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This page shows the Academic Language and Communication Skills courses that we aim to offer in future terms. The lists are for guidance only at this stage and subject to change, but give you a good indication of which courses will be available later in the academic year to help you plan.

Term dates 2026/27

  • Term one: 5 October to 11 December 2026
  • Term two: 25 January to 25 March 2027
  • Term three: 26 April to 18 June 2027
  • Term four: 21 June to 20 August 2027

General courses for all students

Term one

  • Grammar: Speaking and Writing
  • Improving Pronunciation
  • Introduction to Academic Writing
  • Social Conversation
  • Academic Discussion Skills
  • Academic Vocabulary Skills
  • Academic Writing: Achieving Clarity
  • Academic Writing: Developing Scientific Arguments
  • Academic Writing: Grammatical Accuracy
  • Academic Writing: Planning an Assignment
  • Academic Writing: Research Writing
  • Academic Writing: Science & Engineering
  • Academic Writing: Synthesising Sources
  • Critical Reading for Academic Purposes
  • Effective Academic Presentation 
  • Academic Reading in the age of AI

Subject-specific courses - postgraduate

The specific term these courses will run will be confirmed nearer the time.

  • PGCEi Academic Writing
  • Postgraduate Medicine/Life Sciences Dissertation and Research Articles
  • Postgraduate Mathematics Dissertation
  • Postgraduate Education Dissertation
  • Postgraduate Computer Science Dissertation
  • Postgraduate Law Dissertation
  • Postgraduate Health Sciences Dissertation
  • Postgraduate Geography Report
  • Postgraduate Economics Dissertation
  • Postgraduate Chemical and Environmental Engineering Report
  • Postgraduate Biosciences Report
  • Postgraduate Psychology Report
  • Postgraduate Business Dissertation

Subject-specific courses - postgraduate research

The specific term these courses will run will be confirmed nearer the time.

  • Academic Writing: Research Writing
  • Biosciences
  • Pharmacy Report
  • Medicine Literature Review
  • Life Sciences Report
 

 

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