AUT - Make The Most of Your Summer
Make The Most of Your Summer
When is Summer School?
Summer School runs the last three weeks in December to the first week of February.
Why attend Summer School?
- To accelerate your programme of study and graduate early
- To catch-up on trailing papers before the next semester
- To reduce the pressure in the final semester by completing papers in advance
- To get better prepared for your chosen programme of study
- To gain additional knowledge and skills of a topic of special interest
There will be over 100 papers available in the 2009/10 Summer School. However, not all of AUT papers will be on offer; talk to individual programme leaders about your best options, and the entry criteria.
Summer School paper delivery is quite intense and will require you to attend lectures as well as undertake evening and weekend reading and course work.
Bachelor of Health Science (Psychology) student Linda Cameron used AUT Summer School to alleviate the pressure in her final year of study.
“Taking the Interpersonal Skills for Health Professional Practice paper meant I was able to take just three papers this semester which means less pressure to complete assignments and study for exams.”
Studying the health practice paper in the compact Summer School format had several other advantages for Cameron, who says learning this way was more enjoyable than drawing out a level five paper over 13 weeks.
“I learnt all that I had to in the space of time that we had. Although there was a lot of material to get through, I found it easy to follow and very thorough. We also had a nice small group of people, which led to some great discussions during class, something you don’t normally get in lecture time.”
“It was a good way to fast track some of my core papers for my degree.”