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  • My life as a sociology student

    10 February 2020 by Quratulaien
    2 minute read

    Sociology is a lively subject, full of discussion and debate among many different types of students. It’s a subject where you learn new things when you’re least expecting it, and…

  • A week in the life of an English and History student

    1 February 2020 by Becky
    4 minute read

    I’m Becky, a third year English and History student. Welcome to a week in my life! Final year is pretty busy, so there is a lot to be done! Monday…

  • A week in the life of an SPS student

    31 January 2020 by Jen
    4 minute read

    Hi, I’m Jen and I’m a second year Social and Political Science (SPS) student here at York. Trying to write about an average week at uni is tricky; although we…

  • A week in the life of a Politics student

    30 January 2020 by Evie
    4 minute read

    Monday I start off the week with a 9am political philosophy lecture. This is one of my favourite modules, but it’s always a struggle to wake up on time! After…

  • A week in the life of a third year English Literature student

    30 January 2020 by Caitlin
    4 minute read

    The dreaded reading list: As a literature student there is a lot of reading (pretty obvious right?). But the key thing to remember is that the reading is not actually…

  • A Week in the Life of a Linguistics Student

    A Week in the Life of a Linguistics Student

    28 January 2020 by Laura
    4 minute read

    A week in the life of a Linguistics student can be summarised in just one word: varied. Linguistics consists of so many aspects of language it is almost impossible to…

  • A Week in the Life of a York Management School Student

    27 January 2020 by Katy
    3 minute read

    Hi! My name is Katy and I’m a final year Accounting, Business Finance and Management (ABFM) student. Here’s a typical week for me: Monday I’m up early because my first…

  • Studying English in Education at York: A day in my life

    26 January 2020 by Helen
    3 minute read

    Rise and Shine… It’s Thursday, we’re almost there! We’re towards the end of Autumn Term, so by this point I am in a routine and ready to go. Studying English…

  • A week in the life of a Music student

    A week in the life of a Music student

    25 January 2020 by Adam
    4 minute read

    Music. What is it? Why study it? What does a week of it look like? You might have many questions like this if you’re thinking of studying it at university.…

  • Social Policy in Action!

    23 January 2020 by Danny
    4 minute read

    Monday The second Monday back after Christmas usually consists of getting everything ready for the coming term, introductory lectures and seminars and catching up with housemates. 9-10am: Shreddies! I usually…

  • Life as a student nurse

    22 January 2020 by Christine
    4 minute read

    For a bit of context: generally, the first term of Nursing is structured so that Mondays are dedicated to the ‘Biological and Pharmacological Aspects of Health and Wellbeing’ module, Tuesdays…

  • A Week in the Life of a Language and Linguistics Student

    21 January 2020 by Rebecca
    4 minute read

    I’m a second year French and Linguistics student. The first thing I have to say about this degree is that it really isn’t like many other French degrees out there.…