Humanities

jiyankz

Hoping to do a Humanities Degree in St Patrick's Drumcondra as Mature Student, (very mature:)) .Any help out there as what to expect. Here there is great support in the College. All help welcome

computer44

Hi, I am doing the Humanities BA and we start September 24th. I got teaching at Mater Dei as well but I chose St Pats because of the great support it gives to mature students.I got my English booklist in June (they offered me a place end of May) and have most of them got through Amazon.

I am fairly mature myself but I am looking forward to the experience. Its a nice small friendly college and they really support you. My sister went to UCD as a mature and did not like it. Huge place that Arts block and it took her days to find her way around.

Anyway hope to see you in September, enjoy the rest the summer.

jiyankz

Hi! thanks for prompt reply, looked at the English descriptor :eek: shock horror might have to give it a miss. Would not be up to speed on a number of writers mentioned. You seem to be well organized happy days for you:). Well time will tell ..I will be like the school boy "With shining morning face creeping like snail unwillingly to School"

computer44

Hi,

Thanks for the reply,

I will do the English as I was told by a few there last year that its probably
the subject that hasn't a great workload. Definitely will do Human Development and probably History. History entails a lot of research so I will
be prepared to spend time in the NLI. ( I did local History last year and it can be big work ). Geography I may do yet instead of History.

Anyway looking forward for to the 23rd of next month, I havn't too far to travel, live in Clontarf west so its only a 10 minute drive or 25 minute walk which I intend to do when the weather is fine, it will stop me turning into a lump of lard.:P

Its a great college from what I heard, because its small everyone seems to know each other and its so easy to make friends. Last years matures are very close.

Post soon,

Mise le Meas

Aine.

jiyankz

Thinking along the same lines as yourself
Perhaps Geography, H/Dev, Hist. Will look at English again????
your sights are well set.
Say hello to Brian Boru:D

computer44

English is a lot of perception and opinion, having said that my creativity wouldn't be flowing exactly at the moment. However I think I will be able to get in mode when the time comes.:pac: Very few assignments.

History is straight forward, but takes up a good chunk of your time.

Geography can turn a bit Physic'aky with field trips and research assignments.

Human Development just so interesting, not many assignments.

Havn't a music note in my head so thats out.

Brian Boro is well:cool:

jiyankz

Hope all goes well for you with the studies, think I will be a long way behind you.
If you hear any more info or gossip Please let me know and likewise. I did English in the Access course
Hard to decipher what the Poets had in their mind when writing their poems. Sometimes think I am the same
Muddled Brain

mjm

computer44

I would not be worrying about poets or prose, the way it always is in 3rd level the lecturers give suggestions and you embark on your own study within borders.

I do read quite a bit but I would throw a lot of poetry out the window, I do not read poetry or prose. I have loved Yeats but that was years ago but sure in my maturity I might look at in a different light. Hate Joyce, have little time for O'Casey but JB Keane I love.

Regards

jiyankz

You seem to be well acquainted with whats ahead of you. Bit of a book worm many many many moons ago had to start catching
up lately I like poetry but as I say hard to get in behind the meaning. JB Keane more straight forward, finished Sive this year
Poor Mena Glavin my heart went out for her a product or our Rural Society enough said!
thank you for your prompt Replies and the words of encouragement

mjm

jiyankz

Hi Clonrarfffffffffff

I saw in one of your reply's that you bought your English Books on Amazon.
You will have guessed by now that I am new to this process I got the English Descriptor from the College with an extensive amount of books did you buy all the book mentioned or just a selection? if so how did you decided which ones to buy.:mad:

Thanks again
mjm

computer44

Extensive, a bit of reading in English but I got them. Never looked at Tennesse Williams before but I absolutely loved him.

Your trying your perception of what English does and by reading these books you will not be sitting at a lecture when someone throws a question at you. like " what do you think about that"..

jiyankz

hi
Thanks once again I must bow to your knowledge. You are obviously more in tune with
third level than me. Wilde, Williams,Poe, O'Casey O'Connor, Ibsen,Williams Friel, Don't have a problem reading not
sure what you mean by me trying my perception of what English does.

computer44

English holds no boundaries, perception is what you think. Just read and your meaning will come.


