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 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 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 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 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
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 |
Posted by Nikita Y in Media and Communication on January 21, 2014
After attending school for so many years, I most certainly want to work in my field of study. Of course that is no simple task. So, I’ve been thinking about what would be my next step since I will be graduating this year. From what I’ve learned both international and local companies want to hire […]
Posted in Internship | Tagged experience, Intern, internship, Jobs, knowledge, professionals |
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