Essay Writing (for Arts & Humanities and SocSci students)
Series Description: These classes are designed to: help you familiarise yourself with the key principles of essay writing at the University of Glasgow; help you build on existing knowledge; and help you improve on the content and style of your written submissions. The sessions will cover the core elements of essay writing and align with the University marking criteria for written work.
Target Audience: Especially useful for first-year students and anyone wishing to improve basic essay writing skills.
This course will run once in Semester 1 and again in Semester 2 with both in-person and online options available.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings)
| Class Title | Class Description |
| ILOs & Essay Questions | This class covers the importance of Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) and how to deconstruct and interpret essay questions. |
| Researching Your Essay for the Social Sciences | This class focuses on how to identify and review academic literature for your essay specifically in the Social Sciences. |
| Researching Your Essay for the Arts & Humanities | This class focuses on how to identify and review academic literature for your essay specifically in the Arts & Humanities. |
| Planning Your Essay | This class explores how to create an effective plan to write your essay assignments successfully. |
| Building Your Essay's Argument | This class discusses the main distinctive features of an academic argument. |
| Structuring Your Essay | This class explores different ways to structure your essay to make sure it is organised around a central and coherent argument. |
| Referencing | This class discusses why we reference in academia and how to reference your essay adequately. |
| Editing Your Essay | This class focuses on the editorial process: how to go from a first draft to the final submission. |
