Study Practices and Academic Skills

Summary of courses and services

We offer a range of courses and services across the university for enhancing your study experience. Our courses further the development of good academic practices through the use of critical techniques in:

  • academic writing
  • communicating in seminars
  • working with lectures
  • revision and exams
  • information management

Alongside our free courses and individual consultations, we also coordinate a range of credit-bearing undergraduate modules and other specific programmes that you may be involved with via your academic department. We also offer research training in collaboration with the Office of Postgraduate studies.

Currently courses listed in this site are only available through the medium of English, except for individual consulations with the RLF Writing Fellowship scheme, which are also available through the medium of Welsh.

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For specific details follow the links below or contact us via the Student Welcome Centre: student-support@aber.ac.uk

John Morgan, Study Practices Coordinator

 

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Download details of the Study Practices Programme 2012/2013 (to be updated) 

 

 Writing, communication, information and professional skills courses

  • Undergraduate (this programme is available in both semesters and is offered in collaboration with Information Services).

18 seminars on academic writing, communicating in seminars, working with lectures, information management and online and library based research.

Wednesdays 14:00 - 15:30, A12 Hugh Owen (except 17th October, 14th November & 21st November in D5 Hugh Owen)

Full details and registration

  • Postgraduate (this is a continuous programme across both semesters and is offered in collaboration with Information Services)

16 seminars in academic writing and the use of advanced online resources for research purposes.

Wednesdays 14:00 - 15:20, Biology Main, Edward Llwyd (except 17th October in Physics 320)

Full details and registration

Individual writing consultations with a Royal Literary Fund Writing Specialist  

  • Individual consultations in Welsh or English on your academic writing are available with our RLF Writing Specialists

Full details about the RLF Writing Fellowship at Aberystwyth

Appointments are free and are confidential. Distance learning and other part time or home based students may be able to arrange appointments by Skype

    • Mondays: Heather Dyer
    • Thursdays/Fridays (half days): Elin ap Hywel

To request a consultation contact the Writers at writers@aber.ac.uk

The Writers are based in C28 Llandinam Building

Actual days will be subject to change and consultations are offered at the discretion of the Writers. The RLF Writing Fellowship Scheme does not offer a proof reading service or language tuition and each consultation is an advisory session to help with writing and study issues. Consultations are limited to one initial appointment and are not automatically offered on a repeat basis.

Undergraduate modules 

  • EL17720: Planning, Process and Product in Academic Writing (20 credits, two semesters)
    • 13:10 - 15:00 Mondays (B22 Llandinam) OR 14:10 - 16:00 Tuesdays (D54 Hugh Owen)
  • EL27720: Advanced Communication in English in an Academic Context (20 credits, one semester, repeated in semester 2)
    • 14:10 - 16:00 Thursdays (C63 Llandinam) AND 11:10 - 13:00 Fridays (C64 Llandinam)
  • MM20110: Written Communications in Management and Business (10 credits, one semester)
    • 16:10 - 17:50 Fridays (A14 Hugh Owen)(semester 1)
  • MM31120: Written Communications in Management and Business (20 credits, two semesters)
    •  16:10 - 17:50 Fridays (A14 Hugh Owen)(semester 1). Semester 2, time to be advised

Full details of undergraduate modules

Module registration takes place at the Arts Centre (for late registrations contact John Morgan jpm@aber.ac.uk)

    • 1st year, Tuesday 25th September, European Languages desk
    • 2nd & 3rd year & Erasmus exchange, Wednesday 26th September, European Languages desk

Effective Communication in Management and Business (ECMB)

This is a two semester course that is only available to MBA, MSc Management and MSc Accounting students at the School of Management and Business. It works with writing, communication and appropriate use of language for postgraduate business studies.

 

Full details of ECMB

  • Wednesdays 15:30 -16:50, Biology Main, Edward Llwyd (except 17th Oct in Physics 320)

Registration will be available in the first session on Thursday 27th September, 9:30am

Postgraduate research training 

Student Support collaborates with the Office of Postgraduate Studies and provides input to the following programmes:

Full details of Student Support aspects of research training programmes

All information on registration, rooms and times is available through the Office of Postgraduate Studies