Student Profiles

I like the flexibility and the opportunities that the History degree have given me. In first year, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to study, in terms of what period of History, the way that the course is set out gave me the ability to study some of many, from Ancient, Early Modern, and Medieval to Modern. This allowed me to choose the area I was most interested in my second year, making my degree personal to my own interests. I really liked the second year module History in Practice, which gave me the opportunity to do a placement and work in an archive for the year and put together a project with a small group. It was real life insight into what jobs are available for a history student.  

I feel I have gained a lot of transferable skills during my time here. I have been able to develop my public speaking skills, as well as working independently and as part of a team. The skills have allowed me to feel more prepared to go into the world of work after Uni, and I'm about to start on a graduate scheme. 

Alongside my studies I have been a Student Ambassador, an Outreach Ambassador and a Course Rep. The student ambassador work allowed me to be able to talk to prospective students and the social aspect of the ambassador work is great too, because it allowed me to meet other students who are not in my year or on my course. The outreach ambassador work really complimented my studies because it allowed me put into practice the skills I was developing as part of my course, the public speaking aspect, as well as having to work independently as a mentor to build my sessions and working as part of a team on the summer school. 

I had a placement as part of my second year module History in Practice. I was at Wigan Archives once a week putting together a project with my group with the materials on the Pretoria Pit Disaster. We organised for some local history group members to come along and delivered a presentation for them. 

Throw yourself into it and take every opportunity that is available. 

...the work and dedication that the tutors put into our degrees and how much they care and want to help you succeed.

In one sentence, please describe what you love most about  Man Met:

The thing I love most about Man Met is the support that is available for you, for anything from academic to personal life, you are never left to suffer on your own.