Social Sciences - Student Experience - Day in the Life

Coming to University comes with a lot of new experiences, and not only academic ones. You may be in a new house, a new city, or even a new country!

We asked our social sciences students to show us what they typically get up to on a day to day basis.

Criminology - Georgina

 

Psychology - Fazeela

 

Sociology - Alex

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