During my time at Bournemouth University, I undertook a year of placements, and on one of these that worked for I won award and this is my story. Hi my name is Sebastian Saxena, I am a BA (Hons) Media Production student in my final year. Firstly I began my placement year in a company called Truffle… Read more » about Blooming good placement year for Media Production student!
Guest blogger
All our students and graduates have a lot to say! The BU family regularly share their experiences and top tips. We'll use the 'guest blogger' profile to publish content produced by students, past and present, that aren't part of our official team of bloggers and vloggers. Happy viewing!!
My placement experience
This is a guest blog by Will Eamer, a current student studying BA (Hons) Marketing and Communications. As yet another Christmas fast approaches and we are all left wondering where the time went, I thought it would be a great time to reflect on my placement experience so far. First of all, a brief background… Read more » about My placement experience
From postgraduate student to author
My name is Katrin and I am a writer. Let me tell you the story about how I found that out. I‘ve always been fascinated with letters and words. How you can use letters to form words in so many languages, and how you can then use those words to create magic. You can create… Read more » about From postgraduate student to author
How the BU Sport Scholarship has helped me achieve my dreams
Issa Batrane took a few minutes to tell us how he is pursuing his academic and sporting ambitions whilst studying BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology and how the Sports Scholarship helped. BU was an easy choice for me. The first reason was because the placement opportunities that my course provided were better than the other 4 universities that… Read more » about How the BU Sport Scholarship has helped me achieve my dreams
Joshua’s story – why I chose BU
Joshua completed his MA Directing Film and Television this year so we quizzed him about his BU experience. What was your main reason for studying a postgraduate qualification? To learn more about directing within the context of an industry work environment. Why did you choose BU? Because it is one of the highest ranked media… Read more » about Joshua’s story – why I chose BU
Overcoming challenges
Isla’s a recent BU graduate and is currently working as Marketing and Events Assistant at BU. In this blog, she reveals the ups and downs of getting to uni… Rewind to September 2014 and there’s me, sat up in bed, the night before heading off to BU to study BA (Hons) Events Management, absolutely freaking… Read more » about Overcoming challenges
Marta’s Events Marketing journey
This is a guest blog from Marta, studying MSc Events Marketing. Marta explains all about her experience on the course and the opportunity that she has been given while studying her Master’s degree. I’m Marta and I’ll graduate in November in MSc Events Marketing. After ten busy months full of assignments and fun times with my… Read more » about Marta’s Events Marketing journey
Rebecca’s story – why I chose MSc Biodiversity Conservation
Rebecca recently completed her MSc Biodiversity Conservation. We asked her a few questions about her BU experience. What was your main reason for studying a postgraduate qualification? Redirection into a new career. Why did you choose BU? Renowned department, wonderful location and good university. What are the best things about your course and academic experience overall?… Read more » about Rebecca’s story – why I chose MSc Biodiversity Conservation
Funding postgraduate study
You have made the important decision to take your education to the next level or you are just trying to figure it out, regardless, there is one burning question that eats you up at night- “How am I going to afford it?”. Luckily, today there are a lot of options for postgraduates to fund their… Read more » about Funding postgraduate study
Amy’s story – why I chose BU
Amy Rivers has just finished her MA Advertising degree and we quizzed her about her BU experience. What was your main reason for studying a postgraduate qualification? To gain more knowledge on a specific subject and hopefully increase my employability. Why did you choose BU? Close to home, offered good career prospects (placement). What are… Read more » about Amy’s story – why I chose BU
Double degrees of success for two Music Scholarship students
Bournemouth University Scholarship student, Clara Zhijin Chen must have thought she was seeing double on results day. On the very day as she received her BA (Hons) in Communication & Media, Clara was also awarded a LTCL Diploma from Trinity College of Music, London – a second degree level qualification! A second pianist and music… Read more » about Double degrees of success for two Music Scholarship students
Kiratsinh’s graduate story
When Kiratsinh (Kirat) Jadeja decided he wanted to pursue a career in digital effects, there was only ever one choice for where he would study. “BU’s Digital Effects course is renowned worldwide,” he said. “From recruitment heads of premier studios on LinkedIn to CG Forums, everyone recommended Bournemouth. “I still remember asking a technical director… Read more » about Kiratsinh’s graduate story