Dr Richard Perkins

This course is available on the BA in Geography, BSc in Environment and Development, BSc in Environmental Policy with Economics and BSc in Geography with Economics. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students.

This course is very strongly recommended for all first year Geography and Environment undergraduate students. 

This course seeks to provide an introduction to key study skills that Geography and Environmental Social Science students will use throughout their three years of undergraduate study. It will teach students how to get the most out of lectures and classes and, furthermore, how to best prepare for them through effective reading strategies and skills. During the course, students also will learn what makes a good essay and presentation, and how to effectively research, write and deliver them. The course will additionally introduce students to how their work is assessed and, moreover, how to best make use of feedback to improve their grades. All first-year undergraduates are strongly encouraged to take this course which has been purposefully designed to maximise their potential.

7 hours and 30 minutes of lectures in the MT.

Burns, T. and S. Sinfield (2016). Essential Study Skills: The Complete Guide to Success at University. 2nd edition. Sage.

Cottrell, S. (2013). The Study Skills Handbook. 4th edition. Palgrave Macmillan.

Greetham, B. (2018). How to Write Better Essays. 4th edition. Palgrave Macmillan.

van Emden, J. and L. Becker (2016). Presentation Skills for Students. 3rd edition. Palgrave Macmillan.