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 September 15, 2014
I’m just about to enter my third year of university (dun dun dun) and strangely enough I’m not nervous. There feels like a bizarre prerequisite for students to be panicked in their last years of uni but I’m not feeling the stress yet. However, I’m sure this ‘easy like a Sunday morning’ feeling will cease to exist after […]
Posted in Dissertation, Employment, Future | Tagged degree, Dissertation, employment, Jobs, Media, Student Blogs, studying and working, the future, University of Leicester, worries, writing
Posted by Nia in Media and Communication on July 26, 2014
As I look forward to beginning my third year as a Media and Sociology student with the university in September time, the D-word is looming over me like a dark cloud – Dissertation. Having taken a gap year before my first year of university, I have been subject to the hopeless moaning of some friends […]
Posted in Dissertation | Tagged assignments, Communications, degree, Dissertation, Media and Sociology, split degree, Student Blogs, third year student, 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 Nikita Y in Media and Communication on April 30, 2014
So, I work in a Tertiary education institution and I’ve seen quite a lot of papers go unedited by students and to me editing is one of the most important parts of writing a paper. How can your ideas be taken seriously if there is poor or no editing. How can you show yourself in […]
Posted in Essay | Tagged editing, essays, information, papers, question, reading, Student Blogs, The Major Task of Editing, topic, University of Leicester, writing
Posted by Nikita Y in Media and Communication on April 18, 2014
Every day I’m sliding slowly into a mindless monotony of eat, nap, work, study, eat, nap, work study. This is seeming more and more to be my new mantra. I’m supposed to have this big plan, of work hard play hard, right? However, I’m so overwhelmed with work I have no time to play. In […]
Posted in Leisure, Uncategorized | Tagged assignmets, Mindless, Monotony, Student Blogs, study, University of Leicester, work
Posted by Nikita Y in Media and Communication on March 30, 2014
So, for someone in university one very important thing you need to know when finding a job, whether it is part-time, full-time, internship or volunteer work is how to do a successful interview. This of course means cultivating your interview skills. First and foremost, always reach on time for an interview. It’s a terrible first […]
Posted in Career | Tagged internships, interviews, Jobs, Student Blogs, Trinidad and Tobago, University of Leicester, Volunteering
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
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 Nikita Y in Media and Communication on March 9, 2014
Hey everyone, I’ve been extremely busy and pressured for the past few weeks what with course work and trying to enjoy just a tiny bit of the festivities in my country, Trinidad Carnival aka the greatest show on Earth. As I’ve probably said many times, work hard and play hard. It’s always important to have […]
Posted in Postgraduate Study | Tagged Advertising, Dissertation, modules, Nikita, Student Blogs, Trinidad Carnival, University of Leicester
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