English at Bournemouth Uni

Hi Olive!
I am in my final year at BU studying in English.
It's still a relatively new course so it does have a few downsides.
However, Bournemouth Media school is really well known and the Uni in general is really good (especially for sports and societies)

I haven't enjoyed my course very much because I was expecting it to be more about Literature, but it's varied.
We have studied
PR, Advertising, Publishing, New Media, Writing for different purposes, children's literature, postmodernism, crime and terror, alternative worlds and a few others.

Most of my coursemates really enjoy it and have had a great time at Bournemouth.

If you're got any other questions feel free to ask!

Hey, Thanks for the reply!

You mentioned there were some downsides, what sort of downsides?

Do you mind if I ask what you want to do career wise?

At the moment I'm looking to go into journalism, but like you I do want the degree to be fairly literature focused..

Thanks!

No problem.
Well, I don't think the course is very well structured. Lecturers often seem disorganised or uninterested in really helping us (Although don't get me wrong, there are a couple that are fantastic, it's just whether they teach you or not)

I think the marking criteria isn't followed very well and it has caused some upset between quite a few people that I know.

I'd like to be a journalist, and this course does offer quite a lot if that's your interest but not a huge about of literature.
I think you might be best finding a uni that offers a double honours like English Lit with Journalism (or something similar)

If you see my point?

But again, most people who go to Bournemouth Uni absolutely love it, I just have a slightly different opinion.