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60 seconds with … Erin Quigley
7 October 2009
Name: Erin Quigley
Course: Honours degree, Bachelor of Arts
Year level: 4
Campus: Clayton
What is it about your course and the University that helped you to choose Monash?
I did my Bachelor of Arts at Monash and absolutely loved history. The department is fantastic and the units really appealed to me. I also think the teaching is of a high standard. Monash is also great because as a student you are given a lot of opportunities to study abroad.
What is your favourite subject and why?
I took an International Studies unit at the Monash South Africa campus. We also went to Rwanda. The course examined South African apartheid and Rwandan genocide. It was such a good opportunity to travel, meet new people and learn about a different culture.
What challenges are ahead for you this year?
My thesis!
What will be your ideal career when you graduate?
I would like to be a professional historian working in Holocaust and genocide studies. It will involve doing lots of research and working with archives.
What is it about your course that holds your interest or is particularly satisfying?
Honours gives you a lot of freedom to further research in a particular area you find interesting. I didn't study the Holocaust in detail in my undergraduate degree so it allows me to specialise in another field. I think writing a thesis is a huge learning curve, and I am enjoying the experience.
What is your favourite place in the world and why?
I would love to go back to Lancaster, England where I did an exchange. I want to visit my exchange friends and do more travelling around the UK.
What is the best piece of advice you have received?
Seize every opportunity you are given.
What is something about yourself that most of your fellow students wouldn't know?
I would love to go trekking in Nepal. I think Nepalese culture is really fascinating, and I think it would be a real challenge.
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