Spring placement blog summary
9 April 2013
Once again several of our placement students have been blogging about their professional and social experiences on their placement years - and what a great start to the year they have had!
The latest articles published on the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences blog come from as far away as Chile and range from having to deal with fungal feet infections and escaping from tear gas, to the more adventurous expeditions to some of South America’s most iconic natural wonders.
As many students are starting to come to the end of their time on placements, it has been nice to see bloggers reflecting on their personal experiences.
Emily Gregg (BSc Sport and Exercise Science) comments: “I am really glad I choose to come and do this placement and I think that it has given me the insight I need whilst also allowing me to learn and develop many skills which are relevant and will be beneficial for the remainder of my degree.”
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Some of our favourite posts
Maybe Podiatry is not the one!
Emily Gregg - BSc Sport and Exercise Science
I have come to the conclusion that I don’t think that going on to study podiatry is the career path which I want to take. I do have an interest in most of the areas, however, personally I am not as interested in the clinical side of the job (corns, fungal infections & callus’s are not what I want to be working with). The areas I am interested in can be approached from another direction - through research such as biomechanics. I do see myself staying in postgraduate education with my new plan to hopefully study a Masters and then my dream to go on to study a PhD.
From Patagonia to Paris
Imogen Cole - BA Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Spanish)
Horrendously unprepared for the conditions of this diverse landscape..a 9 day trek in South
America’s finest National Park, Torres del Paine, was an emotional, turbulent journey and only left
us both pining to return.
Ill-equipped with a ‘tent’, not even worthy for camping in the New Forest, with a waterproof cover the size of a napkin, we became the laughing stock of the parks gauchos and forest dwellers. Pitching our tent in the middle of a campsite, with little protection from wind and rain (but away from the mosquitos) we were swiftly told that we would wake up in the morning to find ourselves floating in the lake…
From helping the unemployed to helping the environment
Kylie Barton - BSc Politics with International Relations
Even though environmental concerns have not been a central focus of my interest or studies, it has become apparent that they are a pivotal part of everything, somewhat like politics. It is going to take me some time to get my head around the maths and the jargon, but it is fascinating. Business is the business of Ecodesk as much as the environment, which is also completely new to me. The business of business has never been an interest of mine, and to be honest, I can’t ever see it being one. Already however I am starting to appreciate its importance which is a big step for me.
