Independent learning – International students

At university your tutors (teachers) are not your only source of knowledge – you are expected to learn and read about a subject before a class.

You are also expected to develop a wider understanding of your subject through your reading and discussing ideas and concepts with other students and other people, even though you may be assessed only on small parts of this.

Remember that your degree is not just about the grades for your assessments – your learning will come from your own studies and the conversations you have in class, via email or video meetings with your teachers and others.

You will experience learning in ways you both like and enjoy and other ways that may be more difficult for you. If you do find things difficult, you can get support and help from your teachers and your College. You will be more successful in your studies by accepting difficulty and working out ways that for you, make that better and help you. In doing this you will find your way to make sense of the ‘newness’ and hopefully create lasting change in how you learn.