Posted by Faheema in Sociology on March 15, 2017
In nine days, my first year of university will come to an end(ish). It will officially end once I’ve done my final exam some time in May. But as of the 24th March, teaching in the sociology department for us first years will stop. Nineteen weeks of university have scarily flown by. In this post […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged lecturers, seminar, sociology
Posted by Faheema in Sociology on February 24, 2017
One of the most important aspect of the whole university application process is attending the open days. Yes, a lot of people apply to universities on a whim but it is vital to at least get a feel of the university before applying and consequently committing to it. University isn’t just about the study, but […]
Posted in City, Money, Societies, Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged Freshers
Posted by Faheema in Sociology on January 22, 2017
Even though in my mind semester one finished the day we broke up for Christmas, it officially ended on the last day of exams. I have now submitted my first ever pieces of academic/university essays as well as sitting my first ever university exam, all very exciting things. The one really weird thing about all […]
Posted in Exams, Studying | Tagged Semester, sociology
Posted by Faheema in Sociology on October 18, 2016
Something I was really anxious about before starting uni was my timetable. I’ve never been the most luckiest with timetables across my two years at college (I always had early starts and late finishes with so many hours free in between!) But it seems like luck is now on my side (she says) seeing I […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged first year, sociology, timetable
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 May 8, 2016
This blog is the final instalment of a series of blogs I have posted over the last few months which outline the modules I have completed during my time studying for a Sociology Degree at the University of Leicester. I am only outlining two modules here because the third one for this semester is the […]
Posted in Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged lectures, modules, sociology, third year, topics, University of Leicester
Posted by Olivia W in Sociology on April 23, 2016
Now that Easter is done and dusted it is, sadly, time to begin concentrating on summer exams (how is it that time again already?!). Through my three years studying here I have consistently achieved decent grades in exams which means I am probably a good person to speak to about exam tips, so here are some […]
Posted in Exams, Revision, Stress, Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged exams, help, revision, sociology, stress, University of Leicester
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 February 10, 2016
If I had to state my favourite thing about studying Sociology here at the University of Leicester it would most definitely be the lecturers. I honestly thought before coming to university (not knowing a thing about university of course…) that lectures would be very long and possible slightly boring. Oh how wrong I was! Every […]
Posted in Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged blog, lecturers, sociology, staff, University of Leicester
Posted by Olivia W in Sociology on January 17, 2016
Continuing on from my last blog which outlined the modules I completed in my first semester of my first year at university this blog will tell you what the course entailed in the second semester. Again all of these modules were compulsory… Society in Transformation: This was my favourite module of first year! It was […]
Posted in Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged degree, first year, leicester, modules, sociology
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