By Emma, Chemical EngineeringCollege of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham As a third-year chemical engineering student, my week can get quite busy. Most of my learning is independent, with around 13 contact hours per week. This semester, I completed my design project in the first 5 weeks and started 4 optional modules … Continue reading “A Week In the Life of a Chemical Engineering Student”
Category: A week in the life
Day in the Life of a Computer Science Student
By Varan, Computer ScienceCollege of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham I usually start my day around 10 or 11 am depending whenever my first lecture is. I have around two lectures everyday that last around one hour each, so my day isn’t very hectic. I then mostly go back to my accommodation … Continue reading “Day in the Life of a Computer Science Student”
A Week in the Life of an Engineer
By Will, Civil EngineeringCollege of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham Hi, I’m Will, and I’m a third year MEng Civil Engineer. In third year as a Civil Engineer, we have around four hours of lectures per module each week, and with three modules per semester this means we have about 8-12 … Continue reading “A Week in the Life of an Engineer”
A Day in the Life of a Computer Science Student
By Henry, Computer Science College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham I’m coming to the end of my first year of studying Computer Science at the University of Birmingham, and I feel I can now comment on some more general topics. One thing that came to mind was giving you an idea of … Continue reading “A Day in the Life of a Computer Science Student”
A Week in the Life of a Civil Engineering Student
By Sara, Civil Engineering College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham Being a student, you will have to attend lectures, tutorials, labs and everything else you would expect. But being a civil engineering student, in particular, means that you will also have to spend some time making sure you are getting the best … Continue reading “A Week in the Life of a Civil Engineering Student”
A Week in the life of a STEM student
Usually, my life as a STEM student is straightforward. I spend quite a long time on campus as I find that is where I study best. Most days, I go to University between 9am and 5pm, making it a ‘normal working day’. However, not all this time is taken up by lectures, labs and tutorials. … Continue reading “A Week in the life of a STEM student”
A Week in the life of a Chemical Engineering student
As a Chemical Engineering student, it is not surprising to have more contact hours in a day than some have in a week. My week begins with a 9am lecture. We all know that an early morning lecture on a Monday may seem daunting, but on the bright side, it gives a kick start to … Continue reading “A Week in the life of a Chemical Engineering student”
A week in the life of a Chemistry student
A week in the life of a Chemistry student can be quite full-on – don’t sign up for a Chemistry degree for an easy ride! The material is challenging and there are lots of contact hours compared to most degrees. However, in some ways the intensity of the course carries you through it: it provides … Continue reading “A week in the life of a Chemistry student”
A Day in the Life of a Calgavin Placement Student
It’s been a month since my last blog, and in terms of placements, that’s a long time! In this blog I’m going to give you a slight variation on the “Day in the life of…” type blog, the reason being there is no typical day when you work in R&D! In short, I work on … Continue reading “A Day in the Life of a Calgavin Placement Student”
A week in the life of an Electronic and Electrical Engineering student – Design Week
Yangyi shows you what Design Week looks like for Electronic and Electrical Engineering students. This is a week which sees students from all engineering disciplines work collaboratively in teams to solve a real-world problem.