T2G: Transition to Glasgow
A unique course that will run before your first semester
Two weeks from 18–29 August, just before Freshers’ Week, designed to help you settle into life and study at UofG.
Open to all new undergraduates, it’s a great way to meet students and staff. You can take part online or in person—no need to be in Glasgow to join.
You’ll complete a core module plus two electives of your choice, with large lectures and small group tutorials. Topics range from 'Biotechnology Through the Decades' and 'Discarding the Dark Ages' to '21st Century Neurorehabilitation' and 'Drop, Distract, or Play Dead: How to Avoid Being Eaten' - all taught by UofG staff and researchers here in the department known as Student Learning Development.
Complete the course and submit your assignment to earn credit for the Academic Writing Skills Programme (AWSP), getting ahead before the semester even begins.
T2G: Arts and Social Sciences
T2G: Sciences
How do I register my interest in joining T2G?
Fill out the form below to note your interest:
What will I do in T2G?
- You’ll have some large lectures in a core module
- You'll work in small groups (seminars / tutorials) on subjects that you choose (your electives)
- You’ll have the opportunity to engage in various social elements organised by the University’s clubs and societies
- You’ll complete an assignment, which counts as credit towards one of your compulsory first-year modules (the Academic Writing Skills Programme)
The two weeks of the course will be split up into different modules. Your core module – the one that everyone takes – will run on Mondays and Fridays. You’ll be in some large lectures, and we’ll look at core topics relevant to your broad subject area.
On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, you’ll be in your two elective modules. These will be modules that you pick. In the electives, you’ll be in small groups working on particular topics and looking at areas of discussion.
You’ll also have access to a wealth of what’s called asynchronous materials. These materials will be there for you to study in advance of an elective class or to help you prepare, for example, for your elective assignment. You can work through these yourself.
And, you’ll get to be involved (if you want!) with some clubs, societies and student activities. These’ll be put on specifically for new students, so it’ll be your opportunity to get to meet other students joining us in September. Think of it as a mini Freshers’ Week in advance of Freshers’ Week!
Should I do T2G?
If you’re a new undergraduate student joining us in September, then yes!
T2G is designed specifically for you as a new UofG undergraduate, so you’ll study alongside other students joining us for the first time.
You’ll need to be available and willing to take part in a full course of study from 18 August to 29 August. You can attend online or face-to-face, so you won’t need to be physically in Glasgow, but you will need to give the time to attend the classes.
Don’t worry if you can’t attend T2G at the time. We’ll put some of what’s available on your core courses after you start with us at Glasgow, and you’ll be automatically enrolled in your courses.
T2G isn’t compulsory, but we hope that you’ll join us!
Stay in touch
If you have any questions about T2G that we haven't answered here, get in touch directly: T2G@glasgow.ac.uk
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