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We're looking forward to welcoming our new cohort of students to the programme
Welcome to UCLIC!
On this page you'll find some useful information about starting your studies with us and what you can do to prepare. This page will be updated regularly in the coming months.
Useful UCL links
All course materials are now provided via聽, our Virtual Learning Environment (you'll be able to log in once you have enrolled).
New Students Web Page.
Term Dates.
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Useful reference links
聽- for discussion, jobs and news.
聽- for a pretty thorough bibliography of the area.
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聽to accompany the Preece, Rogers & Sharp book.
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Organisations that you may wish to join
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Preparing for the programme
In order to engage fully with the course material, a basic understanding of programming and statistics is recommended. If you have no prior programming or statistics experience, we advise to get familiar with the basic concepts by visiting some of the tutorials below. NB: it is not required to complete all of these tutorials in order to be able to follow the lectures. The resources are intended as a useful complement to the course material to practice before and during the programme.
In particular, students with no prior programming experience may benefit from the following resources:
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For students who are new to statistics, we recommend the following introductions and tutorials:
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For students who are new to qualitative social sciences research, we recommend the following introductions and tutorials:
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Study Guide resources:
聽(though aimed at teens, it provides useful overall advice for getting organised).
UCL Exam Success Guide.