Posted by Nia in Media and Communication on June 23, 2015
Yesterday evening, after three arduous years of studying Media and Sociology at the University of Leicester, I stuffed a car full of my personal belongings and timeless memories, as my last journey home commenced. Today, I have officially finished university and as I await my distinction results, I reflect on some wonderful memories that have […]
Posted in Friends, Future, Graduation | Tagged Communications, degree, education, finishing university, Friends, graduation, happiness, knowledge, life, life changes, Media and Sociology, University of Leicester
Posted by Nia in Media and Communication on April 21, 2015
For most third years, the university experience is drawing to a rapid close. We’re yet to reach the peak, with exams around the corner, but the sense of the end is obvious among us. For some people, university is simply another step along the path of life, which they’re ready to leave behind. Whereas for […]
Posted in Career, Employment | Tagged changes in life, Communications, education, employment, family, happiness, Holland, Jobs, knowledge, leaving your comfort zone, life, life lessons, The Netherlands, travel, travelling abroad, University of Leicester
Posted by Nia in Media and Communication on February 28, 2015
There is always such an intense pressure on students and youngsters in general, to gain employment at an incredibly fast pace. From the minute we are shoved into the education system to the minute we attempt to leave, we are introduced to the heart wrenching, hair pulling concept of pressure. Occasionally, we forget about it […]
Posted in Employment | Tagged calm, Communications, education, employment, further education, happiness, life, panic, remaining calm, student, University of Leicester
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
Posted by Nia in Media and Communication on October 23, 2014
As I’m in my third year of study, I was given some module options and one of the modules that I chose was ‘Media and the Body’. So far over the whole module, one thing that has become apparent is the constant mention of the human body in popular culture. I decided to look at […]
Posted in News | Tagged Advertising, critically looking at newspapers, education, looking at the human body, Media, Media and Sociology, the body in the press, the media, the press, the University of Leicester
Posted by Nia in Media and Communication on October 13, 2014
For my dissertation, I’ve decided to look at recreational drug use – specifically throughout the re-emerging ‘rave’ culture. I’m particularly interested as to whether individuals take drugs to relieve social anxieties in this rave scenario. The reason I chose this topic was purely because it surrounded me in one way or another and it interested […]
Posted in Dissertation | Tagged Dissertation, drug taking at university, drugs, education, knowledge, student life, student voice, students, University of Leicester
Posted by Nia in Media and Communication on October 7, 2014
I’ve been back for less than three weeks now and term has just kicked off. If I’m honest, I found it incredibly difficult to settle in to uni this term and the thought of my dissertation looming over me has been unsettling to say the least. I’m not really sure why, perhaps the whole ‘change’ […]
Posted in Dissertation, Stress | Tagged changes, Communications, degree, Dissertation, education, learning, Media and Sociology, Procrastination, stress, third year, University of Leicester, university student, work
Posted by Nia in Media and Communication on July 21, 2014
As a young person, I think it is incredibly vital to try and broaden your horizons – whether this be through studying, travelling or just learning about other cultures, it’s important to remain educated about these matters. Recently, I was lucky enough to travel abroad to the Caribbean country of Cuba. Although I was blessed […]
Posted in Holiday | Tagged Caribbean, culture, education, knowledge, Student Blogs, travel, University of Leicester
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
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
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