When you choose a higher education course, here are some tips for you to follow.
Choosing your course
There are a range of subjects and courses available. Many are work-related; others are academic. You’ll need to look beyond the course title because courses with almost the same name may differ enormously. For example, if you’re interested in construction but wish to use your creative skills, you may be better suited to a building design management course than a building project management course.
Style of learning
Think about the style of learning that best suits you. It’s important to study a subject that you particularly enjoy, but if you want to follow a career in a different area, you may consider taking the subjects you want to learn and joining them into one degree. Many degree courses are made up of different subject modules which deal with particular areas of interest.
Choosing where to study
Where you study can be almost as important as what you study. One thing to consider is whether you want to live at home or move away. For some people, living at home offers the best of both worlds, but it may make sense to move if you want to study a particular course at a specific university or college. Many students value the experience of living on campus or in a different part of the country as an important part of university life.
Finding out more about courses
Once you’ve got a list of courses that appeal to you, it’s worth looking at some other sources of information about them, like independent reports. These provide information on the numbers of students who finished the course, student satisfaction and more.
Open days
Open days usually take place in spring or autumn. Although you may have an idea about what a course is like, there’s no substitute（替代）for attending a class yourself. If you can’t come on the open days, you can sign up for a guided tour instead.
【小题1】You need to look beyond the course title because courses with similar names may be ______.| A．creativity-focused | B．work-related |
| C．far different | D．quite similar |
| A．Add preferred subjects to your degree courses. |
| B．Choose the subjects based on your interest. |
| C．Earn different degrees. |
| D．Give up your interest. |
| A．Disadvantages of studying on campus. |
| B．Reasons for choosing where to study. |
| C．Importance of attending a nearby college. |
| D．Problems of going to a faraway university. |
| A．To increase applicants’ interest. |
| B．To better understand a course. |
| C．To figure out how to complete a course. |
| D．To find out how different the courses are. |
| A．sign up for a particular course |
| B．take a guided tour on the campus |
| C．see whether there is a substitute course |
| D．have a first-hand experience of a course |
