Pre-Master Certificate - Study Skills

The course consists of:

• Modules to develop your research and study skills to enable you to succeed in postgraduate level study
• Subject modules to increase your knowledge of the area you wish to study in the future, and give you experience of studying at a UK university. .

This course will also give you the opportunity to familiarise yourself with the teaching, learning and support facilities at Oxford Brookes, and to adapt to university life in a supportive international environment.

You will take 2 compulsory study skills modules:

• Advanced Reading and Research Skills will widen your research skills and develop the necessary reading skills as preparation for writing and seminar assignments at a masters level. You will learn to apply your reading to a specific issue or question, and to evaluate and summarise secondary sources for use in writing assignments. You will also develop your knowledge of quotation, paraphrasing and citation techniques, and to write a bibliography following academic conventions.
• Extended Writing Project gives you the opportunity to carry undertake a research project leading to an extended research paper in your own subject area, and to a reflective essay on the process followed. The research can be undertaken using only secondary sources, or both secondary and primary sources. It is a double module, ie 6 hours a week (2 x 3 hours) to enable you to get practice and support with writing through classes, tutorials, lectures, workshops and online discussion forums.

You will also take 2 subject modules

Your chosen subject modules will improve your knowledge of your subject area, and give you experience of studying at a UK university.

A wide range of options are available from the university's modular programme. Here are some of the more popular choices:

• Business (including e-Business, International Management, International Business Law, Hospitality and Tourism, Accountancy, Marketing, and Economics)
• Social Sciences and Law (including Politics, International Relations, Law, International Human Rights, Sociology, Psychology, and Anthropology)
• Education (including Communication and Media, Language and Linguistics, Sports and Coaching, Philosophy, Religion, Culture and Ethics)
• Built Environment (including Architecture, Construction, Real Estate, Planning, Environmental Sustainability)
• Technology (including Computing, Mathematics, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering)
• Life Sciences (including Biotechnology, Microbiology, Nutrition, Sports Science)
• Health and Social Care (including nursing, social work and public heath)