Jake Higgins (MA Media and Politics)

Posted on: 5 November 2024 in Posts

Associate for the Financial Crime team at PwC Operate in Belfast

I studied English and Communication Studies as an undergraduate at University of Liverpool before moving onto the MA Media and Politics course. I loved the course as I was learning and writing about topics that I was genuinely passionate about, and I felt that my lecturers shared that passion. For example, I was able to do assignments on the Troubles and Che Guevara, as well as a dissertation based upon British media coverage of Northern Ireland before and after the Brexit referendum. The transferable skills that I developed from the course, like persuasive argument and decision making, have helped me in my career as I am now enjoying my job as a Graduate Associate for PwC, where I work as part of the Financial Crime team in Belfast.