Centre for Academic Success - student support
Our online resources
We also offer a range of online resources, which may help address some of your queries.
These include:
Study guides
Referencing guides
Workshop materials
Subject specific help
These are currently hosted on Moodle.
Other tools from the University
The University has many ways of providing support, including the below tools.
- JISC Discovery Tool: A tool to help each individual assess and improve their Digital Literacy skills.
Success online course
The Success course has been created to help you develop your academic skills. Whether you are doing your first degree, or your Master's or PhD, we are here to provide support and information to help you achieve your full potential at Birmingham City University. This course runs in addition to the qualification you are working towards, and allows you to work on key academic skills at your own pace.
The main content of the Success course is based around skills that you may need during your time studying and is designed to enhance your academic and maths skills. It is split into three sections: Getting started with University, Academic writing and Maths. You can complete any of these topics you think will be useful. The course also has a section to help you plan your assignment/s and track your progress.
Study guides
Our study guides are a series of resources on various topics that we have created or adapted, which may be useful to you. These have also been hosted below under five main headings:
Other useful sites and resources
The following resources and sites have not been created by us, but may contain useful information to help you with your studies.