Carol Kirkwood,
BA Commerce, 1984
“I remember when deciding where to study, I had two offers on the table;
one was from Napier on a brand new course, which was BA Commerce.
My brother-in-law, who was lecturing at another university, said that to
get a new degree validated at a polytechnic would require such a lot of
hard work; the course would be well worth doing.
“I was also drawn to Napier because it was a sandwich course, which
allowed me to go into industry for six months in third year, which I hoped
would help me secure a job. The course content for BA Commerce was
brilliant – it had some great elements to it and I have to admit I loved it!
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“I knew from a very young age that I wanted to join the BBC. My main inspiration throughout my time at
Napier was that the course would lead me to a job at the BBC, and it did exactly that! The secretarial skills
I learnt at Napier helped me get an administrative role at the BBC. I contacted them ݥѠ