My time at University gave me the confidence and skills to achieve the goals I wanted from my choice in career.
I had a lot of support from the placement and careers service. They often ran lectures on tips for CVs, interviews and networking sites such as LinkedIn.
I look back on my time with great fondness. Teesside University provided me with the greatest of life experiences.
The careers advice and guidance from my tutors regarding creating my CV and application letters has been significant in gaining interviews.
I would recommend Teesside University and my course. It helped to get me where I am today.
My time at Teesside made me more confident in my work. It got me started with my contact network, which has been invaluable in the process of getting to where I am now.
I'd recommend it as a friendly place - both the university and town, with excellent, ambitious lecturers. It gave me a love of literature.
I would recommend Teesside. The course developed me a lot as a person technically and personally. The lecturers are all friendly and always happy to help out, and of course the area is great for nightlife.
Teesside University helped me get closer to my goals – from aspiring to work in the games industry to securing my first job.
The skills I gained at Teesside were invaluable.
I’ve got a great foundation on which to build on professionally, and it was a truly character-building experience.
Middlesbrough is really student-focused, which made settling in so easy. And the gaming facilities are incredible.
When I looked at different universities, Teesside stood out for the quality of its animation work and the number of graduates working in well-known studios.
The thing I loved most about my time on the course was how I was able to really concentrate on developing the skills that I felt would help me progress into a future career.
Shaun’s dream as a child was to create video games. He never thought it was possible until he completed his MSc at Teesside. Shaun has since worked on great films including Star Wars and Transformers. He lives in Florida.
The facilities at Teesside, including the motion capture studio, gave me valuable experience with technology that I would usually only encounter in industry.
My time at Teesside University helped me to understand my purpose in life.
I work as a social media executive at LADbible group, writing articles and interviewing some of the biggest names in sport.
I loved my course. I loved the fact it was very hands-on especially the News Days module. And I found that the teachers were very helpful throughout my studies.
Since I’ve graduated I’ve worked at Amazon, Duco and Snap Inc – the company that owns Snapchat. I’ve been able to apply what I learned at Teesside University to each job.'
Paul studied mechanical engineering and now works as a Lead Mechanical Engineer at Nifco.
It is one of the best universities in the world for creative industries and will continue to be so. Our lecturers were great at helping us succeed and linking us with industry.
I had an amazing few years at Teesside. Everything I did led me to where I am now.
The course offered value for money – it’s got me where I am today, and without it I would not have been able to benefit from these fantastic opportunities.
There are some fantastic networking opportunities there and it has led me to where I am now.
The course helped us to prepare for, and be mindful of, going into industry after graduation.
I had an amazing time and I've continued to keep a close, personal connection with Teesside University. I am very proud of my roots and very excited to see the future talent the university is going to produce.
Being able to decide on how I wanted to develop my own study was the best thing about the course.
The course expanded my knowledge and helped me grow professionally in areas I never imagined. I did it, so can you.
I now work for a well-respected Solicitors as a Human Resources Coordinator and feel that going to University has been the best decision I have ever made.