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Hello

Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on July 12, 2015

Hey! My name is Munira and I will be blogging about the Media department. I have just recently finished my second year, with results made available last week I can happily say second year has had a great ending. Reflecting back on this academic year I clearly remember speaking to my personal tutor about how nervous […]

Posted in Dissertation, Future, Studying | Tagged introduction, Media

Music as Communication

Posted by Nia in Media and Communication on January 28, 2015

Seeing as semester 2 has just begun, I thought it may be insightful to discuss some of my third year modules and explain what they’re all about for those of you that are interested. One of my module options is entitled ‘Music as Communication’ and I’m intrigued to see how this one goes as I […]

Posted in Studying | Tagged Communications, education, knowledge, Media, media and communications, media students, modules, music as communication, musical therapy, Student Blogs, University of Leicester

An idiot’s guide to Media and Society

Posted by Nia in Media and Communication on August 19, 2014

By now you should know if you’ve been accepted onto your desired course if you have chosen the University of Leicester as the place to spend the next 3 or 4 years of your life. If you’ve opted for a Media and Society degree (previously Media and Sociology), then welcome! As a split degree student, the […]

Posted in Future, Studying | Tagged fresher's week, idiot's guide, Media, Media and Society, new students, Society, studying, university, University of Leicester

So you’re thinking of choosing the University of Leicester?

Posted by Nia in Media and Communication on August 9, 2014

As I’m sure you will be aware (for your own sake I hope you are, otherwise I’d be worried) that A-level results day is fast approaching and shortly many of you will be faced with a huge decision, potentially effecting the remainder of your life (no pressure). Some of you will simply be clicking an […]

Posted in Studying | Tagged choosing a university, degree, Media and Sociology, media students, study, University of Leicester

D-Day is fast approaching

Posted by Nia in Media and Communication on March 25, 2014

Occasionally, there are times when I feel blessed with the structure of my course (Media and Sociology – soon to be Media and Society). Because of the dual subjects, sometimes the arrangement can be a little different when compared to other straight subjects. For instance, this January I had one exam, compared to the usual […]

Posted in Essay, Exams, Studying | Tagged assignments, Communications, degree, education, newspapers, Procrastination, university, University of Leicester

How to ‘NOT’ Procrastinate

Posted by Nikita Y in Media and Communication on March 19, 2014

Hey all! So, as a student one of the main things we ALWAYS have to struggle against is of course PROCRASTINATION. Oh comfortable, relaxing procrastination there is simply no better feeling than avoiding what you have to do. We all do it at some point in our lives. I thought I would look at ways […]

Posted in Studying, Work | Tagged challenge, creativity, distance learning, Procrastination, Student Blogs, tasks, Time Management, University of Leicester, work

Let me introduce you to something special…

Posted by Nia in Media and Communication on March 13, 2014

This morning, one of my seminar tutors provided the class with a very useful link to The Guardian Media Brief. Here, you can sign up to a service on behalf of The Guardian, where they send you a low down of the best news for the day. You can sign up to the service and […]

Posted in Reseach, Studying, Work | Tagged Communications, degree, education, knowledge, Media, newspapers, research, self education, Student Blogs, the guardian, the media, University of Leicester

The Importance of Self-Education

Posted by Nia in Media and Communication on February 18, 2014

As a Media and Sociology student, a vast selection of my course is focused around ‘The Media’ – shock horror, I know. I found it quite surprising recently, when one of my lecturers had to explain the importance of becoming familiar with the various media platforms around us. I had always assumed that university students […]

Posted in Future, News, Studying | Tagged Communications, degree, education, knowledge, newspapers, the media, University of Leicester | 1 Response

A new term begins..On a bad foot

Posted by Nia in Media and Communication on February 6, 2014

Thankfully, this week sees us wave goodbye to the countless introductory lectures whilst waving hello to a new term and a fresh start. However, unfortunately I did not start on good footing last week. Due to a lack of clarification, some of the Media and Sociology students felt that we were met with poor course […]

Posted in Stress, Studying | Tagged education, Media and Sociology, student voice, the problems in Media and Sociology, university, University of Leicester

Self-Bully…?

Posted by Dentrecia in Media and Communication on January 27, 2014

You committed yourself to completing the assignment, two weeks before the deadline; you promised yourself that you will exercise three times a week; you planned to eliminate artificial sweets from your diet because they increase your fatigue while studying; you scheduled three hours a day to study your module work. Your plans sounds excellent, you […]

Posted in Postgraduate Study, Stress, Studying