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It\u2019s been fantastic here, but at the same time I will be excited to come back to Loughborough. So, I want to talk to guys about the different types of teaching here. At Curtin I have four modules or \u201cunits” as they call it over here, which are two film modules and two theatre modules. At Loughborough I only have to do three modules to get the equivalent credits, however I do have the option of doing four. I enjoyed my course back at Loughborough and I enjoy it here too, it\u2019s very much a win win for me. Loughborough seems to offer more student support<\/a> than Curtin, with their English support system, one-week automatic extension with a disability, and their impaired performance claim. However, Curtin also has their own system, it\u2019s what they call the CAP (Curtin Access Plan), which gives you a two-week extension upon approved request. In my opinion, both systems are useful but I can\u2019t help but be biased to Loughborough!<\/p>\n Also with the way things are run here and the culture is very different. In Australia, it\u2019s very easy going, everyone has this very carefree vibe and then they panic at the last minute. Now while it\u2019s great being really relaxed, the exam period stress really rubs off on me and this is coming from someone who doesn\u2019t take sit down exams\u2026. I kind of like the fact that my lecturers at Loughborough make sure everyone is on top of things at all times, so this manic stress at the end of the year doesn\u2019t happen. However, I can\u2019t blame anyone for getting stressed during exam time it is hectic! But to help this stress, Curtin also have the de-stress puppy petting<\/a> days, I have not yet experienced this but to quote my friends: it is great! I remember going at Loughborough – it was a (sad to admit but) good highlight at the end of the year.<\/p>\n At Curtin you get to choose alternative when you do your classes, so for example I had the option to choose to do a Monday to Thursday week (which worked with the units I\u2019ve selected here)\u00a0 and have a long weekend to explore Australia! Whereas at Loughborough we don\u2019t choose, although we automatically get the weekend off and things are organised very well. All my modules communicate with each other at Loughborough (haha I mean the teachers do). This means – I don\u2019t really have four assessments at the same time. Although at Curtin, well yeah I have about four assessments at the same time, then nothing, then six assessments (I\u2019m exaggerating) then nothing \u2013 it\u2019s manic but all doable!<\/p>\n Loughborough offers you a placement year, study abroad, and a selection of modules to choose from! I found that Curtin had less modules\/units to choose from which is partly why I ended up doing film\/Screen Arts as well as theatre. But if I\u2019m honest, I\u2019m not complaining I got lucky, I\u2019m glad I had to do film as well. I have produced a couple of cinematics since I\u2019ve been here, such as surrealist films, horror soundtrack, experimental films and my favourite one which I was very excited about is my drama The Red Ribbon<\/em>. I wrote the film myself, directed it and edited it with my production team. If you want to check out what I\u2019ve been doing, then feel free to click the links below!<\/p>\n![\"Feeding](\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/11\/Feeding-the-Kangaroos-e1479308881299.jpg\")
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