Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 1593 Accommodation

Before the bitterness on Han Li's face had subsided, Cedric Marshall, who had been waiting on the sidelines, said something even more hurtful.

"Han, I knew you'd get a book catalog too."

Han Li: "Huh?"

Cedric Marshall: "Haha, Professor Giovanni Morrick would give his students a list of books to study when they first met."

As someone who's been there, let me tell you quietly: although each book on this list is more or less boring than the last, you should definitely read them all carefully.

Ideally, you should review your work three months later, before your first placement test, and tell the professor the subject you want to specialize in. This will ensure you don't get too bad credits on your first attempt, which will help you apply for scholarships from the university and department.

Cedric Marshall's earlier words made Han Li's mind a little clearer. If all the students under the mentor's name had these things, then it was a product of the masses, and he didn't need to worry too much about the mentor systematically testing him on the relevant content in these books.

However, what Cedric Marshall said in the middle made Han Li feel even more confused.

Boring? Han Li had already thought of that after seeing those book titles.

If that's the case, why bother reading it again? Could it be that he guessed wrong, and the professor really will test some content from these books?

However, what Cedric Marshall said later made Han Li realize that he was wrong.

what's the situation?
The humanities and social sciences are a broad field, encompassing many disciplines such as philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, management, art, sociology, politics, and psychology.

In the humanities and social sciences of this era, university students mainly study public foundation courses, general education courses, professional core courses, and professional extension courses in these areas.

It can be described as haphazard and disorganized, broad but not deep.

When they reach graduate or master's level, some people will likely pursue further studies based on a specific major they took during their undergraduate studies.

However, this also depends on your supervisor's area of ​​expertise in teaching; otherwise, it can easily become a thankless task.

When Han Li was studying at Oxford University, he took a one-year master's program unique to England and followed the teaching direction of Professor Rand Swanson.

Although Han Li's course was said to focus on English, English history, and sociology, he actually studied a wide variety of subjects and did not delve deeply into any one of them.

From a professional academic perspective, Han Li can be categorized as a master's student.

Getting back to the point, there can be mediocre undergraduates, and there can be mediocre graduate students and master's students, but it's really hard to find mediocre doctoral students.

Because most doctoral supervisors would not allow any mediocre students among their students, otherwise their reputation in the academic community would be ruined if anything happened.

Therefore, in order to protect their reputation, most doctoral supervisors and professors would rather let someone study for a lifetime to get a doctorate than let someone whose academic level is not up to par receive a diploma from them.

Therefore, in order to ensure that they can successfully obtain their graduation certificate and degree certificate, almost all doctoral students, except for geniuses, will choose one or two specializations.

In the days that follow, they will work hard towards their chosen major in order to maximize their chances of graduating smoothly.

The book list that Professor Giovanni Morric presented to his students when they first met covered a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.

The intention is to allow students to select books that they can read and are interested in, thereby determining the professional courses they want to study during their doctoral studies. This is beneficial for both students and professors.

After Cedric Marshall finished speaking, Han Li smiled and asked, "Thank you, Senior Cedric. I will definitely study these books carefully. May I ask what your major is?"

Cedric Marshall: "My major was African Society and Folklore, and my minor was music."

Han Li: "Music? You studied music at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences?"

Cedric Marshall: "Yes, the main subjects are too tiring and mentally taxing, so I chose music as a minor subject to relax."

Han, you don't know, ever since I started taking music classes, I feel that music is the most wonderful thing in the world.

If you pay attention, you'll find that music exists in every corner of the world. It has no money, no competition, no desire, no worldly boundaries; it only has primal beauty and tranquility.

Han Li watched speechlessly as Cedric Marshall continued to ramble on about the beauty of music beside him.

Han Li's upbringing and experiences meant that he was destined to be unable to understand the strange ways of thinking of these foreigners.

Han Li acknowledged that music has no borders and not many worldly boundaries.

But to say that music has no money, no competition, no desire, then what is the point of concerts, recitals, and music competitions? People who say this are more or less obsessed.

However, this is someone else's hobby, and Han Li certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to tell the truth.

While agreeing with Cedric Marshall, Han Li followed the man to collect his textbooks and familiarize himself with the library and classrooms.
Finally, regarding accommodation, before paying the fees, Han Li and Cedric Marshall went to see the dormitories provided by the university for doctoral students.

Well, the dormitories provided by the University of Pennsylvania for doctoral students are currently very poor. I haven't seen the dormitories for undergraduate and graduate students, but I estimate they are even worse than those for doctoral students.

Although the doctoral students' dormitories are suites, they are the old-fashioned, traditional type of apartments.

These suite-style dormitories are divided into rooms shared by two to six people. Each person has a small, independent bedroom with space for only a bed, a table, and a small wardrobe.

All students in the suite share the public restrooms, living room, and kitchen.

People who enjoy socializing and making friends can choose a suite that suits their budget.

Single suites are also available, but a certain number of academic credits and the supervisor's signature are required. Generally, only those who have completed three to four years of doctoral studies and joined a supervisor's research team are eligible to apply.

Now that Han Li has a legitimate income, he is still a person who likes peace and quiet, and of course he will not compromise himself like he did when he was at Niujing University.

However, Han Li's current situation did not meet the requirements for staying in a single room, and he did not like the other rooms, so he did not pay the accommodation fee at that time.

Now that everything on campus was done, Han Li, led by Cedric Marshall, arrived at an upscale community on the west side of the campus.

There are two buildings here specifically for students to rent out. The environment is excellent and the security is very good. Each building has dedicated security personnel.

The accommodations offered to students range from single rooms to four-person rooms, with single suites offering complete privacy.

Other multi-person rooms are like school dormitories, except that the bedroom is private, but the bathroom and living room are shared with roommates.

However, it is close to the school, just across the street, and the accommodation is good with large rooms, so students from similar family backgrounds, as well as those who are in a relationship, choose to rent here.

Of course, this upscale community offers townhouses and detached villas for students from wealthier families; here, as long as you have money, you can meet any requirement.
(End of this chapter)