Study Skills for Higher Education

STUDY
SKILLS FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION

Contents
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................ 2
MAIN BODY............................................................................................................................... 2
Main reasons for studying a degree at university............................................................................2
Core academic skills that can be developed and their importance.....................................................3
Study plan including short term and long term goals.......................................................................4
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................ 6
REFERENCES............................................................................................................................ 8

INTRODUCTION
Study skills are academic skills that help a student in learning. It helps in achieving
growth and development in real life. It helps in organizing and acquiring new information. This
skills increases at university level and depends upon person’s ability to study and retain the
information. The report will contain main reasons for studying for a degree in a university. It will
focus on academic skills that a student can develop to achieve success and enhance its
personality. At last it will depict study plan of skills that can be developed in long and short ter to
achieve student goals.
MAIN BODY
Main reasons for studying a degree at university
It is considered very important to study for a degree at University as it is the next step to
pursue the desired career and make a living out of that career. There are multiple reasons for
studying a degree at University.
● Improve language skills – The reason for studying a degree at university is to improve
language skills and to immerse in new language to grant new opportunities. The
university offers different language skills to provide with formal education system.
● Career opportunities – When studying a degree at university, the student can get new
perspective on culture, language skills and willingness to learn. It leads to many career
opportunities which lead to growth and development of an individual (Hostetler, 2017).
● Higher Education - Companies will find a candidate with a degree more preferable than
a candidate which lacks a degree. The degree represents that the student has achieved
higher level of study and is highly skilled. It also shows the hard work and desire to learn
and grow more which is a quality that is preferable and for which the employers look for
it within all the students.
● Job - Higher education and completion of a degree at a University shows the skills and
level of academics in the students which makes him/her more desirable for employers
and similarly more job opportunities are available for such students. The improvement in
skills and these skills learned help in achieving the eligibility for jobs (Pyrczak, 2016).
● Personality Development - Studying at the University for a Degree also help in one’s
personality development. It provides a platform to learn new skills, sharpen old ones and