic and Electrical Engineering, then I decided to change my course to Computer Networks and Distributed Systems. This is when my problems started. The problems I had (which are realy the only problems i've had) were that the administration department have never really fully updated my end of year transcripts ...
...computing, I would definately recommend Napier University. It has one of the highest amount of computers in the Uni in Britain. And in the next year or 2, the computer department is getting fully apdated and upgraded with new facilites. The lecturing side of computing is very good. The majority of lecturers that I have had have been very helpful and fiendly and convey there lectured in a way that is easy to understand. I feel i really must mention ...

davidwatt 26.04.2001 · Read full review
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Napier: the Common Sense Approach

Advantages: Friendly. Snuggled into the heart of Edinburgh.
Disadvantages: Poor Rep.

...your artistic abilities then, certainly, Napier is probably not the University for you. Don’t get me wrong, Napier is the most friendly University I have ever been to (and I’ve been to a few) and a pleasant atmosphere is important when you are a young student looking to get settled in. Whether you are an artist or a scientist you will benefit from the non-cliquey nature of Napier students. The title of this opinion is ‘Common Sense Approach’ and ...
...mathematician and Napier was once a technical college. It should not take much to work out that Napier’s strength lies in mathematics and in science. Let us consider the two Edinburgh Universities. Yes, two universities as I can honestly rule out considering Heriot-Watt as a valid Edinburgh uni as it is so blo*dy far away! Edinburgh has an established reputation, it is something of an ‘old boy’ reputation but that might not be a bad thing, I suppose. ...

Manx 04.09.2000 · Read full review
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napier is a good modern university

Advantages: employability after your degree, the location, the facilities, student accommodation location, the friendly staff,
Disadvantages: lack of clubs other than sport, not a well known uni,

I am currently a Napier student, i'm in my 2nd year of my honours degree. I am doing festival and events managment. I'm based at Craiglockhart campus. It is a really good business school. It is a good size of building so it is easy to find the room you are meant to be in. I have friends from loads of different countries. The tutors are very friendly and are easy to contact if you need any help. Good facilities including a brand new gym. The student ...
...this is not unique to napier uni, just uni accommodation in general. The only bad thing I have to say about napier iuniversity its self is the poor societies and clubs, unless you are into sport. Napier cares a lot about what students think and at the end of all modules students can fill out a survey on what they think. What I like about napier is that you do not get the snobbyness that you get at the likes of Edinburgh Uni, everyone at Napier ...

napier08 24.03.2008 (23.03.2008) · Read full review
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Abysmal management

Advantages: In Edinburgh
Disadvantages: Arrogant & disfunctional management

Right - I'm a Napier graduate and have done some work for them too so maybe have an insight that many won't. Napier tries to do many things well, and succeeds very little. The courses themselves are - on the whole - not too bad but with the Uni using SO many part time lecturers (and providing so few facilities for these staff) it's difficult to keep consistency of quality. Craighouse is an excellent cmapus, both Craiglockhart and Merchiston have ...

SP 25.08.2000 · Read full review
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nice buildings - now, as for the rest....

Advantages: Located in a great town
Disadvantages: they need your money

...University regularly sends people to Napier University for a term abroad. Coming from an industrial town in Germany, what I liked most about Napier were the beautiful buildings of both Craighouse and Craiglockhart Campus. (However, if you have to go to Sighthill, you're not so lucky. ) As for technical equipment like PCs, Macs and so on, Napier is quite impressive. Library opening hours are alsobrilliant, although I guess that would be true for ...
...would I recommend it to students from abroad? Maybe. With student figures going down, Napier's move seems to be to just accept anybody as long as they pay. For our course, that meant crowded classes or hardly any choice because everything was so full. As one of my flatmates put it: "They'll offer a degree in toilet cleaning next if they think there's any money in it". So if you're thinking of attending, it might be worth asking how many peopel your ...

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Advantages: Lovely Campus
Disadvantages: Some modules didn't seem relevant on course

Four years ago, I left school and started the hunt for a suitable university to go to, however I was only really torn between two. This was because I knew that I wanted to move back up Edinburgh, and I also knew that I wanted to do Information Technology. This left Heriot-Watt (actually spelt with 1 ?R?) or Napier ? the two in Edinburgh that seemed to offer this particular subject. I was allowed to apply to six universities; however I ended up choosing some of these by shutting my eyes and randomly pointing my finger at the map! Oops, not really ideal is it? Anyway, after looking at both of the Universities, I thought that Napier would be the best for me, since it was spread out throughout town and my first thoughts were that this would be exciting. However, after a guided tour around Heriot-Watt, I realised that practical should ...

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