Overview
The Essex Preparation Programme is for students who are intending to enrol at the University of Essex having received an offer of study. The course is available from 1 July 2024 and will give you a flying start when it comes to settling in as a student at the University. To top it off, if you complete the course by 23:59 on 5 October 2024 and are eligible, you will receive a £250 cash bursary! Terms and conditions for the bursary are available online.
The course is divided into six topics, covering important parts of university life – such as study habits, reading and writing skills, and critical thinking.
Throughout, you'll build your academic skills, and a range of others that will help you to succeed at university. You'll learn through a mixture of lectures, articles and quizzes - and as the course is online, you can study at a pace that suits you – with new content being released on a weekly basis from the start of July.
Topics
Topics you’ll encounter on the Essex Preparation Programme are:
- Learning – how to become an independent learner and improve your study habits.
- Speaking – improving your speaking, discussion, and presentation skills.
- Thinking – how to become a more critical thinker ready to tackle undergraduate study.
- Reading – engaging with academic texts and reading actively.
- Integrity – learn more about academic integrity to make sure you are prepared for what is expected of you.
- Writing – writing at university level, and how to produce high-quality work from the outset.
Online workshops
To help you progress through the course, we have arranged a series of optional live online workshops. You can access these once you have enrolled on the programme.