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Get Ahead Undergraduate Summer Programme

Helping you to prepare for your undergraduate course before you start

We want to help you get the best possible start to your degree course and make sure you get the support you need during your studies.

Our week-long programme of FREE workshops will introduce you to all the services and facilities at the College that are available to you as a student and we will look at ways in which you can brush up on and develop your study skills before you start your course.

Monday 25 June - Saturday 30 June 2012
Birkbeck, University of London
Torrington Square
London, WC1 7HX Find us

Mon-Fri: 6pm-8.45pm
Sat: 10am-2.45pm

The Get Ahead Programme is flexible. You can pick and choose which days and workshops you attend. Have a look at the programme for the week and see what interests you most. You don't need to attend everything, but you're very welcome to if you would like to.

Please note: that participation in the Get Ahead summer programme does not guarantee admission to the course you have applied for.

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This programme is free of charge and open to anyone who has applied or enrolled on an BSc/BA/LLB or Foundation Degree starting in October 2012 or January 2013.

BOOK YOUR PLACE

Starting a postgraduate course? Come along to our Postgraduate Get Ahead Summer Programme.

2011 presentations and resources

You can also access a number of the presentations from the 2011 programme (below). Also see our online, interactive tutorials Get Ahead: Stay Ahead

    Here are some of the presentations from the 2011 programme:

    You may also be interested in:

    Get Ahead: Stay Ahead
    We recommend you also see the Get Ahead: Stay Ahead pages of this website to help you get ready for your degree. You will find a wide range of interactive tutorials to help you prepare for your course and support you during the first weeks of your degree.

    English language courses
    Birkbeck runs full-time and part-time pre-sessional courses for students whose first language is not English. You can take an intensive language course or a course specifically designed to help you prepare for your university studies at Birkbeck. Why not take both? Courses run in July, August and September.

    Higher Education Introductory Studies
    Our pre-sessional (early September) modules offer preparation for higher education study, including the Learning Strategies module, which provides an ideal way of preparing for the first term of study if you haven't recently studied.

    You can also see the full list of modules