Improving your study skills

In order to complete your course successfully, you will need a good range of study skills. If you have not been in formal education for some time, this may be quite daunting. At Birkbeck we can help you develop the skills you will need.

We recommend you start to work on your skills before you begin your course. This section of the website is designed to help you think about what skills you have and how to go about improving those areas you may feel need more work.

In this section:

Your study skills

• Assess your current study skills
• Introduction to critical thinking
• Critical thinking skills
• Organisational skills
• Procrastination

Reading and research skills

• Reading skills
• Your reading list

Speaking skills

• Presentation skills

Writing and exam skills

• Note taking
• Writing 1: Getting started
• Writing 2: Structuring an essay or report
• Referencing
• Exam preparation
• Managing exam and coursework stress

Numeracy skills

• Maths: Getting started
• Maths: Numbers 1
• Maths: Numbers 2
• Maths: Calculations 1
• Maths: Calculations 2
• Maths: Measurements 1

See also:

• Achieving your goals
• Studying at Birkbeck
• Support services at Birkbeck
• Get Ahead: Stay Ahead homepage