Skills to
Thrive
Built into your degree. Designed for your future.
Skills to Thrive are built into every 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ undergraduate degree, so you develop essential, future-ready skills as part of your core modules, not as an optional extra.
As part of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's future-focused approach to education, you'll develop not only expertise in your chosen subject, but also the skills and adaptability needed to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Skills to Thrive is designed to help you get more from your degree by connecting academic learning with real-world application.
Academic learning is combined with skills such as communication, problem-solving, teamwork, digital confidence and critical thinking. These skills are developed and practised through your core modules and assessments, so you benefit whatever your background or chosen discipline.
By embedding these capabilities throughout your studies, Skills to Thrive helps you recognise your strengths, build confidence and articulate the value of your 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ experience to employers, partners and communities.
The result is an education that prepares you for more than graduation, equipping you with the knowledge, skills and resilience to navigate change, seize opportunities and make a positive impact throughout your career and life.
What are the Skills to Thrive?
Our Skills to Thrive framework brings together the key capabilities identified by our students, staff and partners as being essential for success in the workplace and wider society. Together, these skills complement your academic learning and support you to thrive in a changing world.
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Communicate effectively in writing and speech, adapting style, structure, and tone to context, audience, and purpose.
Creatively explore challenges from different perspectives and deliver practical, timely solutions.
Actively build strong working relationships with others to have positive outcomes.
Embrace a variety of digital technologies to critically and effectively source, process and communicate data and narrative information.
Develop self-awareness through a commitment to learning from experiences and taking responsibility for personal growth.
Critically analyse and evaluate information from a variety of qualitative and quantitative sources to draw independent and well-founded conclusions.
Recognise diverse perspectives to communicate and collaborate on interconnected world issues and sustainable decisions.
Some disciplines include an additional petal to reflect the specific technical, disciplinary skills developed within their programmes.
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Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Skills to Thrive is built into every undergraduate degree, ensuring all students can develop essential future-ready skills alongside their academic studies. By embedding these skills within core modules, our students can build confidence in the capabilities that support success at university, in the workplace and beyond.
Skills to Thrive helps you recognise, develop and articulate the skills you gain throughout your degree. Developed with students, staff and employers, it helps you understand your strengths and reflect on your experiences, meaning you'll be better prepared to communicate your capabilities to employers and make the most of future opportunities.
Skills to Thrive runs throughout your 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ experience, connecting academic learning with opportunities to develop and apply key skills. Whether you're working independently, collaborating with others, presenting ideas or tackling complex challenges, you'll be building capabilities that complement your subject knowledge.