The only direct contact I have had with this course has been students getting in touch asking for info/advice or whatever. The kind of questions, and how they have been asked, has certainly made me feel the course seems to be a great idea. But as to what has been done with answers I have sent...I haven't a clue. We certainly need to wait for a while, and see what the graduates get up to, before leaping to judgement.
Perhaps they should advertise themselves as BA(Newcastle Folk) on their promo material, to facilitate this tracking process!