Free Undergraduate Courses
Join us and develop your skills
The skills programme is open to all Aberystwyth University students so book your place or join any session that will help you develop the skills you need for where you are in your student journey right now.
Follow the links in the table below to book a place or to join online on the date and time advertised. Online sessions are run via Microsoft Teams.
Sessions will be delivered through the medium of English, while those in Welsh medium will be distinguished by the orange badge.
Teaching materials, including recordings, presentations, and helpful resources, can be accessed through the SgiliauAber/ AberSkills Blackboard Learn Ultra organisation and will be available after each session.
To view the materials, follow these steps:
- Click on the following link: Blackboard SgiliauAber / AberSkills
- Choose the Cymraeg / Welsh folder for Welsh materials or the Saesneg / English folder for English materials.
- Navigate to the topic folder you're interested in and explore all the teaching resources available for that skills session.
Semester 1 2023
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Date |
Time |
Location |
Session topic |
Details to join |
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04/10/2023 |
13:00-14:00 |
0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams |
Astudio yn Gymraeg 1: Beth yw astudio yn ddwyieithog neu’r Gymraeg yn y Brifysgol? (Studying in Welsh 1: What is studying bilingually or in Welsh at university? ) |
OR Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn |
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11/10/2023 |
13:00-13:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Information Skills 1: Library starter including off-campus access |
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11/10/2023 |
13:00-13:30 |
Ar-lein ar Teams |
Sgiliau Gwybodaeth 1: Dechrau arni yn y Llyfrgell gan gynnwys mynediad i ffwrdd o campws |
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11/10/2023 |
13:00-14:00 |
0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams |
Ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg 1: Gwella eich traethodau 1 - cychwyn arni / (Writing in Welsh 1: Improving your essays 1 - making a start) |
OR Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn |
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11/10/2023 |
14:00- 15:00 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing and Study 1: Interpreting essay questions |
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11/10/2023 |
14:00-15:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing 1: Establishing focus with written assignments |
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18/10/2023 |
13:00-14:00 |
0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams |
Ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg 2: Gwella eich traethodau 2 - cyflwyniadau, paragraffau a chasgliadau / (Writing in Welsh 2: Improving your essays 2 - introductions, paragraphs and conclusions) |
OR Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn |
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18/10/2023 |
14:00- 15:00 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing and Study 2: Clarity and focus |
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18/10/2023 |
14:00-15:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing 2: Essays and reports: comparative structures |
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25/10/2023 |
14:00- 15:00 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing and Study 3: Planning and writing introductions |
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25/10/2023 |
14:00-15:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing 3: Creating a critical stance in a literature review (Postgraduate) |
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01/11/2023 |
13:00-14:00 |
0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams |
Ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg 3: Gwella eich traethodau 3 - ysgrifennu Cymraeg academaidd 1 / (Writing in Welsh 3: Improving your essays 3 - writing academic Welsh 1) |
OR Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn |
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01/11/2023 |
14:00- 15:00 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing and Study 4: Paraphrasing and citation |
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01/11/2023 |
14:00-15:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing 4: Introductions with impact |
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06/11/2023 |
12:00-13:00 |
0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams |
Astudio yn Gymraeg 2: Dysgu'n well wrth astudio'n ddwyieithog neu yn Gymraeg / (Studying in Welsh 2: Better learning when studying bilingually or in Welsh
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OR Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn |
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08/11/2023 |
13:00-13:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Information skills 2: Referencing essentials: get to grips with referencing |
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08/11/2023 |
13:00-13:30 |
Ar-lein ar Teams |
Sgiliau Gwybodaeth 2: Hanfodion cyfeirnodi: mynd i'r afael â chyfeirnodi |
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08/11/2023 |
13:00-14:00 |
0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams |
Ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg 4: Gwella eich traethodau 4 - ysgrifennu Cymraeg academaidd 2 / (Writing in Welsh 4: Improving your essays 4 - writing academic Welsh 2) |
OR Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn |
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08/11/2023 |
14:00- 15:00 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing and Study 5: Quotation and citation |
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15/11/2023 |
13:00-14:00 |
0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams |
Ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg 5: Aralleirio, dyfynnu a chyfeirnodi /(Writing in Welsh 5: Paraphrasing, quotes and referencing) |
OR Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn |
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15/11/2023 |
14:00- 15:00 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing and Study 6: Essay structures: the nature of argument |
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15/11/2023 |
14:00-15:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing 5: Maintaining clarity and focus |
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22/11/2023 |
13:00-13:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Information Skills 3: Introduction to Box of Broadcasts |
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22/11/2023 |
13:00-13:30 |
Ar-lein ar Teams |
Sgiliau Gwybodaeth 3: Cyflwyniad i Box of Broadcasts |
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22/11/2023 |
13:00-14:00 |
0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams |
Ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg 6: Llyfryddiaethau a chyfeirnodi / (Writing in Welsh 6: Bibliographies and referencing) |
OR Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn |
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22/11/2023 |
14:00- 15:00 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing and Study 7: Drawing conclusions and writing conclusions |
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29/11/2023 |
13:00-14:00 |
0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams |
Ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg 7: Golygu eich gwaith ysgrifenedig / (Writing in Welsh 7: Editing your written work) |
OR Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn |
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29/11/2023 |
14:00- 15:00 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing and Study 8: Revision and exam skills |
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06/12/2023 |
13:00-14:00 |
0.25 Cledwyn or online via Teams |
Ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg 8: Adolygu a sgiliau arholiadau / (Writing in Welsh 8: Revising and exam skills) |
OR Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Room, 0.25, Cledwyn |
There is a series of Welsh-medium academic skills sessions, run by Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.
Learning outcomes: On completion of the whole course it is expected that you will be able to:
- Identify the key requirements of academic assignments
- Work effectively with information presented and discussed in lectures and seminars ways in which the information can be used in academic assignments
- Identify and appropriately use a range of University and external resources for assignments within the University’s guidelines for good academic practice
- Create and maintain a clear, focused and well structured argument in written assignments
- Manage revision time and strategies for working with exam requirements
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