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Yen Tu and David Dobraszczyk

Week 1: Ready – Uni culture Week 2: Set – Being independent at uni Week 3: Go – To university and beyond Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is designed for anyone considering or soon to be enrolling at university. Parents and supporters may also find this course useful to gaina better understanding of what living at university entails, andthe sources of support that are available to students throughout their undergraduate career. You can use the hashtag #livesmart to talk about this course on social media.

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Week 1: Ready – Uni culture Week 2: Set – Being independent at uni Week 3: Go – To university and beyond Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is designed for anyone considering or soon to be enrolling at university. Parents and supporters may also find this course useful to gaina better understanding of what living at university entails, andthe sources of support that are available to students throughout their undergraduate career. You can use the hashtag #livesmart to talk about this course on social media.

Topics Covered

  • What is Higher Education?
  • Discovering the difference between Further Education and Higher Education
  • Understanding what an academic community is and how you’re part of it
  • Knowing the people around you
  • Practicalities: Accommodation, budgeting, food
  • Socialising: What’s available for you
  • Networking and developing connections in and out of uni
  • Wellbeing: Exploring the support and resources available at university
  • Work/life balance
  • Gaining and developing your personal and professional skills
  • Finding opportunities in and out of university
  • Knowing how you can make the most of your experience at uni

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This classic work explores the history, purpose, and future of universities. It must-read for anyone interested in the culture of higher education.
Provides a comprehensive overview of the history and development of university culture in the 20th century, with a particular focus on the role of the humanities.
Introduces the concept of the entrepreneurial university, which is essential for understanding the changing culture of higher education.
Explores the role of universities in serving the public good.
Explores the challenges and opportunities facing universities in the 21st century.
Explores the values of universities.
Explores the causes and consequences of the French Revolution and other revolutions that took place in Europe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Examines the causes and consequences of the end of the Cold War.
Provides a global perspective on the Cold War.
Argues that understanding university culture is essential for developing a new model of education that is fit for the 21st century.

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