Ho to Manage your Arts, Humanities and Social Science Degree [Paperback]

This innovative book takes a practical, no-nonsense approach to all areas of undergraduate life, from getting started and maximizing learning opportunities to making choices, mastering time management and succeeding in exams. It also covers the wider aspects of the university experience including peer pressure, finances and grasping the opportunities available to undergraduates throughout their degree course. The book concludes with guidance on how to break into a career as a graduate.

Introduction .- Getting Started.- Maximising Your Learning Opportunities.- Making the Most of Your Time.- Working Your Options.- Beyond the Studying.- What if Things Go Wrong?.- Examinations and Postgraduate Options.- Life After Your Degree.- Bibliography.- Index.

Lucinda Becker is Professor of Pedagogy in English Literature at the University of Reading, UK. She is also a professional trainer, developing and delivering courses in communication, presentation, management techniques and job-searching skills. She is the author of The Mature Student's Handbook, 14 Days to Exam Success, Writing Skills for Engineers and Presentation Skills for Students (with Joan van Emden).

• Contains guidance on the vital, non-academic aspects of university life
  
• Offers a positive approach to the opportunities available to undergraduates
  
• Provides an insight into the processes and practicalities involved in gaining a degree