Learning support and skills training
We offer a range of learning support and skills training options to help you, including courses and workshops, guides written by Birkbeck staff, and access to online resources.
If you are enrolled on courses at Birkbeck Stratford, you can also get learning support in Stratford.
If you're not sure where to start, please contact our study skills team for advice or to make an appointment.
Getting ready for university
- Study skills workshops for all new students
- Approaches to study module
- Introduction and learning strategies module
- Learning strategies modules
- Learning styles
- Library skills
- Time management
General study skills
- Computing and IT skills
- Critical thinking
- Getting the best out of seminars: workshop
- Library skills
- Presentation skills
- Reading and note-taking skills
- Researching on the internet
- Study skills
- Study skills modules
- Support for students enrolled on courses at Birkbeck Stratford
- Time management
Help with English language
- To benefit fully from your studies, you should be able to read, write and speak English fluently. If you feel that you need to improve your written or oral skills in English, or if English is not your first language we recommend that you enrol on one of our English language courses: English language modules for non-native speakers; English language modules for native speakers.
- English language tutorials and assessment: diagnostic assessment and individual language programme; vocabulary, grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- Contact the study skills team for more information.
- Am I ready to study in English? free online course from Open University OpenLearn
- Grammar and drop-in sessions for Birkbeck, Stratford students
- New ways of improving your vocabulary: online resource to help you build a better vocabulary.
Help with coursework and other written assessment
- Academic writing modules - improve your writing for university
- Bibliography and referencing
- Dissertations
- Essay writing
- Plagiarism
- Report writing
- Research projects
- Researching on the internet
- Support for students enrolled on courses at Birkbeck Stratford
- Writing skills
Help with examinations and revision
- Exams and revision
- Exam stress and anxiety
- Support for students enrolled on courses at Birkbeck Stratford
Help with research skills
Careers support
- Career and professional development module
- Career planning and management workshops
- Career planning: Students' Union workshop
- Support for students enrolled on courses at Birkbeck Stratford
Subject-specific preparation and study skills
- History: Preparation for Birkbeck's BA History
- Law: Legal methods (Certificate of Higher Education)
- Literature workshops
- Maths: Maths skills
- Psychology:
- Science preparation:
