#2 Let's talk about school

Hello Fox (Yes it's the nice nickname that everyone gives here)

This week I would like to talk about a subject that occupies most of my day here in Scotland: the University (tadaaaa). You have to know that before coming to Scotland I had absolutely no idea how to manage my classes here, I had some priori because of the TV series, but believe me if you are a foreign student coming to Scotland study and you are reading this: THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

So I'm going to talk about my Bachelor's degree in Business at Crichton Campus in Dumfries.

To begin, unlike the education in France which is free, here you have to pay registration fees that amount to about £ 5,200 a year (no there is no zero in excess). Unlike in France where the fees are almost non-existent (and yes, my Scottish friends come to France to save).

Then at the level of the organization of the courses, it is also very different. It should be known that in France we have approximately 35h of lessons per week (7h per days approximately) and here we have 9h of lessons per week. Already the difference is very obvious. However, the requested work is as a consequence of our free time here. My diploma is divided into 2 semesters. The first I had the following subjects: Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship Creation, Performance Management & Reward. And the second: Business Research Skills, Digital Marketing, Tourism / Mobility / Transport. You should know that for each subject there is 2 hours of reading and 1 hour of tutorial. The reading hours are the theoretical part of the course which can be compared to the lectures in France (all the students are gathered in an amphitheater and writes the course). Then, during the French tutorials there are exercises and courses applications.

Little information for my Scottish friends, in France we have much more tutorial than reading unlike you, except in some public institutions called "faculties" where the courses are composed mainly of reading.

Then, one of the other major differences here, is that the course is available all the time on a clean online platform at the university. And it is up to us to work the course upstream of the hours of classes in order to come to class prepared. This applies both to the exercises to be done beforehand but also to the theoretical courses in order to arrive with questions in class and to advance the course.

In short, I find that the Scottish learning method is pretty good. It is still difficult for me who did not have this mode of education, to adapt quickly. However, having more freedom in the courses, allows to better take interest. 

Finally, I find that the campus on which we have the chance to study, is really beautiful and refreshing. Plus, this morning it snowed, I let you judge ... kisses my foxes

" Every morning you have two choices: continue to sleep with your dreams. Or wake up and chase them " 

(Yeah I'm in a philosophical mood right now)