{"id":14807,"date":"2018-08-14T10:35:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T09:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/postgraduate\/?p=6524"},"modified":"2021-11-10T17:48:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T16:48:27","slug":"fays-story-why-i-chose-msc-investigative-forensic-psychology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2018\/08\/14\/fays-story-why-i-chose-msc-investigative-forensic-psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"Fay’s story – why I chose MSc Investigative Forensic Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fay<\/a>Fay’s just completed her MSc Investigative Forensic Psychology . Here she tells us why she chose BU and shares her advice with anyone thinking about studying here.<\/p>\n

What was your main reason for studying a postgraduate qualification?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

To increase my skill base.<\/p>\n

Why did you choose BU?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The course was exactly what I was looking for and I live in Dorset.<\/p>\n

What are the best things about your course and academic experience overall?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The expertise and experience of the lecturers, they were all so interesting. After returning to study after a break of 16 years, there was always someone to ask for help and advice.<\/p>\n

What are your favourite things about living and studying in Bournemouth?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

I\u2019ve lived in Bournemouth since I was 5 and I wouldn\u2019t live anywhere else. It\u2019s a wonderful, friendly place and the university really is the heart of the town.<\/p>\n

What were your career aspirations before coming to BU and what are they now?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

I wanted to gain new skills for my career but I got hooked on being back in academia so I\u2019m staying on for a PhD.<\/p>\n

How do you feel your experience at BU will help you in your future career?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

It\u2019s lead to me taking a new direction with a PhD: something I\u2019ve always wanted to do.<\/p>\n

What financial support have you been eligible for?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Disabled students allowance, postgraduate loan.<\/p>\n

What piece of advice would you give to a prospective postgraduate student considering BU?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

I made my decision after going to a Postgraduate Open Day: I highly recommend the experience!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fay’s just completed her MSc Investigative Forensic Psychology . Here she tells us why she chose BU and shares her advice with anyone thinking about studying here. What was your main reason for studying a postgraduate qualification? To increase my skill base. Why did you choose BU? The course was exactly what I was looking… Read more » about Fay’s story – why I chose MSc Investigative Forensic Psychology<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1268,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[336,1658],"tags":[1761,1767,2099,1624],"class_list":["post-14807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs-archive","category-blog-archive","tag-bu-journey","tag-bu-story","tag-msc-investigative-forensic-psychology","tag-why-bu"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18329,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14807\/revisions\/18329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}