Hello! I’m Jonny and I’m in my first year at York studying Film and Television Production. I’ve not been here for a long time but I’m already loving the course. It’s very expansive and covers the analysis, history and production of film and television. From the excellent teaching staff to the industry-standard facilities, York allows … Continue reading A week in the life of a Film and Television student
Through the Looking Glass: A week in the life of a Theatre student
Monday, Happy Days! 10:30 – 12:30: Lectures… It’s a chill start to the week in terms of timetable, with just two one-hour lectures. We get to choose an optional module in the first term of second year. It took me ages to decide but I finally settled on Design & Production – I’ve never done … Continue reading Through the Looking Glass: A week in the life of a Theatre student
SPS Round Three! A week in the life of a 3rd Year SPS student
Hi! My name is Heidi and I am a third year SPS (Social and Political Sciences) student. I have a pretty packed timetable, despite having relatively few contact hours as I’ve really thrown myself into uni life and have tried to make the most of all the opportunities that York has to offer. I’ve been … Continue reading SPS Round Three! A week in the life of a 3rd Year SPS student
A week in the life of a Social Work student
Monday This week started with a 9am lecture on social policy, discussing marketisation on our welfare state. This lecture was an hour long so making notes was quite easy and my lecturer was clear and informative! Within the course I have 4 modules including social policy, sociology and psychology, social work and social justice. All … Continue reading A week in the life of a Social Work student
A week in the life of a Politics and Philosophy student
Politics and philosophy are two of the more interesting subjects you can find yourself studying at University. Most people talk about how fast-paced and varied their life is when they come to York to study. However, when studying two different subjects, this gets cranked up to eleven. With this in mind, I’m going to take … Continue reading A week in the life of a Politics and Philosophy student
A day in the life of a 3rd Year Philosophy Student
Morning Time to wake up I start most mornings by forcing myself out of bed (like most students, I am not a morning person). I then get ready and organise everything that I need for the day ahead. Lectures and Seminars A typical day for me will either consist of a lecture or a seminar. … Continue reading A day in the life of a 3rd Year Philosophy Student
Day in the life of a Natural Scientist
9am – morning lecture I’ll try and be as honest as I can here. As a natural scientist student, you’ll get used to early mornings!! Studying multiple subjects means that your timetable is always pretty busy, so lie-ins are few and far between. A 9am lecture over in chemistry starts the day. We share all … Continue reading Day in the life of a Natural Scientist
A Week in the Life of a Psychology Undergraduate Student
Monday To begin the week, I head to the library to crack on with the core reading given for my seminar on the Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention. This is one of my 3rd Year advanced modules and, for me, is always timetabled on a Monday from 1-3pm. I print off a booklet of the lecture slides … Continue reading A Week in the Life of a Psychology Undergraduate Student
A week in the life of a Social Policy student
I am now in my final year, however, I have tried to fit in an awful lot whilst here! Time has flown and apart from being proud I have made it this far, I am also proud of the extra achievements I have made whilst here. A general week for me is 2/3 days in … Continue reading A week in the life of a Social Policy student
Midwifery and me!
Hi! New to blogging so here goes! I’m so excited to get back to University, we have just had two lovely weeks off for Christmas. I was able to spend some well earnt time relaxing with my husband, children and our crazy dalmatian. We even had a little holiday to visit the ‘big man’ in … Continue reading Midwifery and me!