How to Manage your Arts, Humanities and Social Science Degree

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.

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).

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.