University of York - Returning to Education as a Mature Student

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Returning to Education as a Mature Student
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FutureLearn
Overview

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

Duration	2 weeks
Total fee	₹4,450
Mode of learning	Online
Difficulty level	Beginner
Official Website	Go to Website
Credential	Certificate

Returning to Education as a Mature Student
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FutureLearn
Highlights

Earn a certificate from University of York

Returning to Education as a Mature Student
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FutureLearn
Course details

Who should do this course?

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

What are the course deliverables?

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

More about this course

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.

Paid certification course