Posted by Faheema in Sociology on December 10, 2018
It is that time of year when everyone is slowing down and gearing up for the Christmas holidays. The city centre is well lit and campus has just hosted its annual Christmas market (the best food is eaten here!). But as a third and final year student, this point of the year is basically the […]
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Posted by Olivia W in Sociology on May 13, 2016
On the 12th of May at 16.30, my friend and I made our way up to the Third Floor of the Attenborough Tower to hand in our finished Research Projects (a whole 4 days before the deadline). After a whole year of seemingly endless reading and writing and a couple of sleepless nights it was […]
Posted in Dissertation, Leisure, Studying | Tagged dissertation, research project, sociology, third year
Posted by Olivia W in Sociology on April 17, 2016
Over the last few months I have been writing a number of blogs which outline the modules I have completed over my time at university so that anybody looking to study Sociology here can get a feel for what to expect. So here’s what I got up to in my first semester of third year: […]
Posted in Dissertation, Studying | Tagged modules, sociology, study, third year, University of Leicester
Posted by Olivia W in Sociology on April 3, 2016
Ahhh, the deadline for my 10,000 word dissertation is looming fast. Well, it’s actually still another month and a half away yet but with a 5,000 word case study due in the week before and a 2 hour exam shortly after there is actually very little time available. But, it looks like I am on […]
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Posted by Olivia W in Sociology on December 6, 2015
In my last blog about my dissertation I told you all that I was stressing a little at the fact that my deadline for the draft of the first 3 chapters of my dissertation (introduction, literature review and methodology- adding up to 5,500 words) was within 2 months of starting back at university. It is fair […]
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Posted by Olivia W in Sociology on May 26, 2015
When I was half way through my second year I started to get worried about my dissertation. I panicked that I had not yet even thought of a topic to research let alone a question and the thought of having to do my own research (given that my worst modules so far, grades wise, had […]
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Posted by Amy-Rose in Sociology on May 15, 2014
Having recently submitted my Research Project preparation form for my impending dissertation, I feel in a slight daze over how ‘real’ everything is. Now, do not get me wrong, I have not been living in a non-reality where the importance of my work at University surpasses me, but in my preparation for what will possibly […]
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