Academic skills module

The compulsory academic skills module provides you with all the essential academic training you need to ensure that you are thoroughly prepared for your degree course. It covers the following areas:

Academic skills
Learn essential study skills such as note-taking, summarising, reading strategies, oral presentations, research techniques, essay and report-writing, interpreting data and exam preparation skills.

IELTS preparation
Prepare and practise for the IELTS exam to ensure you achieve the score you need for entry into a British university. Exam fees are included in your tuition costs and you will receive help enrolling for the test.

Life in Britain
Discover more about Britain’s history and culture, and gain the confidence and knowledge you need to live and study in the UK.

Information technology
Develop essential computing skills for studying at university, such as word processing, managing spreadsheets and databases, creating presentations and designing for the web.

Subject modules

For this module you can choose three subjects from the following:

Business Studies
Business Structures & Organisations, Business Objectives & Strategy, Change & Growth Management, Starting a Small Firm, Marketing & Finance,People & Operation Management

Communications Studies 
Texts and Meanings in Communication, Verbal & Non-verbal Communication, Interpersonal & Group Communication, Culture, Context & Communication

Economics
Free Market Economies, Demand & Supply,Costs & Revenues, Market Failures, National Income, Growth & Living Standards, Inflation, Unemployment, Balance of Payment Deficits

Finance
Legal Characteristics of a Business, Funding Business Growth, Shares & Share Ownership, Preparation of a Profit & Loss Statement, Preparation of a Balance Sheet, Cash-flow Statements, Assets & Liabilities

Geography
Plate Tectonics, Features of Coastal Environments, Tourism & Recreation, Population, Variations in Rural and Urban Environments, Field Study Investigation: City Development and Urbanisation (based in Cambridge)

Law
Sources of Law, The English Legal System, Criminal Law, The Civil Law, Contract Law

Media Studies
Media Analysis, Concepts of Genre and Narrative Media, Representation & Reception, Media Industries

Politics
Political Culture & Voting Behaviour, Electoral Systems, Political Parties, Pressure Groups & Protest Movements, The Politics of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, Political Traditions, Alternative Ideologies: Environmentalism