CHANGES TO MY STUDY PROGRAMME

When I decided to change my career and study journalism (I studied law one year before) I chose the University of Chile for many reasons. For example, I liked the curriculum of the career and the pluralistic vision of the University. But that was before entering the career because now my opinion is very different.

First, the curriculum has many flaws, we don´t have subjects about world history or Chilean history or even a basic economics course. Of course there is an option of having these classes, but only on an optional basis so you can choose between hundreds of other options. This seems serious because if you don´t choose those subjects you don’t have all the knowledge that a journalist needs.

I think this year the new students have a different curriculum, with new subjects including subjects like history and economics, so I'm very glad for the changes.

Before going to school, I thought the university had a large infrastructure and of course it does, but they´re for other faculties… In winter we don´t have many places to be, and if we consider that the Chilean winter is very cold, it is clearly a problem of infrastructure.

Since I entered the career I've heard rumors that they will build a new building with more indoor places to hang out, but so far I have not seen any change.

There is also a problem with the number of cameras and equipment that journalism students need. Every year, near the end of the semester, every camera and equipment has to be booked for weeks in advance because the University has not purchased enough equipment. So they should definitely spend more money on that.

Finally, I have never liked the teaching methods of my career, in most of the subjects you have to do work with your classmates, so almost all the school assignments are in pairs or groups. I think this should definitely change because when we graduate and work alone nobody will help us.

In short, I like my career and my University, but there are many changes that are slated to do to be a better place of study.