Diploma Pre-Master's Diploma - English Language and Study Skills

This module enables you to write a case study, argument essay and a report, to effectively summarise and evaluate secondary sources, and to apply your reading to a specific issue or question in an essay. You will learn to employ correct citation techniques, and the methods for producing a coherent argument in an essay and develop the microskills necessary for writing at this level: prewriting, planning, brainstorming, editing, text organisation and rewriting.

This module enables you to carry out research for reports, essays, seminars and other presentations effectively and appropriately. 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 learn to employ correct quotation, paraphrasing and citation techniques, and to write a bibliography following academic conventions. You will widen your library research skills and develop the necessary extensive and intensive reading skills as preparation for writing and seminar assignments at master’s level.

This module develops and practises advanced listening, seminar and presentation skills for academic purposes, and builds on skills acquired through the Seminar and Interview Skills module. The module includes practice of listening to lectures with note-taking and summary writing activities. You will get varied speaking practice is given in the form of pair and group discussions, consensus activities and a formal debate. You will develop your presentation skills with a researched individual presentation in your own discipline.

This module helps students explore a range of personal, interpersonal and global literacies designed to enhance postgraduate study, personal and professional development and active citizenship. Students explore, discuss and reflect on a variety of approaches and theories aimed at developing their autonomy, self-awareness, personal resilience and communication skills. They are also encouraged to reflect on their impact and agency as active citizens, exploring sustainability themes, such as social and environmental awareness and cultural competencies. The module enables students to develop a knowledge and understanding of crucial 21st century literacies and the nature of learning and change.

This module offers the opportunity to undertake a research project leading to an extended research paper in your academic field (in the format of a report or essay), and to a reflective essay on the process followed, as preparation for postgraduate study. 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 a varied pedagogical approach of classes, tutorials, lectures, workshops and online discussion forums.

This module enables you to develop and practise listening and speaking skills in the areas of: group presentations, voice and pronunciation, listening to lectures and news, and engage in critical discussions. This will help you to engage in seminar classes at UK universities.

If you start your course in January, during the summer semester of your course you will take an independent study module instead of a subject module.

If built environment is your area of interest, you can choose from:

• Introduction to Architectural History and Theory
• Essential skills in the built environment
• Economics of built environment
• Sustainability and development
• Environmental Decision Making

If this is your area of interest, you can choose from:

• Accounting and Financial Information
• Raising Individual Financial Awareness
• Management Accounting
• Accounting information systems
• Corporate and business law
• Corporate Finance
• E-business
• Applied financial skills
• Foundations of Business
• Business Strategy for Competitive Advantage
• International Business
• Microeconomics 1
• Macroeconomics 1
• Business Economics and Financial Markets
• International finance
• Management in International Hospitality and Tourism
• Operational Finance for Hospitality and Tourism
• Festival and Cultural Events Management
• Revenue management and pricing
• Foundations of Marketing
• Customer Relationship Management
• Managing Business Projects
• Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
• Context of International Tourism
• Global Business Communications
• Introduction to people management
• Organisational behaviour and management

If Computing is your area of interest, you can choose from:

• Foundations of computation
• Web Technology
• The Human Computer Interface

If Humanities, education and publishing is your area of interest, you can choose from:

• Key Issues in Film
• Publishing Principles
• Publishing Business
• Museums and Society
• Social world of childhood and youth
• Psychology and education
• Comparative and international perspectives on education
• Understanding language: systems and use
• Language acquisition
• Understanding Communication
• Understanding Media

If Science, nutrition and public health is your area of interest, you can choose from:

• Physiology for human movement
• Physical activity and health
• Scientific skills for health scientists
• Psychology of food
• Motivating health behaviour

If Social sciences, international relations and law is your area of interest, you can choose from:

• Legal Method
• Commercial Law
• Corporate and business law
• Introduction to Politics
• Introduction to International Relations 1: Perspectives
• Introduction to International Relations 2: Themes and Issues
• Global governance and civil society
• Foundations of developmental psychology
• Learning from influential papers in psychology
• Personality and individual differences
• Biological psychology
• Social differences and divisions
• Foundations of social theory