• Characteristic features of higher education in the UK: active engagement, critical thinking, evidence-based argument, independent study, academic integrity
• Study modes: lectures, seminars, tutorials, student presentations, group assignments, their roles and functions
• The language skills you need to achieve success (academic writing, reading, listening and note-taking, speaking)
• Understanding assessment in higher education
• Support services available to students; library, English language support, counselling etc.
• Practical issues round living as a student in the UK: accommodation, making friends, what to bring, things you need to do on arrival

What will you achieve?