Lessons · Occupational dimension
Balancing Study, Work and Life
Plan a semester, combine work and study and use university support. 8 lessons, about 1.5 hours in all.
- 01How university time really works: credits, contact hours and independent study12 min At school, most of your week is timetabled for you. At university, the timetable might show only a few hours a day, but your course is…
- 02Planning a semester: your assessment map12 min Most university stress comes from deadlines that seem to arrive all at once. They rarely do: they were all published weeks earlier. A…
- 03Combining a part-time job with study12 min A part-time job can bring money, skills and confidence, but too many hours can quietly cost you grades and sleep. This lesson is about…
- 04Saying no and protecting your time10 min At university, everyone wants a slice of your time: societies, friends, flatmates, part-time work, family back home. Saying yes to…
- 05Group projects at university12 min Group projects are common at university and in almost every job afterwards. They can be the best part of a course or the most frustrating,…
- 06Using university support services11 min Universities offer far more help than most students use, often free and confidential. The students who do best are not the ones who never…
- 07Extensions, extenuating circumstances and appeals13 min Sometimes life gets in the way of a deadline or an exam: illness, a bereavement, a family emergency. Universities have formal processes…
- 08End-of-term reset and planning your breaks10 min The last week of term is easy to waste: exhausted, packing for home, half-celebrating. A short reset turns this term's lessons into next…