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Why study your course? And why at Edge Hill? The biology course at Edge Hill is a very practical-based course. There’s a lot of field work in the first year, and you often go out into the local area to study ecosystems. It’s fun, but it can sometimes get annoying when it’s cold and you still have to go out. Edge Hill was actually my clearance choice, but I feel lucky to have ended up at such a good Uni. The campus is really nice, and all the people I’ve met have been really friendly.
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What do other people (e.g. Where are you from? friends, family, other students...) think about your course? My family thinks my course What year are you in? is great. They’ve seen me working on some of my assignments during my trips home, and they were surprised Full-time or a at part-time? What’s special about your course? all the different styles of assessment that The biology course is special because I have to do. My friends don’t say much, there are so many different aspects just tell me that I’m smart for doing a biology to it. It covers so many different number of degree! The other students on Approximate my course are topics, so there’s always something e students on your also really good friends, since we all talk a ar interesting to learn. course? We all rs nd lot and plan nights out together. e r a d u moan about the course from time to Were you worried about anything before you n ly ct le end le, a iled time, but I’m fairly sure that everyone came? Is there anything you wish you had he fri ab eta e t doing biology at Edge Hill loves it. known? l d h Al ally oach ive n t We recently returned from a I was worried about not living on campus, re pr l g k o nts field course to Wales, where l or even near to Uni. Because I came through c ap y a ba me we spent a week studying clearing, I couldn’t find a room in Ormskirk, so I n e d th fee ssig freshwater ecology, and not ended up in Southport as a lodger, but it turned out a ! only did we learn a lot, we th fine. My roommate is now my best friend! wi y also became a lot closer as a d tu What is the teaching and assessment like? group, and also became friends Is e l All the lecturers are really friendly and approachable, and op with some of the second year class. pe e they all give detailed feedback on the assignments. You Th Where can you go/ what can you don’t always get the feedback right away, but it’s do with your course? usually worth the wait, because they’ve spent a There’s a lot of things I can do with my biology lot more time going over the work, and they’re degree. Personally, I want to go into biomedical research, always willing to sit down and talk to you about but I know several of my friends on the course are planning how to improve it. Teaching varies from to go into teaching, and one person even wants to study person to person, but most of my lecturers law! My degree will allow me to get a job almost anywhere, have a lot of practical sessions and since it’s such a varied course, so I’m not really restricted by demonstrations, so it’s always a fun a lack of knowledge. lecture. Admittedly, some lectures
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