Emma Seith

Emma Seith graduated in June 2001 with a degree in English and Contemporary European Studies.

Within two months she obtained a job in the firm of D. C. Thomson, with its legendary reputation as a trainer of journalists. In October 2004 she moved to Glasgow, to become a writer for The Herald.

Emma write: "When I joined D. C. Thomson at first I was struck by the amazing general knowledge the older reporting staff have. I now know that knowledge comes as a result of journalists having to familiarise themselves with a new topic on virtually a daily basis. Basically, researching a topic quickly and thoroughly is an essential skill for a journalist and one that essay writing at degree level helps you with greatly.

As a journalist your general grasp of English has to be good. Basically the wider your vocabulary the better. The breadth of reading that you do over the four year degree course at Dundee equips you with all the words you'll ever need!

Just getting used to thinking things through, to analysing and questioning, helps you when you come to interview a wide variety of people. The work you do for your degree helps you not just to accept things at face value."