Free Online Course By FutureLearn: University Preparation Course: Getting Ready for Success at University

Future Learn Platform is offering a free online course under the theme of “University Preparation Course: Getting Ready for Success at University”.

Success at university is about more than attending classes and sitting exams. Understanding how university level education differs from school or college life can help you to transition into university effectively and to succeed in your studies.

This three-week university preparation course is designed to show you how UK-based university level learning may be different to your previous educational experiences, with the ultimate aim being to prepare you for success at university.

You’ll identify different ways of thinking and behaving that can set you on the path to success, and will understand the ways that university systems and the people within them will support you to achieve your very best.

You’ll also reflect on the differences between university and school or college education, and will discover how to prepare yourself for this change.

This course is intended for:

This course is aimed at prospective higher education students wishing to study in the UK. This can include school or college leavers, those returning to education and UK based and international students.

Course duration:

3 hours per week for 3 weeks.

Course topics:

• Teaching and Learning at a UK university
• Assessment at a UK university
• Support for student learning at a UK university
• Personal planning for success at a UK university

Course objectives:

By the end of this course learners will be able to:

1. Reflect on the differences between university and school/college level education
2. Explain how university students learn and are assessed
3. Identify the ways students are supported to succeed at university
4. Develop a personal plan for success at university

Course costs:

Learner can join this course for free and get access to it for 5 weeks.

Or upgrade this course for $49 and gets:

• Access to this course for as long as it’s on Future Learn.
• Access to this course’s tests as well as a print and digital Certificate of Achievement once he/she is eligible.

Or buy unlimited for $ 279.99 for one year and gets:

• Access to this course, and hundreds of other FutureLearn short courses and tests for a year.
• A printable digital Certificate of Achievement on all short courses once they are eligible.
• The freedom to keep access to any course he/she has achieved a digital Certificate of Achievement on, for as long as the course exists on Future Learn.
• The flexibility to complete own choice of short courses in learner’s own time within the year.

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