Study Skills

Course summary

The Extended Project Qualification is not something that you choose when you apply, it is something that you take up later in Year 12 as an additional qualification. It is equivalent to half of an A Level and takes about a year to complete. It is a particularly exciting and interesting qualification because you individually choose your own topic. You then research your topic and put together a 5000 word research project, or a product and evaluation. The independent study, research skills and writing skills involved are highly valued by universities and help EPQ students to bridge the gap between Sixth Form and University study. It is up to you! You can choose any focus for your EPQ, as long as it does not overlap with your other courses and has an appropriate level of academic challenge. Here are just a few recent examples: Are psychopaths created through nature or nurture? How do the most effective managers treat their staff? How do Virginia Woolfs female characters and life experiences provide us with an insight into how feminist she was?