An A-Z of University Courses
Many students think that universities just do school subjects but at a higher level.
They’re wrong!
Yes, you can just pick a familiar-looking subject – Chemistry, History, French – but universities offer hundreds of courses, each designed specifically by that university, and each different from every other.
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For example, let’s start with a simple webpage which introduces you to a basic 62 courses.
Here it is – dive in and have a look around…
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Now let’s look at a slightly more complicated list.
This has 17 categories under the ‘browse’ tab – but under each general category are specific courses.
So there are 98 courses in total on this list.
Let’s check it out…
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Schools teach generally. “Biology” at GCSE or A level is a general, basic introduction.
Universities get specific. “Biology” at university can be split down into lots of different types. To get a really good idea of how, use this website. Type “biology” into the search term but don’t hit enter.
The various sub-types will appear in a drop-down menu. Try it with other subjects too!
https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/courses
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We’re going to collect together 26 possible university subjects… and we’re going to try to get one for every letter of the alphabet!
Once you’ve been assigned your letter, get searching. Your task will be to produce a single side of A4 summarising your course.
You’ll have to cover the following…
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(i) The full name of the course
(ii) One paragraph summarising what the course content is
(iii) Information about where you can study this course
(iv) What the entry requirements might be
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Over to you!
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