r/UNEAustralia

For context I have 5 subjects left on B./Laws online.

I started my degree at Notre dame before transferring when I moved overseas. Back in Aus but stayed at UNE.

At other unis I’ve studied at, each subject has about 3 hours a week minimum of class work, whether lectures or tutorials. Yes you had to do the readings to do well but you could get passes and credits by watching the lectures.

Law at UNE is so different. It’s maybe max half an hour of pre recorded lectures than the laziest one hour tutorial where the lecturer gives zero answers to anything. I’m redoing a unit atm (dropped out for health reasons not failed) and it’s a different lecturer but they’re reusing last years lectures.

They’re 2k a subject and it’s literally recycled content. I’m finding it really hard to keep up as each week it’s 200 pages of reading and a minimally relevant death by PowerPoint episode. My grades are slipping for sure.

Am I just a really lazy, possibly dumb student or are the lecturers just taking the piss at this point. Like what are we paying for??

I'll be studying computer science if that matters, what is everyone else studying and how do you like it so far?

I've just been accepted into a Masters of Counselling. I have never before enrolled - well attempted to enrol... in such a complicated, unclear educational provider.

I have to work out what courses I need to enrol in for Trimester 3, make sure things don't clash (there's no dates anywhere that I can see), and then work out if I meet the pre-requisites for each course, which I would have assumed would be a given, considering I've been accepted to complete the degree.... why allow me in, if I can't complete it!?!

So far it all just seems a bit wild - a really easy way for them to not have to do a lot on their end, but charge us a fortune to figure it all out for ourselves.

Whenever I have called or accessed the chat feature - the people I speak to have very little actual knowledge about anything.

This is a really big deal to undertake for the next three years, and if the level of support is basically 'no support'... then I'm not sure I'll go ahead with it.

Is this normal? Is this how all Uni's conduct their masters?

What are these guys like to actually study with?

My course is 100% online - and so far, I'm not feeling particularly confident in their ability to not make this more stressful than it already will be.

So, I’m an online student and I’ve been taking a trimester off for my health, but I’m very concerned about exams for when I return now that 50% of our grade comes from supervised exams for most units (which I never ever had to do before, shoutout to all the AI cheaters who ruined everything). The problem is that there isn’t a single place in my house that meets exam requirements. And also, I simply do not trust that software. Who is watching me? Who am I giving access to my computer, my webcam, my home??

I guess this is less of a question and more of a rant. I think I might change universities honestly. Or just drop out. AI really is ruining everything.

Anyway, I’m wondering how y’all are finding it and maybe you can help alleviate my concerns? Or recommend a better online university lol

I’ve been getting some of my first wave T2 assignments back and I’m really over the lack of actionable feedback. This isn’t a new thing either it’s been happening on and off since the start of my degree.

I don’t know what factors contribute to it and it’s certainly not all units but I find units that have external markers beyond the UC have a higher chance of you getting vague or nickpicky feedback.

I thought the whole point of getting marks and feedback was to get information and pointers to be able to improve. There’s only so much I can do with “some areas needed more detail” without any explanation about what detail was required or why.

Does anyone else have this issue?

Rant over.