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Awesome hope to see you there! What are you studying?

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Niiice! Thought of any colleges?

Alcuin, It just seems like some of the nicest accommodation on campus, What about you?

Hi All,

Anyone firming for cyber security? Still deciding on which college should I choose? Between Langwith of Goodricke?

And.... What is PEP anyway?

Hey! Anybody from Theatre course?
I would love to meet some future York students! Coming from another country I am pretty stressed about new environment, but York seems really amazing so I'm expecting those three years to be amazing!

Hiya,
Do you know if many of the students are in accommodation on the other campus? I.e. Live in Hes West but study at Hes East or do they tend to be on the campus they are studying at?
Thanks

havent made my firm or insurance choices yet but currently considering York, Manchester, QUB and Warwick for History...have to say York looks the best for the course and also looks like a beautiful place so will probs put it as my firm! anyone else from northern ireland??

History, you?

Hi, I'm a first year student at the moment and I live on Hes East but all my lectures and seminars are Hes West. You pick your accommodation yourself (or the uni chooses at random if what you want is not available) -- it is not based on what subject you study. My experience is that it's not been that much of a problem for me. Term-time buses between the two campuses are regular and free, so unless you have a massive problem waking up on time in the morning then I wouldn't be too concerned if you end up on the other campus.





Hi guys, I study first year History at the moment and am really enjoying it, so if you have any questions feel free to ask!

A detailed summary of what it's like? the downsides too so im prepared please

Well it's a lot of work and it's a big step up from A-level but it's also interesting and rewarding in my experience (:

You may already know that you get to pick a module to take in the Autumn term when you first arrive alongside the compulsory Making Histories Module. What I will say is that don't be surprised if you don't get your first or second choice (a lot of people were lucky but I got one of the ones I ranked lower down so I was a bit disappointed) but keep an open mind about it because it is first year, it doesn't count towards your final degree and it's not really in-depth anyway so don't be too concerned.

The other thing is that a lot of people didn't really enjoy the Making Histories Module. It's essentially the introduction to the department so you have fairly broad lectures that give you an outline of how to recognise and use primary and secondary sources, what historiography is etc. so it might be familiar ground if you've come right out of A-level. It's a bit perfunctory basically but I still think they're worth attending (a lot of people this year just skipped them all) because it gets you in the right frame of mind, if you know what I mean?

The second term is a lot more reading so be prepared for it to take another step up. In a 10 week term we did 4 practice essays and 2 assessed ones, although given the amount of fuss everyone kicked up this year about that there's a chance your year might not have so many. You just have to try and take it all in your stride and remember that it's about finding the best method for you, not writing something of a publishable standard :P

The good points though include the library -- there is soooo much in there for historians to use as primary evidence for pretty much anything if you know where to look -- and the lecturers themselves. Obviously there are some that seem to struggle a bit more than others but once you're in the second term and you have experts lecturing you on their specialist subject it's really great. I've learnt so much just in the last term!

So overall I would say there are some negatives, but the more you feed back to the department about concerns the better things will be and they're very responsive to criticism. Sorry for the massive ramble but there's a lot to say even though I've only been here since October! I hope you enjoy when you arrive.

That is so helpful! 6 essays in 10weeks, that's quite a bit but as you said hopefully it wont be as much. If you don't mind answering another question.. could you tell me about substituting i think it was making history for a language? I would like to pick up Arabic
Thanks!

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It's the Spring/Summer term course Thinking Through History I that is substituted if you want to take a Languages for All module instead. Basically when you select your period topic choices before you arrive in October you will have the option of selecting which you want to take. It is actually possible to take both. I take Medieval Latin as well as the Thinking Through History module but the History one counts towards my grade whilst the Latin is not for credit. A lot of people who take History take a language so it's really easy to get in to.

Do you know anyone who has substituted the thinking through histories module for a language and if they found it more useful?
I spoke to a lecturer on the applicant day and he said learning a language is more beneficial so I'm considering Italian.

Hi, sorry, not sure if this is aimed at me or not but I will answer anyway:
I'm taking both the courses because you don't have to substitute if you don't want to and I was worried about missing out with the Thinking Through Histories module. I think it was the right choice for me because TTH teaches you to think about history on a different, broader scale and the course itself is not a lot of extra work -- it's only a lecture a week in the Spring term and a three seminars in the Summer term. I suppose how beneficial a language is depends on the individual case. I take Medieval Latin because I'm interested in medieval history specifically. Whatever the reason though you may never get the chance to study a language for free again so you may as well do it if you're really keen to learn Italian.

havent made my firm or insurance choices yet but currently considering York, Manchester, QUB and Warwick for History...have to say York looks the best for the course and also looks like a beautiful place so will probs put it as my firm! anyone else from northern ireland??

Hi, I'm a first year student at the moment and I live on Hes East but all my lectures and seminars are Hes West. You pick your accommodation yourself (or the uni chooses at random if what you want is not available) -- it is not based on what subject you study. My experience is that it's not been that much of a problem for me. Term-time buses between the two campuses are regular and free, so unless you have a massive problem waking up on time in the morning then I wouldn't be too concerned if you end up on the other campus.