Current Warwick first-year, ask me anything. :)

With the 30-day accommodation, do you need to move Everything out of the room when you leave, or can you leave some stuff behind. Not too sure and I've put JM as 1st choice, doesn't bother me but if my parents have to drive every time it may annoy them

With the 30-day accommodation, do you need to move Everything out of the room when you leave, or can you leave some stuff behind. Not too sure and I've put JM as 1st choice, doesn't bother me but if my parents have to drive every time it may annoy them

Hi,

Do you know how course selection works? Ie. Do we get to pick lecture times? It sounds like schedules are just assigned to people and then you can change the course time after? And how many hrs of class are there on average?

I'll be doing 2nd/3rd year business courses most likely.

Thanks

I just finished a year studying Politics with International Studies at Warwick and would be happy to answer any questions. Also, I stayed in Westwood.

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I just finished a year studying Politics with International Studies at Warwick and would be happy to answer any questions. Also, I stayed in Westwood.

Not sure what exactly you mean by this? Or why its relevant?

I just finished a year studying Politics with International Studies at Warwick and would be happy to answer any questions. Also, I stayed in Westwood.

Hi, I'll be doing PAIS this year as well What are the contact hours/workload/etc. like?

Contact hours are so little at only 7 hours. There are three modules: Introduction to Politics (IP), World Politics (WP) and Political Research in the 21st Century (PR21). There is one seminar a week for each module. For PR21 there is one lecture a week. In term one, there was two WP lectures and just one IP lecture, but then in term 1, there was two IP lectures and one WP lecture. Sorry if that's confusing!

You can chose an optional module either from PAIS or an external department, which would bring your contact hours up. If you pick a PAIS module, you will have two more contact hours from one seminar and one lecture per week. Optional modules are completed in one term and are assessed by one essay at the end of the term.

PR21 is 100% coursework, or assessed essays as they call them. You have one a term of these. IP and WP are 100% exams, however in terms 1 and 2, you have to do an essay of each which are non-assessed and then in term 3 you have the exams for each. Apart from essays, there is no other work to do except reading. For each topic, there is a reading list and a set of questions to be discussed in the seminar. Nothing formal, but it is worth doing the reading so you can join in on discussion.

That was really helpful and not confusing at all - thank you so much! Just a couple more questions - could I do a language in place of an optional module? If I were to choose an optional module from PAIS, does that mean I only have to do one term of it? What optional module did you do?

As for the readings, would I need to purchase books or are they all available in the library?

Thanks so much again and sorry for the spam of questions! x

Opinions on the university itself? I've seen in a few places people tend to feel the university doesn't really care about the students that much.

Is there a catered accommodation option?

Particularly for whoever is doing PAIS, what opportunities do you have to study abroad/work placements?

I was thinking of applying for EPAIS (for 2015) but I'm not sure how risky it would be. Any thoughts on that course would be welcome too.

Warwick holds a lot of conferences and many people feel they prioritise the conference goers above its students. Additionally I think people feel that some departments and courses get more attention. This didn't really bother me tbh, however I personally haven't enjoyed my time at Warwick. I studied politics which turns out was the wrong course for me. On top of not enjoying the content, I hated how the course was structured. I also didn't like the Warwick bubble. It turns out a big city is where I'd rather be, but that's entirely my fault for not doing proper research.

All accommodation at Warwick is self-catered.

Within the PAIS department itself there are opportunities to study abroad. You can go North America, Canada, Tokyo, Australia and Hong Kong. I don't really know too much about them, but I do know that they are extremely competitive. There is also the ERASMUS scheme which covers a few countries in Europe which again is really competitive. I was planning on applying to go to Barcelona and there were only 3 places available for PAIS students. In terms of work placements, I really don't know too much as it's something I haven't really looked into. I do remember getting emailed quite often about internship opportunities.

Thanks a lot for your reply.

It's a shame, Warwick seems to be good in the rankings but a sense of community and student satisfaction and that sorta thing in general are pretty important to me.

I'm sorry you don't enjoy your time there. Have you managed to switch to something more of your liking?