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Name: Sarah Stribley on Mar 4, 2010Comments: My reason for coming to Sussex was the inter-disciplinary programme offered by the English Department. This is what distinguishes Sussex English from courses offered by other universites. During my period of study, i have found that the electives i have taken have not only broadened my knowledge but contributed significantly to my degree itself. By removing this option, Sussex will be losing its very identity and threatening its reputation for offering a wide learning experience. It will no longer be the place, that i and so many fellow students, choose to come to. Please ask the opinion of English literature students before going ahead with this terrible proposal, since we are the ones who experience the elective programmes.Flag
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Name: Lauren Stevens on Mar 4, 2010Comments: don't stop electives!!Flag
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Name: Maria Perysinakis on Mar 4, 2010Comments: The department is becoming increasingly autocratic and arrogant in its disregard for students and their needs.Flag
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Name: Harry Snowdon on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Jon Pomfret on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Elizabeth Laurance on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: RUTH CHARNOCK on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Naomi Benjamini on Mar 4, 2010Comments: As a prospective student I chose Sussex specifically for it's interdisciplinary merits. Learning should be about the joy of knowledge and broadened horizons, not just ticking yet another beaurocratic box. The recent changes in the English department and those around it are devastating to those who are seeking to be EDUCATED. Getting rid of electives is ridiculous and will greatly harm the overall experience of students. This is deeply unsettling.Flag
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Name: Tutku Barbaros on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Ruth Hargreaves on Mar 4, 2010Comments: My elective course has been one of the things I have valued most highly during my time at Sussex. Having continued my language elective for both years, I can safely say that even reducing the option for an elective to one year would be greatly detrimental as the knowledge gained would be basic at best. Electives can not only support and enhance your major subject but also provide a completely separate and valuable learning experience.Flag
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Name: Simeon Gholam on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Ezra Cohen on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Hollye Murphy on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Alice McCarthy Sommerville on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Nicholas Skidmore on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Anthony Jennings on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Charlotte Selby on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Elizabeth Rutson-Griffiths on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Hannah Pini on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Beth Mulligan on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Lita Wallis on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Anthony Leaker on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Jasmine Pike on Mar 4, 2010Comments: The elective scheme was a huge factor for me when choosing Sussex. I was caught between several different humanities subjects as my definite choice for a BA, so the availability of different courses was vital. Currently I know of several HUMs students who have changed their BA programmes based on enjoying their electives, either to joint or entirely different courses. Additionally, the idea that second year students would take electives in unknown subjects at a more advanced level right when courses become contributory is seemingly baffling!Flag
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Name: Jamie Ivory on Mar 4, 2010Comments: The elective scheme was the main reason why I chose Sussex Uni. Think that abolishing that is crazy and suggests something is seriously wrong at the University. No election scheme will drastically reduce the number of students applying and will mean that those who do will not have as rounded an education. Crazy!Flag
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Name: Lydia Samuels on Mar 4, 2010Comments: This is a terrible idea! Taking electives was crucial to my education in English - I am in third year and still consistently drawing upon ideas and discourses that I was introduced to in my electives of sociology, gender studies and film studies that I took in 2nd and 3rd year. Most of firsts I have obtained in English have been for pieces of work that were highly influenced by my elective subjects. If electives are ended at Sussex I certainly would advise someone planning on studying English to pick another university where they will have more options to study in different areas. This is a terrific shame. I feel incredibly privileged to have had the opportunity to take electives and I hope that other universities in this country do not take this ill-advised path so that some students will still have access to a rich, well-rounded and diverse studying experience such as mine.Flag
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Name: Joella Richardson on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Joella Richardson on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Jamie Dennis on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Naomi Wood on Mar 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Jack Milner on Mar 4, 2010Comments: This is a patently ridiculous proposal. Electives were one of the main reasons why I chose to come to this university.Flag
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Name: Nicholas Lessware on Mar 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Rosie Sansom on Mar 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Rachel Pritchard on Mar 5, 2010Comments: Doing Art History as an elective continuously for both my first and second year at Sussex has been a definate highlight of my studies. Not only was it highly enjoyable and interesting but it has continued to be of use to my English Literature studies even up until my third year-I miss it now and it saddens me to think first year students will be deprived of such a fulfilling experience.Flag
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Name: Aella Jordan-Edge on Mar 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Freya Orley-Simmons on Mar 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Frances on Mar 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Rebecca Partos on Mar 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Ros Barber on Mar 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Francis Mace on Mar 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Daniel Steuer on Mar 5, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Isabelle Young on Mar 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Rebecca De Jouvencel on Mar 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Michele Schmitz on Mar 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Sophie Enever on Mar 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Charlotte Jerez on Mar 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Katherine on Mar 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Peter Target on Mar 6, 2010Comments: I had my second year average dragged down about 3% by my electives, which is quite a big deal obviously. I don't think they should be compulsory. But I did enjoy doing a few of them, and all of them widened my knowledge more effectively than an extra literature course would have. I just wish they'd been optional; it would have made me take them more seriously and I'd have been able to avoid taking any in those terms when none of them appealed. Keep them, make them optional. It's the only rational thing to do. I can't imagine they cost much at all, and getting rid of them is part of the move toward 'school' independence which is clearly an endless slide into mediocrity.Flag
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Name: Lana Harper on Mar 6, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Richard Maslin on Mar 6, 2010Comments: Electives in philosophy and aesthetics have shaped my critical thought and informed my studies in English. The abandonment of electives will, I fear, simply narrow a student's field of vision.Flag
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Name: Nicole A'Court-Stuart on Mar 6, 2010Comments: Since the first yerar electives have given me valuable grounding in philosophy and politics.Flag
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