Birkbeck, University of London Department of Economics, Mathematics and Statistics

Christine Wilkinson
BSc Mathematics and Statistics

 

Christine Wilkinson

"Completing a degree whilst working full-time requires motivation and personal sacrifice.  I would not hesitate to recommend this challenge to prospective students who are looking to develop their skills and knowledge whilst continuing in their current employment and maintaining a source of income.

It takes time to get used to attending lectures after work and dedicating a proportion of one's spare time to study and coursework. By the second year the routine was familiar to me and felt quite normal!

Classes are comprised of students from a wide range of backgrounds: nationalities, ages, professions.  I greatly benefited from the friendships that I made during my course and there was a real sense of community. The class sizes in the mathematics department mean that students do not feel anonymous. You will not be just a dot in a sea of faces in a large lecture theatre. I also felt that the academic staff had a real understanding of students' commitments outside college.

I felt a real sense of personal satisfaction when I graduated from the BSc
Mathematics and Statistics course after 4 years of studying. Without a doubt this qualification has helped me advance my career and employers recognise the weight of a University of London degree and the achievement of studying whilst working."

 


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Date printed: 20/06/2013