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Hello my name is Navshika and I’m studying an MSc in Political Communication Advocacy
and Campaigning. I chose to study at Kingston Uni because when I looked, when I was about
to apply and I looked at the course page I saw that there was a good range of modules,
and in particular there was a work placement which I did a vocational element of the course.
I like the work placement and also the fact that the lecturers get the guest speakers
in, which allows us to combine the theory that we’re learning in class to real life
situations.
I studied politics and economics at undergrad and my Political Communication masters is
different in that it develops what I’ve learnt so far but it not, it doesn’t discourage
anybody that hasn’t learned politics before. I mean, the lecturer’s always there, we’ve
got good resources to help us, we’ve got the internet, the catalogue of the internet
resources online, we’ve got the library and we’ve also, within the department, got
a blog which students can add to depending on what they’ve learnt so far and write
about things that are current to them.
I’m a part-time student and the teaching method that is used is normally lectures and
seminars, there are also guest speakers, which add to our learning and the blogs as well
which we can contribute to, to test our knowledge and to apply what we’re learning in class
and apply it to real life situations.
Yes, I’m working when I’m not studying, I’m working in my local council so they’re
both related and I find that my degree really complements the work that I do. Hopefully
by undertaking the work placement module that I’m actually enrolled on within my course,
I’ll get a better understanding of what I want to do, I’d definitely like to keep
on with the politics and begin a career there and I hope that my course will help me find
a specific area that I will go into.