Blog Post 7: Changes to my study programme

 

As I said in previous posts, I study architecture, and even though I like my career, there are many things I would like to change about it. As for curriculum, I think there are some subjects that could be summarized a lot, (such as the ones of structure and materials), and there are others subjects that should be enhanced in my opinion. In relation to workload and length of studies, I’ve always complained about the academic overload, I think there are many thins that could have been planned in a better way, to make university life more enjoyable. I also think that the career could be shorter than it is today if some subjects that are perhaps not so necessary were summarized.

In my faculty, there are always complaints about the infrastructure, I can't say much because I was in the faculty for a very short time, but what I remember most are the rats and the lack of good ventilation in the rooms. In relation to use of technology, we have to use many programs, so it is necessary to have a good computer, however I think this could discriminate or disadvantage some students who cannot afford it, perhaps the university should guarantee computers for those students. As for teaching methods, I think we have mostly teachers with good methods, however there is a part of them who do not have them, and for those I think it is necessary to teach them how to improve their teaching techniques.