Preparing for Higher Education (Communication Skills) SCQF Level 6

What is special about this course?

Communication skills are highly sought after by employers. This short course will provide you with transferable skills, vital for success in just about every sector.

This is an ideal route to prepare you for further studies. You will learn to enhance your skills in researching, presenting, and writing.

You will choose a vocational topic that interests you and be given the tools to help you communicate your findings to a wider audience.  This will involve recording a “talking head” video and drafting an academic essay.  

Throughout the process you will have access to a lecturer to advise, assess and feedback on your efforts, so you can learn how to improve your skills.

Special features:

• Learning resources you can access at times convenient to you
• Opportunities to meet with and discuss your skills with a lecturer, in person or online
• Useful and transferrable skills building for anyone no matter your interests or future plans, as the Essential Skills team work across all departments within UHI Moray

Entry requirements

• Communication at SCQF Level 6 or equivalent.
• Applications are encouraged from prospective students without the standard entry requirements as listed above.

Course content includes:

• Writing & research: students must complete a 1000-word report or essay with at least seven references (using the UHI Harvard standard) on a vocational topic.
• Speaking: prepare an engaging set of PowerPoint slides (or equivalent i.e. Prezi), to be narrated, recorded and uploaded for assessment. The talk must last at least eight minutes and cover the same vocational topic.

Equipment

You will require access to a laptop/computer with internet access, a web camera and microphone.

Fees

Normally, if you are studying full time for the first time and are Ordinarily Resident in Scotland your course fees will be covered through the information you provide on your course application.

If you are studying part time and are on low income or in receipt of certain benefits your course fees may be covered by a fee waiver.

If you are not Ordinarily Resident in Scotland, you may need to pay course fees.

Please refer to our Fees and Funding section for more information.

* Fees for 2024/25 are still to be confirmed.

Funding

Our Student Finance Advisers can advise you on all aspects of student funding. The support available depends upon your personal circumstances.

Please refer to our Fees and Funding section for more information.