Returning to Education as a Mature Student

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University of York

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Returning to Education as a Mature Student

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What is the course about?

Returning to Education as a Mature Student

The course Returning to Education as a Mature Student is an online class provided by University of York through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Thinking of returning to education as a mature student? Make sense of higher education and reflect on your next steps.

Course description

Understand how to succeed as a mature student
2 weeks

Explore how languages challenge the way we live English is the language of worldwide communication. Should this change? Should people’s personal language practices influence the way we communicate on a global scale? How might the claim for people’s language rights challenge the language arrangements in our societies? What is gained and what is lost from speaking just one language? These are just some of the questions you will consider and during the course; there will be plenty of opportunities for you to share your experiences, so we can learn from each other.
You will will consider the perceived barriers that mature learners face and potential solutions to those barriers. You will learn about the skills you need to develop as a mature student, the support systems you can gain access to, and the guidance that is available to you in making an application to a course of interest.

Who are mature learners? The history of mature learners
What is involved in making the decision to return to education – breaking down perceived barriers
A sense of belonging – the range of support systems available to mature learners such as finance, child care, mature learning networks, academic skills development
What a mature learner may need to succeed in the learning environment – digital and academic writing skills; finance support; child care support; making a successful UCAS application

Engage with other mature learners
Develop a timeline of the history of mature learners
Evaluate their own barriers to returning to education including, those related to a sense of belonging to an education setting
Design an action plan to prepare for the skills and support networks learners will need in advance of, and during, their course
Apply the skills learned to begin making a UCAS application

This course is for mature students who have been out of the education system for a significant period of time who are considering their future educational and career options with a view to doing a university course.

University of York
The University of York combines the pursuit of academic excellence with a culture of inclusion, which encourages everyone – from a variety of backgrounds – to achieve their best.

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Returning to Education as a Mature Student

Course Topic

Study Skills

University, College, Institution

University of York

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Returning to Education as a Mature Student

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / University of York you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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