Search results for: “postgraduate”
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A day in the life of a History of Art MA student
Writing a ‘day in the life of a History of Art student’ profile is a challenging task for me. As a research scholar sponsored by The Friends of York Art Gallery, a college tutor for Vanbrugh College and a member of the SHADY (Studies in the History of Art Department at York) committee, everyday of…
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What’s in a Master’s?
Hello! Seeing as it’s the reason I’m here in York, I thought I’d do this blog on my degree itself. I’m studying for an MSc in Forensic Speech Science as part of the Department of Language and Linguistic Science. I promise I won’t over-burden you with every module, but I want to give you a…
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Undergrad to postgrad transition
The transition from undergraduate to postgraduate study can be a little overwhelming. Here’s what it’s been like for me. I’m currently a Masters student in the Department of Language and Linguistic Science studying Forensic Speech Science – which is a mouthful to say all at once. I graduated from my Linguistics BA last July here…
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10 Reasons Why You Should Study Nursing at York
Hi! My name is Megan, I am in my second year of the Children’s Nursing degree at the University of York. I am lucky enough to be able to say I love my course, the University itself, and living in York. Hopefully reading this blog will help you to think the same! Here are ten…
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Wentworth College
I came to the University of York in 2016 as a postgraduate student. The College system was completely new to me but after doing some research, becoming a member of Wentworth College was the obvious choice. Situated on Campus West, Wentworth College is the only college on campus that caters solely to postgraduate students; and…
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Moving on from York
In this blog post I’m going to give my personal advice about moving on from university – I hope you find it helpful. Start early It might seem a long way off but a key piece of advice would be to start thinking about what you might like to do in the future early. This way…
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“What do you want to do after uni?”
To be honest, you probably read the title of this and thought ‘oh god, not that question again’. We’ve all been there, especially when your degree is not a mainstream one. Following a chat with one of my fellow art historians, I have come to the conclusion that career paths, unless you know what you want…
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College Life: In Conversation with the Goodricke Committee
One of the unique aspects of the University of York is the collegiate system, yet for many applicants it is something that you know little about prior to actually arriving at your college on the first day of term. So to give you an insight into what colleges are and what they offer you, I’ve…
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Why I love Music at York
This being my first blog post here, I’d better start basic… I love being at York. Corny as it might sound, I really have been so grateful for my time here so far. I had a pretty unhappy time towards the end of school, and actually went to another university to study Anthropology before leaving…
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Making the Move
Hello everybody! My name is Mark and I am currently a second year history student. I come from a small town called Kendal and I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at York so far. Throughout my blogs I will try and show you all that York is such an amazing place to live and study,…