Do not be afraid to think.

computer44

There is great support from the college and looking forward to seeing you. I was on holidays the last week and I was not online.

I got a lot of other level 8 degrees offered to me but I wanted to do Humanities.

What are you waiting for?

If you like sociology or history why are you asking?

And if you were offered a place please reject it if you do not want it.

That's because you are holding up a place for someone else

Regards


r

computer44

Back from hols. Congrats to all students that were successful at St Pats Drumcondra. B,Ed or BA.

Especially to the matures ,


Looking forward to September

computer44

The booklist is a good starter in English. But nothing is written in stone, I found that this summer I was actually reading out of my comfort zone, Poe was difficult and a lot of medieval writers. but now ones bordering on History,

jiyankz

Welcome back

Hope you had a good and relaxing holiday.
Looking forward to September myself but have to admit somewhat scared But as you say
plenty of support looks like I may need it. Well nothing ventured nothing gained.

computer44

Sorry haven't posted in a while, I was in the wilds of Donegal with no internet access. (That was scary in itself).

Looking forward now to next month. I am waiting to register so I can buy some MS office software at discount student prices. ( I think its 50 euro for a 3yr licence at software4students.ie). I have Word but I need PowerPoint and Publisher.

I got most of my English books with amazon. I found Chapters in town just ok, their more expensive than amazon even with the p/p and the one I was looking for Sophocles, Qedipus Rex they had not got. I left it out anyway as it does not say in the list what edition is wanted.

Otherwise I will be doing history and human development. I think we have a couple of weeks to make up our minds.

Take care and enjoy the last weeks of summer,

jiyankz

No where better than Donegal wild or otherwise.
peace and tranquility. No internet just magic. Hope you had a good time. Not long left now till September. Apprehension as to what the future holds.

computer44

This will be the best time of your life. It will make you think and respond on a whole different level. It will change you as a person, in that you will give more thought process to your life.

And the social life is good, given opportunity, embrace.

jiyankz

It may make me think and respond on a different level as for thought process we will wait and see? Regarding the best time of my life that will be a welcome diversion.:)

Regards
mjm:eek:

computer44

It will be a grand time, meeting new people with other ideas, glad to be getting out of the rut of same ideas.

I was in a comfort zone for too long. Getting to know other people is really important. When I worked in the IPS at Mountjoy the girls were better than me in calculus but they never got the chance, maths , did not get any bonus points.

Anybody can write a Booker, even from an Dochas.

I was a English teacher with little resources.

jiyankz

:rolleyes:I was sure you were an ex-civil servant.You are way ahead of me in the education field. As I said before you seem to be very confident and sure of your chosen path. Don't know a lot about your previous occupation but I am sure it was stressful and challenging and in its own way rewarding.
Regarding myself even with your kind words this and the support in college
I am sure it will be an uphill battle for me however their is no gain without pain.
mjm.

"Education is what is left when you have forgotten what you learned in school".
Albert Einstein

computer44

I worked in IBM in Dublin for 20 years as a process manager. I took redundancy 2011.

My ex-husband is an Army officer and I spent a lot of time in middle-east hot-spots.

I have 2 grown up sons both in Ireland and working.

I am looking forward to the next chapter of my life.

Regards

jiyankz

My My! you have had a checkered career. IBM,IPS, M/East, Housewife, Mother, a wealth of experience .Lovely to see you don't submit to boundaries.
Hope I can call on you when my computer skills let me down.
You strike me as a person with an abundance of skills and confidence.
Looking forward to calling on your vast experience and knowledge

Regards
mjm

computer44

I do have experience note Gaza circa 1992. I been to these places but what stands out to me as a western woman is how Islamic women put with it.

I could not drive in Damascus in 2009 because the religious police brought some
strange rule in saying a female had to be accompanied by a male relative.

Islam is fine for a whole lot people but where is it getting women in 2013.

I would never go to the middle east again, it will become quite crazy.

jiyankz

Well I'm sure despite the misgivings as to the cultural difference it must have been exciting It is great to have the oppurtuinity to travel. They say travel broadens the mind.