Join our friendly online taster sessions to discover what it's like to study your chosen subject at university. You might even meet your future lecturer.
Not only are taster lectures a great way to get a feel for a subject, you can also ask questions and even write about it on your personal statement.
Questions? Email us at HEwebinars@uea.ac.uk
Biology: How to collect good data when practically everything nearby is trying to eat you (with TV's Ben Garrod)
Monday 27 March
Languages: Using your modern language skills for subtitling and interpreting
Wednesday 26 April
Economics: Monetary policy - spotlight on the UK in an international context
Thursday 27 April
International Development: Is the world becoming a better place? Thinking about global poverty
Tuesday 2 May
The full Programme
- US civil rights movement
Wednesday 24 May, 11.15-12.00
- Analysing and interpreting previously unseen art OR 'What the hell is that?!'
Monday 22 May, 14.00-14.50
- Fieldwork: How to collect good data when practically everything nearby is trying to eat you (with TV's Ben Garrod)
Monday 27 March, 14.15-15.00
- Exploring the causes and approaches to tackling antibiotic resistance
Tuesday 9 May, 12.45-13.30
- Latest developments and advances in gene sequencing
Thursday 25 May, 12.45-13.30
- Decision-making to increase business performance: 'what-if' scenario workshop
Thursday 15 June, 14.15-15.00
- Performance psychology: Applying theory to improve your practice
Tuesday 9 May, 14.30-15.15
- Monetary policy: Spotlight on the UK in an international context
Thursday 27 April, 12.45-13.30
- The future of the UK car industry
Thursday 25 May, 15.45-16.45
- Externalities and government intervention
Tuesday 13 June, 11.15-12.15
- Applying maths to understand and tackle the UK economic crisis
Wednesday 28 June, 14.15-15.00
- Analysing previously unseen texts/poetry
Monday 15 May, 16.15-17.15
- Homer's Iliad
Monday 12 June, 16.15-17.00
- France in revolution
Tuesday 23 May, 14.00-14.50
- US civil rights movement
Wednesday 24 May, 11.15-12.00
- Is the world becoming a better place? Thinking about global poverty
Tuesday 2 May, 14.00-15.00
- Migration (link coming soon)
Wednesday 24 May, 14.00-14.45
- Food and famine (link coming soon)
Tuesday 13 June, 12.45-13.45
- Using your modern language skills for subtitling and interpreting
Wednesday 26 April, 12.45-13.50
- Spanish: El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth)
Wednesday 7 June, 15.45-16.45
- Spotlight on current legal cases, their significance and expected legal consequences
Thursday 8 June, 16.30-17.15
- Law-making
Wednesday 28 June, 16.15-17.15
- Media representation: Identity
Thursday 11 May, 12.45-13.45
- Using mise en scène analysis to unlock the different gothics of Moon and Ex Machina
Tuesday 23 May, 12.45-13.30
- Immanuel Kant (1785), Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals, Chapters 1 and 2
Wednesday 21 June (16.15-17.15)
- Problem solving and thinking skills
Monday 26 June, 15.35-16.20
- UK voting behaviour
Wednesday 17 May, 15.35-16.20
- Communicating science: developing confidence and credibility in your written work
Monday 27 March, 12.45-13.30
- Social care intervention: making the right call
Tuesday 16 May, 11.15-12.00
- Understanding financial support at university
Thursday 30 March, 16.30-17.15
- Support for mature students
Saturday 1 April, 10.30-11.30
- Why do people go to university?
Monday 24 April, 16.30-17.15
- How do I manage my money at university?
Thursday 27 April, 16.30-17.15
- What's it really like to be a student?
Thursday 18 May, 16.30-17.15
- Step-by-step to understanding student loans, bursaries and scholarships (link coming soon)
Tuesday 23 May, 16.30-17.15
- How to choose the right course for you
Tuesday 13 June, 16.30-17.15
- Transitioning from school or college to university
Thursday 15 June, 16.30-17.15
- Student voices on top tips for budgeting at university (link coming soon)
Thursday 15 June, 16.30-17.15
- How to get a head start on your university application
Tuesday 27 June, 16.30-17.15
- Getting the most from clearing
Tuesday 18 July, 18.00-18.45
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
UEA has also partnered with FutureLearn to deliver MOOCs – free, easily accessible online courses that are available to anyone. They’re a great way to develop your understanding of a subject – or to gain the general study skills you’ll need when you start university.
View all UEA subject-specific MOOCs