Postgraduate taught student profiles

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

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Encouraging positive change through music psychology

Natasha Hendry Alumni

Alumni student, Natasha Hendry, is a music psychologist, researcher and social activist. She is a popular speaker and advisor for mental health in the music industry and Black lives in music. Learn about how returning to education changed the course of her career.

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The city has so much to offer, the music, the greenery, the friendliness will open up a new world of life for you

Zhen Qin Master of Music in Piano Performance

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Zhen to discuss what his experiences of studying and living in Sheffield have been.

SLC Student Hannah

Sheffield was one of the only universities in the UK that offered my course, Music and Spanish

Hannah BA Music and Modern Languages and Cultures

Hannah is a dual student studying Music and Modern Languages & Cultures

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If you love literature and media as much as I do, and are considering a career in East Asia in the future then this is the course for you

Rui Yu MA Politics and Media in East Asia

Rui is a vlogger and active on social media. She felt studying this field will improve her understanding of media and how politics plays a role in our daily lives.

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My favourite thing about Sheffield is how friendly and welcoming everyone is here

Shunru Chen MSc East Asian Business

Shunru Chen was first attracted to Sheffield for it's global reputation and the careers support it provides to students. Now in Sheffield, she also enjoys the green space the city provides and its friendly, welcoming people.

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Say yes to every music making opportunity you can while at university, even if it’s something a little out of your comfort zone

George Morton BMus Music, MMus Composition and Performance

Our degrees and activities attract students who are interested in an eclectic mix of music, with many going onto varied careers. George studied the undergraduate BMus music course and went onto study MMus Composition and Performance. He now works as a freelance conductor and orchestrator.

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Through these modules, I now have experience using specialist software which will be invaluable to me when I enter the working world

Asha MA Translation Studies

Asha is from Liverpool, and is an MA Translation Studies student in the School of Languages and Cultures. She studied her BA at the University of Sheffield, UK.

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My Experience: Studying by distance learning

Kate Wareham MA Music in Education, Performance and Wellbeing

Kate studied on the Music Education distance learning course, graduating in 2017. She is now working towards a PhD and hoping to combine her academic research and previous professional activities within the charity sector. Read more about her thoughts on studying by distance learning.

Yu Yang PGT student

Sheffield is a very beautiful city with a convenient location and friendly people

Yu Yang East Asian Business MSc

After studying her undergraduate degree in China, Yu came to Sheffield for her postgraduate study.

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My Experience - MA Psychology of Music

Verna Vazquez Diaz 2018-2019

Verna was offered a Latin American postgraduate award to study MA Psychology of Music at the University of Sheffield. Verna shares her experience as an international student in the Department of Music and how the course has helped her start a professional research career.

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