Our students

What made you decide to study a higher education course?

I wanted to give myself greater opportunities in life and strengthen my skillset by achieving the highest levels of education possible.

Why journalism, and why Teesside?

I’ve always had a fascination with journalism and the media industry. I love to create products that inform, educate and entertain an audience. Each experience in journalism brings a different challenge and that’s really rewarding.

I believe the reputation and location of a university is important and Teesside University offered what I wanted. Coming from Northern Ireland I needed to be close to an airport and good public transport links and Teesside has this.

Best thing about your course?

I really enjoyed my final major project as it provided the ultimate test for me, working in a group to source and disseminate my own news content was a fun and rewarding experience that strengthened my team building skills and overall work ethic.

How did you feel about moving away from home?

It was incredibly overwhelming for me. Everything was a learning curve. However, by the time January came around I loved it. I knew so many awesome people and I've really thrived at Teesside.

I've met so many interesting people and clubs, and my course has given me such a rewarding and fun experience.

Moving away from home allowed me to build a greater level of confidence in myself.

Would you recommend Teesside University?

I would! I had a great time. A very rewarding experience that I feel has allowed me to mature. From taking part in weightlifting as an extra-curricular activity to my actual course – I have learned so much.

My course has allowed me to develop my skills as a media practitioner and I now understand things at a much greater level.

For the social experience, I can’t recommend Teesside University enough. There are some great people there that are just incredibly wonderful and influential. The people on campus are really awesome, from staff to students – the majority of people I met were so cool.

I really did relish sharing an experience with so many like-minded people who had the same life goals, opinions and hobbies as me.