Studying for a Degree

By Patrick Dunleavy

Subjects: Study skills

Description: Preface - How to Read this Book - Starting off in Higher Education - Generating Information - Analysing Concepts and Theories - Writing Essays - Writing Dissertations - Revising for Exams - Turning Study Skills into Life Skills - Appendix: Resource Books for the Humanities and Social Sciences - Bibliography - Index This is the first study skills book written directly for students on degree courses in the humanities and social sciences. It is intended to help students make their studying more systematic and efficient and the primary focus is on subjects where essay-writing forms the basis of student work and course assessment.