Choosing Your Degree Course and University

by Brian Heap (Author)

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  Paperback
  2006

  $4.21

  Choosing Your Degree Course & University is an ideal resource for those who are unsure as to what or where they want to study. Used as a companion volume to Degree Course Offers , it will enable applicants to make that first important step towards securing a place at the university of their choice. Brian Heap offers expert guidance on the questions that students need to ask when considering the opportunities available, for example, what type of degree should I choose? What are my career aspirations? How can I determine the teaching quality of a course? Equipped with the answers to these questions, applicants can then begin the process of deciding upon a shortlist of courses and universities. To assist them in this process, Choosing Your Degree Course & University also contains succinct overviews of the UK's universities and the subjects taught at degree level. New for this edition are: new larger format; and, updated information throughout including statistics for the Choosing Your Career chapter.

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  Paperback
  2004

  $3.27

  As well as providing detailed guidance on the things that need to be considered, Choosing Your Degree Course & University will help applicants start the process of narrowing down their options to a shortlist of courses and institutions. The book contains helpful overviews of each university, as well as detailed information on over 80 of the main university subjects, indicating how the individual courses at each institution approach the study of the subject. Choosing Your Degree Course & University is organised into a sequence of chapters that can be worked through or dipped into accordingly: Choosing a degree subject: e.g. by favourite subject or career aspiration; Choosing a course: understanding the different types e.g. sandwich degree; Choosing the best course: how to judge the quality of your chosen course and what questions to ask at interview or open day; Choosing the best university or college: what are the key issues you need to consider?; Choosing your career: what areas of work and types of opportunities might you encounter when you graduate? Used as a companion volume to Degree Course Offers, this book will help applicants make that first important step towards securing a place at the university of their choice.