{"id":24478,"date":"2023-08-22T10:06:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T09:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/?p=24478"},"modified":"2023-08-09T16:09:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T15:09:01","slug":"my-msc-public-health-student-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2023\/08\/22\/my-msc-public-health-student-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"My MSc Public Health student experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This is a guest blog by Keyia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24479\" style=\"width: 252px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2023\/08\/Keyia-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24479\" class=\"wp-image-24479 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2023\/08\/Keyia-1-242x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Keyia stands in front of a BU building wearing a purple BU hoodie\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2023\/08\/Keyia-1-242x300.jpeg 242w, https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2023\/08\/Keyia-1-825x1024.jpeg 825w, https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2023\/08\/Keyia-1-768x953.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2023\/08\/Keyia-1.jpeg 967w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me standing outside Bournemouth Gateway Building<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hello, my name is Keyia, I\u2019m an international student from Nigeria and I am currently studying MSc Public Health at Bournemouth University.<\/p>\n<p>Besides being an international student, I\u2019m also one of the faculty reps for Bournemouth University Student Union and a member of the Bournemouth University influencer community.<\/p>\n<p>One of the highlights of my course is the lecturing style as it\u2019s very interactive, whilst allowing for independent study and there is a vast range of academic resources at our disposal. We have our lecturing materials ahead of class to enable us to be interactive in class. The reading lists are also very useful for broadening our scope.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24480\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2023\/08\/Keyia-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24480\" class=\"wp-image-24480 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2023\/08\/Keyia-3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Keyia is smiling beside two friends\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2023\/08\/Keyia-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2023\/08\/Keyia-3.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My friends &amp; I<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of the challenges I was able to overcome was my referencing.<\/p>\n<p>Referencing was quite a challenge to me because we had to use the BU Harvard style and I was able to overcome it because of our effective and very efficient academic staff and library staff who took it upon themselves to organise classes and sessions to help us and I can confidently say that I overcame the challenge thanks to this.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve learnt a lot!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24481\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2023\/08\/Keyia-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24481\" class=\"wp-image-24481 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2023\/08\/Keyia-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Keyia is smiling with her course mates\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2023\/08\/Keyia-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2023\/08\/Keyia-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2023\/08\/Keyia-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2023\/08\/Keyia-2.jpg 1136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Group pic of our course<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Public health is so broad and it\u2019s focused across global health, so you realise that health is wealth.<\/p>\n<p>I think I\u2019ve learnt a lot about health promotion and public health management, and one of the key takeaways is the benefits of spending time in nature as it influences our mental health positively.<\/p>\n<p>My advice to others would be to start your assessments on time, ask questions, and above all spend time in nature!<\/p>\n<p>My plans for the future are to take the academic knowledge I have obtained into the governmental or non-governmental sectors, and I\u2019m confident that I will excel in whatever I decide to venture into. Mostly what I do now is volunteering to develop my experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a guest blog by Keyia. Hello, my name is Keyia, I\u2019m an international student from Nigeria and I am currently studying MSc Public Health at Bournemouth University. 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