Pre-Masters: Course content

 

  • English for Academic Purposes and IELTS preparation

  • Lectures in specialist subjects (Business, Engineering, Social Sciences, Humanities)

  • Study Skills

  • Assignment and investigation classes: (Producing a short report based on primary research. Researching, outlining, creating and editing an academic paper)

  • Seminar and presentation skills: (Understanding the role of debate-style academic discussion; the roles of facilitator and participant in academic seminars)

  • Literature Review: (Critically evaluating and summarizing sources, developing an understanding of the multiplicities of argument around a certain topic, synthesizing sources into a discussion-like document)

  • Research Matters: Key issues in conducting research, assessing the validity of a piece of research, the generic and linguistic features of research reports and proposals, hypotheses, abstracts