Today we went to the Joseph Chamberlain College. College in England is not how it is in the US. In the US college and university are used synonymously, however in the UK college is the second part of high school before university. This specific college or sixth form school supports many lower-socioeconomic individuals. However, this…
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Birmingham Day 3: Public Health and History – How it connects to education.
Today we walked to the south campus and began with a lecture on public health in the UK by Dr. Sara Zarti. Public health is preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized efforts of society. Health specifically includes your physical, mental, and social wellbeing. Public health promotes healthy lifestyles and tackles inequities, protects…
Birmingham Day 2: Birmingham & Burns
Today we got to explore the Birmingham City University, also known as BCU, campus where we will be studying over the course of this study abroad trip. To get there we took a double decker bus, it was mostly everyone’s first time on one. We all sat on the second floor to get the full…
Birmingham Day: 1
Today we arrived early in London, and even earlier in what time it would be in Pittsburgh. At first glance the city appears similar to the US. It reminded me of what my one neighbor said about how traveling makes you realize we are all more connected than we may think. There are people and…