I am doing a master in Cultural data management & communication and after one semester of the course, I find myself enjoying our programme to a certain extent. This programme is new this year and I find it very interesting as it combines digital media and communication to a certain extent, taking into account both theory and practice.

Through talking to my classmates and teachers, I realized that communication is a really important thing. In class, we need to communicate with our group members to ensure that tasks are carried out and completed. Outside of class, we need to communicate more with our teachers, not only to ask them questions about studies, but we can talk to them about our career prospects and lives after school, just like friends.

I think the school provides us with pretty good facilities, the 24-hour library is one of the most user-friendly options – for those night owl students like me. Also, the school provides a platform for us to give feedback, for example, for an optional course last semester, I thought that the course’s length and assessment settings were a bit unreasonable and I would give feedback to the school department in time. You can see a fair amount of side by side comparisons on our courses like examples from other cultures, which are certainly international.

I’m very willing to recommend the programme to others. Not only because I think the course content is very useful and it will help us in our future career in media and data management, but also because it is a nice place to live in Sheffield. The comparison shows that the prices are relatively low and accommodation is good value for money, which takes a lot of the burden off. The city is not too big and is great for weekend trips around to relax.

Finally, as far as my future career plans are concerned, I have a very strong desire to work at the university, I enjoy the learning atmosphere on campus and I am always ready to share my experiences to help others. I have come to realize that good communication is the key to everything, whether it is in the study, work or life, communication helps you to do your tasks better and make more friends.