{"id":20962,"date":"2022-07-04T12:30:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T11:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/?p=20962"},"modified":"2023-01-05T15:54:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T14:54:10","slug":"my-reasons-for-choosing-to-study-my-masters-at-bu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2022\/07\/04\/my-reasons-for-choosing-to-study-my-masters-at-bu\/","title":{"rendered":"My reasons for choosing to study my Master’s at BU"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Accreditation & value for money<\/u><\/p>\n

Since BU is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate School of Business (AACSB), and not all universities have this, I wanted to stay somewhere that was well accredited when looking for a master\u2019s. Also, BU offers a discount on postgraduate tuition if you\u2019ve completed your undergraduate degree here, making it better value for money too.<\/p>\n

More in-depth study and interesting course content<\/u><\/p>\n

\"Jess'<\/a>

Jess’ project on real brand Real Techniques<\/p><\/div>\n

I liked the fact that the MSc Marketing Management (Digital) didn\u2019t repeat much of the same course content as my undergraduate degree in Business & Management with Marketing but instead went into more depth in similar units and some units were completely different.<\/p>\n

In comparison to other universities, I found the course more creative especially considering I would be working with businesses meaning I am making an impact and gaining real experiences. This is better in my opinion than only being taught in a lecture with made-up scenarios.<\/p>\n

Great place to live<\/u><\/p>\n

\"Bournemouth

Photo of Bournemouth Beach and the Pier, taken by Jess.<\/p><\/div>\n

I love the area and I knew that I\u2019d be happy living here long-term and being able to explore Bournemouth more especially considering my undergraduate was cut short, thanks to COVID.<\/p>\n

Career prospects <\/u><\/p>\n

Part of the reason I decided to do a master\u2019s at BU was for my career prospects and whilst currently applying for jobs I have noticed that it has improved my confidence and I am qualified specifically in Marketing. A few employers have also commented on my qualifications being the reason they selected me for an interview. I also feel that I have a better understanding of the jobs I would like to apply to because I can explore different aspects like campaign planning and industries different from my own experience.<\/p>\n

How have I found postgraduate study so far?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

One unit that I really enjoyed was Omnichannel strategy and supply chain management. \u00a0When looking at the course content I thought it would be more technical and potentially one I wouldn\u2019t enjoy as much. However, I found it very interesting, and it was the unit I enjoyed the most in the second semester. The assignment was completed as a portfolio on Mahara, which is a similar type of thing to bookzy which I used in the first unit and mentioned in a previous blog<\/a>, but I liked it as it is different from the typical essays.<\/p>\n

Would I recommend postgraduate study?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The short answer is yes! I have enjoyed learning even more about marketing and it has made me much more employable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why did I choose BU again? Accreditation & value for money Since BU is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate School of Business (AACSB), and not all universities have this, I wanted to stay somewhere that was well accredited when looking for a master\u2019s. Also, BU offers a discount on postgraduate tuition if you\u2019ve… Read more » about My reasons for choosing to study my Master’s at BU<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3426,"featured_media":20963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1669,1674,1663,1664,12,1641],"tags":[3030,152,582,2186,3029,3031,1624,2354],"class_list":["post-20962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pg-courses","category-marketing","category-postgraduate","category-returners","category-student-blogs","category-ug-vs-pg","tag-career-prospects","tag-location","tag-marketing-at-bu","tag-postgraduate-study","tag-postgraduate-study-at-bu","tag-returning-to-bu","tag-why-bu","tag-why-choose-bu"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20962","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\/3426"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20962"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20965,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20962\/revisions\/20965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}