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The End Is Nigh…

May 10, 2019May 11, 2019 ~ debsadac ~ Leave a comment

...well apart from a 4,000 word essay for the end of May and a 15,000 word dissertation to be handed in at the beginning of September.  But I’m currently sat in my favourite Caffè Nero spot in the Laidlaw in Leeds having my last breakfast before what is about to be the final taught seminar … Continue reading The End Is Nigh…

Planning, presenting – and post mortem photography

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 ~ debsadac ~ 4 Comments

So with all my ambitious talk of thinking about doing a PhD in my last blog post, a couple of weeks ago I came very close to sacking the whole thing and walking away from even completing my masters.  This came at a time when I felt quite lost with the direction in which I … Continue reading Planning, presenting – and post mortem photography

Hello Leeds…..I’m back!

March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 ~ debsadac ~ Leave a comment

And so I found myself back in Leeds for the second semester. Now that I'm fully immersed back into Uni life again I'm feeling much more at ease with everything than I was last semester and thankfully I'm not running around like a demented headless chicken anymore! This semester I'm only scheduled to take one … Continue reading Hello Leeds…..I’m back!

And finally….graduation!

August 28, 2017August 28, 2017 ~ debsadac ~ 2 Comments

So after leaving school in what feels like the Dark Ages (yes, it was that long ago), without any A levels and just a smattering of O levels, on Friday 4th November 2016 I graduated from the Open University, with a First Class Honours degree in Classical Studies. Yay!! The degree ceremony was held at Manchester's … Continue reading And finally….graduation!

A340 – The Roman Empire

August 10, 2017April 19, 2018 ~ debsadac ~ 4 Comments

After the challenging experience of A330 I came back fighting, determined to crank myself up a gear and give A340 my best shot.  That's not to say that A340 didn't have its own fair share of challenges either, including the minor issue of a 3 hour exam at the end and a not so little … Continue reading A340 – The Roman Empire

A219 – Experiencing the Classical World

May 21, 2017July 17, 2017 ~ debsadac ~ 2 Comments

This was one of my favourites, not only because of the subject matter, but also because of the friendships I made along the way and it was the first of the three Classics modules I took. It started in October 2011 and finished in June 2012 and was the first module I studied over Christmas, rather than … Continue reading A219 – Experiencing the Classical World

AZX103 – Introduction to the Humanities

March 2, 2017July 17, 2017 ~ debsadac ~ Leave a comment

This was my first proper module with the OU and I really enjoyed studying it.  However, this is the module which is the least easy to recollect, which is why it's great for me to get the old books out again and rekindle the memories. I started it on 9th February 2008, back in the … Continue reading AZX103 – Introduction to the Humanities

Y160 – Making Sense of the Arts

February 13, 2017July 17, 2017 ~ debsadac ~ Leave a comment

It all began back in 2007 when I was working in the Specialist Retail division at the Co-op, in the IT department.  I was about to be made (very happily) redundant and was wondering what I was going to do next.  I'd been looking around for courses to study and thought it would be fun to … Continue reading Y160 – Making Sense of the Arts

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As of 2021, I’m currently studying for an MA in Classical Studies, as an (extra) mature student at the Open University.

Older than the average ‘mature’ student, but still got enough mental marbles to take advantage of a lifelong passion for British History, Ancient History & the History of Medicine and put them to good use by ongoing study.

Debsadac is a blog about my current journey in academia in pursuit of a Masters and details my years of studying for an undergrad with the Open University and a postgrad at the University of Leeds, both the highs and the lows and the in-betweens.  Click on About Me to find out more 😊

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