Academic writing for Bachelor students
Strengthen your academic writing skills in this intensive 8-week course, where you learn to plan, structure and produce a range of academic texts while mastering correct citation and referencing.
This intensive 8-week course, consisting of eight 2-hour sessions, is designed to strengthen students’ academic writing skills. Through practical lessons and expert guidance, students develop their understanding of the writing process for various academic assignments, including essays, research reports, proposals, as well as final-year dissertations.
The course focuses on essential writing strategies, helping students analyze the structure of different academic genres and expand their discipline-specific vocabulary. Key topics include assignment planning, organization, drafting, revising, and editing, along with proper citation and referencing techniques to avoid plagiarism. Additionally, students will improve their grammatical accuracy and writing style, ensuring clarity and coherence in their work.
Throughout the course, experienced language teachers offer personalized feedback, providing students with the knowledge they need to enhance their writing at undergraduate level and beyond.
Fast facts
- For UM Bachelor Students
- Planning, structuring, and refining university assignments
- Academic writing, grammar, clarity, coherence
- Writing essays, reports, proposals, dissertations
- Expand discipline-specific and academic vocabulary
- Learn correct citation and referencing techniques
- 8 sessions of 2 hours on campus
- Group size: max 12 students
Pricing
- €195 (for a limited period)
Certificate and ECTS credits
One course is worth 2.5 ECTS credits. Whether these credits are acknowledged depends on your faculty. Please consult with your faculty or home university if these credits will be accepted as part of your programme.
Course level check
Not sure this course is for you? Do a free course level check to make sure that the course fits your level and expectations. Please send an e-mail to languages-intake-eng@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
Our academic writing course for Bachelor students
NB As this course starts in February, registrations open in December. If the course is open for registration, you will find the course here below.