Academic Language and Literacies provision

Support provided by the English Language Education team to help all students be successful on their programmes and reach their academic potential.

School of Biological Sciences Scientific Academic Writing

What is it?

This short course commencing in Week 1 is provided specifically for MSc students in the School of Biological Sciences. The course provides self-access materials to help improve your academic writing skills for your programme, and provides the opportunity to submit your writing for feedback.

What do I need to do?

You will be required to write a short essay (broken down into three sections each of which is a separate assignment) set by your Programme Director. You will be supported in doing this by English Language Education tutors before being given feedback on your final essay by someone in your programme.

Why is this useful?

This course gives you feedback on your strengths and areas you may need to improve on as a writer within the context of your programme. It is non-credit bearing.

Who and how do you register?

The course is available to students on certain MSc programmes. You will automatically be enrolled on this programme in Learn if you are taking one of the participating programmes. 

Further courses offered by English Language Education

The University’s English Language Education centre offers a number of English language courses. Details of the courses can be found on the ELE website.

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