MA Student Profiles

Find out from our postgraduate students what it's like to live and study in Sheffield.

MA Student Will Smith

Being part of the MAMLC programme at Sheffield is a great introduction to further education and academia in general

Will MA Modern Languages and Cultures

School of Languages & Cultures student Will Smith discusses his time on the MA Modern Languages and Cultures, and how it led on to PhD study.

Kaishan Kong

I chose Sheffield because it was one of the more affordable and one of the safest cities to study in. The Student Union was one of the best in the UK

Kaishan Kong MA Intercultural Communication

Kaishan is an Associate Professor of Chinese and the advisor for the TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Program at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, U.S.

Ziqian Jiang

Be result-oriented

Ziqian Jiang MA Intercultural Communication

Ziqian now works as a Marketing Project Manager, having completed an MA in Intercultural Communication.

SLC student Manami

The course has been so interesting, inspiring and fulfilling. I am really grateful to be here and to have met so many nice people.

Manami MA Intercultural Communication and International Development

International Postgraduate Merit Scholarship winner Manami updates us on her time in Sheffield so far.

SLC student Juliana Shrestha

I wanted to shift and develop my career in development communications so this MA was the perfect opportunity for me

Juliana MA Intercultural Communication and International Development

Juliana discusses her experiences on the MA Intercultural Communication and International Development

Katy Humberstone

Sheffield's SLC was the best choice for my MA, owing to its strong research profile and specialisms in Multilingualism and Small Languages

Katy MA Modern Languages and Cultures

Katy talks about postgraduate life in Sheffield.

Postgraduate student profile for Cameron.

I am making use of my MA, utilising intercultural theory and practice day-in, day-out to work with partners in countries around the world

Cameron MA Intercultural Communication

Cameron on why he chose Sheffield for his MA

Postgraduate student Shixuan.

The cultural awareness, open attitudes and techniques to learn people's values that I gained over the year have helped me to stand out

Shixuan MA Intercultural Communication

Shixuan on why she chose Sheffield for her MA

SLC Ojotule Ichado

I am doing an MA because it is a major step toward my career development

Ojotule MA Modern Languages and Cultures

Ojotule is currently studying on the MA Modern Languages and Cultures.

Cian

I developed a sense of trust in myself as a researcher over this year, which I wouldn’t have had if there wasn’t the freedom to explore

Cian MA Germanic Studies

Cian, who completed an undergraduate degree here at the School of Languages & Cultures, discusses progressing onto studying a Masters in Germanic Studies.

Four smiling postgraduate students sat working together in a campus location - one of the group is typing on their laptop.

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