Hello, my name is Kristopher Cook and I am
studying a Postgraduate degree in Mass Communication and Management. I chose
this course to help me achieving my long term goal of becoming the editor of my
own travel based magazine centred around my own trips taken throughout my term
as an undergrad and beyond. I love to travel and chose this course to give me
more business acumen to help push it past the passion project it currently
exists as now.
I graduated from Northumbria University this
year, gaining a First Class Degree in Media and Journalism: a course that I
grew to love towards the end despite the constant essays and lack of social
time (if you are currently looking at this as a third year then you’ll know
exactly what I’m talking about). My overall background in academia actually
happened due to sheer happenstance, when everyone at college/school would
discuss what they wanted to do when they were older I would always keep silent
on the matter, instead I chose courses that were ‘easy’ relying on my never
ending flow of creativity to keep me from floating just below that line of
slacker and waste. This domino effect led me to university after finally
putting time and effort into creating a space where I might finally discover
what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. And here I am. Hard work does pay
off and dedication can only be learnt in these types of moments, it’s this
drive that caused me to apply for postgraduate study and pursue it in every way
I know how.
I chose Northumbria University as the hub for my continued study simply because of two reasons. First was the rather
generous alumni discount (studying is expensive who’d have thought), and two,
my ever-growing love for academia as a whole. I come from a very grass roots
working class background so just having this kind of opportunity so close to
home is very inspiring to me and the people around me. I not only make them
proud in my achievements but I also manage to surprise myself when I go above
and beyond to push past what I thought I knew. That’s the best part of
university/academia overall, learning more about yourself through experiences
that only university study can offer.
