What breadth did you enjoy the most in UoM???

[vox nihili]

Hey! I know this is a dead thread but I had to ask, what exactly do the oral assessments entail? I’m kinda afraid of public speaking and was wondering how they go? And also what do you think of the difficulty of the language assessments?

Thanks so much if you reply! (I interested in taking up Spanish 1 too)

They’re a short interview in sem1. Really simple, not worth a lot. Expectations are low too

Same thing in sem2 but there’s also a presentation. The presentation happens in sem1 but in English. In sem2 it’s reallt broken Spanish. Everyone has a bit of a laugh and it’s surprisingly enjoyable in the end

[tashhhaaa]

Wellbeing Motivation and Performance. Pretty sure I wrote a review about it

Not the best for grades but the one of the best in terms of teaching structure, course and content!

This.
I just finished it in the summer program and while that was great it was over quickly and I almost wish I did it during semester

Teaching staff are some of the most passionate i've encountered at uni and everyone got something out of the course. Highly recommended

[EragusTrenzalore]

yea i second language breadths. theyre usually pretty fun and its something useful to learn. at least at level 1 it's definitely fun. i did chinese and although it was easy in chinese 1 and kinda easy in chinese 2, by the time i got to chinese 3 (i had done pretty well in chinese 1 and 2) the pace became wayy too much for me and they stop being cruise-y, fun, useful, and pretty easy to do well in, and become very very serious subjects with alot of content. I would definitely do at least level 1 of a language and see how you like it

I'm starting first year Biomed this year and will be doing Chinese 3 and 4 for breadth. What exactly made these subjects more time consuming?

[samuel011]

I really enjoyed Australia in the Wine World as a summer intensive - it definitely isn't a free H1, but it is highly possible to do very well if you dedicate and commit yourself to learning as much as you can during the week, and you learn a lot of very interesting things about wine. No prior knowledge of wine is required,  and they don't just say this to attract students, making the subject accessible to almost anyone, barring those who cannot consume alcohol.