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 have a weekly timetable, each week is so different. I’ve had a look back through my calendar for the last term and tried to give … Continue reading A week in the life of an SPS student
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 this lecture ends, I usually head to the library to complete the readings for my seminars. After spending a few hours in the library, I … Continue reading A week in the life of a Politics student
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 that much if you organise your time well. I’m going to show you how I organise my time during the week to ensure I get … Continue reading A week in the life of a third year English Literature student
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 explain it all. Ranging from the sounds and patterns of spoken language, to the theories behind how children learn a language, you’ll never be bored. … Continue reading A Week in the Life of a Linguistics Student
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 class is at 9.30. I’m an early bird anyway, so I catch up on some emails and print out the notes for today’s lecture. The … Continue reading A Week in the Life of a York Management School Student
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 in Education, Thursdays are my most laid back day – and my favourite. 7:30 – 8:30: We’ve got an early one today… Nobody likes early … Continue reading Studying English in Education at York: A day in my life
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. While I might not be able to answer all of those in this blog, I can try to show you what life is like for … Continue reading A week in the life of a Music student
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 start the day by having some Shreddies (enabling me to function) whilst catching up with the latest headlines on the TV. I usually head off … Continue reading Social Policy in Action!
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 are for the ‘Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Health and Wellbeing’ module and Thursdays are usually for the ‘Knowledge Applied to Nursing’ sessions. Morning After … Continue reading Life as a student nurse
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. At some universities studying French basically means you spend your life with your head in French books. As much as that sounds fun, my degree … Continue reading A Week in the Life of a Language and Linguistics Student
