University of Sussex in general

I did English at Sussex from 1996-99 and had a great time (largely due to hanging round Brighton: I couldn't recommend the campus as a fun place to be). I didn't appreciate the teaching at the time, but now I can see that I got a slightly different educational experience to my friends who went to other universities. Sussex is very hot on critical thinking and all aspects of postmodernism. I reckon you can tell a Sussex student because they'll be the one deconstructing the telly advert or criticising the cultural hegemony in a newspaper article. Which I think is brilliant. However, if your priority is career and money, I?d suggest you go elsewhere. ...

I did English and French at Sussex in the School of European Studies (or Euro - yes, get used to the jargon), from 1994-1998. Nearly all Sussex courses comprising a language element send you on a compulsory (ha!) year abroad. Believe it or not, it can be hard to tear yourself away from Brighton and from friends who will be leaving the year you are away. It also might increase your hardship doing a 4 year degree rather than a 3 year one. But it's more often than not worth it, plus you get bagsies on the top accommodation on campus (if you like campus) when you return as a sophisticated 4th year. Campus at Sussex is a couple of miles out of town, (buses and ...

I went to Sussex between 1995 and 1998 to do an English BA and enjoyed it a lot. If you are the type of student who really wants to get involved in the subject you're taking and in campus life then this is the university for you. Probably the most attractive aspect of my course was the option of doing minor courses on other subjects related to English giving me a much more holistic view of my discipline. Generally Sussex is very good for English, Computing Science, Social Anthropology and other social sciences and you get a good mix of people throughout. Also Brighton is not a town where it is easy to differentiate between student and non-student as there are so many ...