Postgraduate Students (Taught Programmes): Welcome and Support

This Guide has been created to support BU Postgraduate students on taught programmes (e.g. MA, MSc, PG Cert).

Post Graduate Reasearchers (PhD, MPhil and MRes) should consult the Postgraduate Researchers Guide

Academic skills workshops include (2024-25):

Academic integrity and plagiarism

• Academic integrity and plagiarism

• Using Generative AI in Coursework

Academic Writing

• Academic style
• Editing and refining your work
• Paraphrasing & Synthesising sources
• Understanding structure
• Writing abstracts, introductions and conclusions

Assessment success

• Revision & exams
• Understanding and planning your assignment

Critical thinking

• Critical thinking

Healthy study habits

• Staying motivated
• Time management

Reference management

• BU Harvard referencing
• Reference management: EndNote 

Research strategies

• Literature searching
• Strategies for reading academic texts

Speaking with confidence

• Presentation skills
• Seminar discussions

Statistical analysis

Quantitative Research Skills: Data Analysis and Statistical Techniques

• Introduction to Statistical Analysis & Descriptive Statistics

• Managing data in SPSS

• Introduction to Null hypothesis Significance Testing

• Parametric Tests (T tests, ANOVA, Correlation & Regression)

• Nonparametric Tests (Chi Square)

• Factor Analysis

Studying at university

• Being a sustainable student at BU
• Listening to lectures