Study Skills - how you can improve them
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Subjects -
First year
- Ancient History
- Anthropology
- Arabic
- Archaeology
- Art History
- Biochemistry
- Biological Sciences: Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Chemistry
- Chinese (Mandarin)
- Classical Studies
- Computer Science
- Criminology
- Drama
- Economics
- English
- Film Studies
- French
- Geography
- German
- Global Futures
- Greek (ancient)
- Historical, Political and Sociological Studies
- History
- International Relations
- Italian
- Japanese
- Latin
- Law
- Leadership
- Management
- Mathematics
- Medieval Studies (not available from 2013)
- Mediterranean Studies
- Middle East and North African Studies
- Persian
- Philosophy
- Politics
- PPE (Politics, Philosophy and Economics)
- Psychology
- Renaissance Studies (not available from 2013)
- Russian
- Sociology
- Spanish (Hispanic Studies)
- Sport and Health Sciences
- Sustainability
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- Theology
- Visual Culture
Subjects - Second year
- Accounting
- Ancient History
- Animal Behaviour
- Anthropology
- Arabic
- Archaeology
- Art History
- Biochemistry
- Biological Sciences: Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Chemistry
- Chinese (Mandarin)
- Classical Studies
- Computer Science
- Criminology
- Drama
- Economics
- English
- Film Studies
- French
- Geography
- German
- Global Futures
- Historical, Political and Sociological Studies
- History
- International Relations
- Italian
- Japanese
- Latin
- Law
- Leadership
- Management
- Mathematics
- Mediterranean Studies
- Middle East and North African Studies
- Persian
- Philosophy
- Politics
- PPE (Politics, Philosophy and Economics)
- Psychology
- Russian
- Sociology
- Spanish (Hispanic Studies)
- Sport and Health Sciences
- Sustainability
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- Theology
- Visual Culture
- Work Experience
Subjects - Final year
- Accounting
- Ancient History
- Animal Behaviour
- Anthropology
- Arabic
- Archaeology
- Art History
- Biochemistry
- Biological Sciences: Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Chemistry
- Chinese (Mandarin)
- Classical Studies
- Computer Science
- Criminology
- Drama
- Economics
- English
- Film Studies
- French
- Geography
- German
- Global Futures
- Historical, Political and Sociological Studies
- History
- International Relations
- Independent Study - dissertation
- Italian
- Japanese
- Latin
- Law
- Leadership
- Management
- Mathematics
- Mediterranean Studies
- Middle East and North African Studies
- Persian
- Philosophy
- Politics
- PPE (Politics, Philosophy and Economics)
- Psychology
- Russian
- Sociology
- Spanish (Hispanic Studies)
- Sport and Health Sciences
- Sustainability
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- Theology
- Visual Culture
- Work Experience
Independent Study
Work Experience
- Work experience (home page)
- What type of work experience is appropriate?
- When can I do it?
- Module descriptions
- 120 credits (one year placement)
- 30 credits
- 15 credits
- Reflective journal
- Presentations - guidance
- Handbook - on ELE
- Approval form - Letter of Agreement (Word file)
- Induction checklist (Word file)
- Employer review form (Word file)
Study or Work Abroad
- Study or Work Abroad (home page)
- General University information about opportunities abroad
- Where can I study?
- Applying for Study Abroad - How to and Application Form
- What type of work experience?
- Module descriptions
- Costs - money
- Useful links
- Learning log/journal
- Guidelines
- Past learning logs - see ELE resources for FCH3002/FCH3003
- Presentations - guidelines
- Employer review form for work experience (Word file)
- Culture shock video
- Photos from students abroad
- Handbook (in preparation)
Study Issues
- Issues - homepage
- Study and writing skills
- Disability Resource Centre (AccessAbility)
- Extensions
- Exams and Revision
- Special provision for assessments
- Mitigation
Student Handbook
Contents
- Assessment conventions
- Degree classification
- Degree titles
- Employability
- Facebook group
- Final-year modules
- First-year modules
- Frequently asked questions
- Independent study
- Mitigation
- Personal tutors
- Programme specification
- Second-year modules
- SSLC - student-staff liaison committee
- Student skills service
- Study abroad
- Subject co-ordinators
- Timetable
- Work abroad
Other menu links in preparation
Applying
- Subjects available
- Entry requirements
- UCAS form
- UCAS codes
- Y004 – 3 year
- Y006 – 4 year incl. abroad
- Y007 – 4 year incl. UK work
- UCAS – personal statement
- Study or Work Abroad – 4 years
- UK Work Experience – 4 years
- FCH Factfile – PDF document
- Open Days, visiting, campus map
- University information
- Bursaries & scholarships
- Flexible Combined Honours in Cornwall
Problems writing essays and reports?- Lecturers say your English is bad?
- Told your essays lack structure?
- Problems reading effectively?
ELE study skills courses
Several courses are available through ELE to improve your study skills, e.g.:
Understanding plagiarism- Essay writing
- Presentation skills
- Time management
- Team working
- Exams and revision
- Dissertations
To access these, use the Student Resources menu at the top of the ELE page and select Undergraduate Skills.
Writing dissertations - on-line guide
A superb guide to writing dissertations, written by Prof. Stephen Lea of Exeter's Psychology department.
It covers all aspects of writing, from organising material to create a good and logical flow, right down to how to write effective sentences.
It focusses on writing Psychology material, but it is excellent for all types of research-based writing.
A must!
Open University on-line study skills - highly recommended!
The Open University offers a brilliant set of free on-line skills modules through its Open Learn resources.
All sorts of skills are covered, e.g. essay writing, presentations, studying, numeracy ...
Highly recommended!!
Study Skills Service
The University offers a study skills service that can help, with one-to-one and group sessions on:
- Essay-writing
- Managing dissertations
- Giving presentations
- Time management and prioritising
- Critical reading and writing
- Revision strategies and exam techniques
- Citation, referencing and avoiding plagiarism
- Notetaking
More information at: http://www.as.ex.ac.uk/eeu/studentskills/individual/index.shtml
Do not suffer in silence!
At the very least:
- talk to your personal tutor, and/or
- talk to the FCH Director. No appointment needed - if the office door is open, come in!
