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| Amanda |
Hi! My name is Amanda and I will be going into my second
year. I study BA Business Entrepreneurship and Innovation – sounds super
complicated but it actually isn’t. When I first started my course I was told
that I will have to work long hours, put in a lot of work and always try my
best. Yes all of those three things are true, but ‘long hours’ doesn’t mean
working 12 hours a day every single day. Organisation is the key thing, without
it you’ll drain yourself in all the work that you have to do, because there is
a lot of it. Obviously everyone will tell you to prioritise your university
course over your social life as those will be very intense years so it
definitely is worth it.
My degree has a number of courses including Economics in the
first year which was my favourite. We have both lectures and tutorials (these
are just like lessons, going over things from lectures and completing activities).
Do take advantage of the tutorials, they help a lot. Whenever I was unsure of
something I would ask straight away before the next point was mentioned. There
may be others in your tutorial who would like to find out the same thing as you
so don’t be scared to raise your hand and hand. Remember the staff members are
there to help you so do make good use of their skills and knowledge.
Most of my assessments are presentation and coursework based;
I only had two exams at the end of my first year. I find the presentations most
exciting especially that my group won the International Water Day presentation!
When doing presentations I was able to use my personality as a part of it, which
made it easier I reckon because I could be me (well a bit more formal whilst
presenting but you know what I mean). As I didn’t have many exams to do, it
meant I had more time to revise and prepare for those days because most of the
end of year coursework was due at the end of March and exams a few months
later.
So I was thinking about getting into banking or being a
secondary teacher specialising in Business Studies. I’ve been an SEN teaching
assistant in a secondary school for six months and really enjoyed it because I
also have an interest in youth work, so this was such a great experience. However because I also have an interest in
banking, I went for an insight day at HSBC to see what type of roles they
offer, how they work as a company and to decide whether it is still something I
want to do. Honestly, there are so many things that you can go into with a
Business degree, just depends what you are most interested in.
Also, the Business Faculty have a really good programme called
the Greenwich Employability Passport. You will be provided with a booklet
looking like a passport and each time you complete an activity within the
criteria, you will be awarded with 5+ points. This is recognised by employers
and it is an easy way for employers to see what you have done outside of your
studies. Not forgetting the reward that students get for gaining a lot of
points!
As a whole, I’ve enjoyed my course way more than I thought I
would which is always a great thing.
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