Advanced Academic Writing

Voice, precision and argument at publication level.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Moving from student writing to scholarly writing
2. 1.2 Genre, audience and disciplinary convention
3. 1.3 Reading as a writer
4. 1.4 Diagnosing your own weaknesses
1. 2.1 A thesis that can carry a whole piece
2. 2.2 Chapter and section logic
3. 2.3 Signposting without clunking
4. 2.4 Holding a thread across thousands of words
1. 3.1 Positioning yourself inside a debate
2. 3.2 Synthesis rather than summary
3. 3.3 Critique that is fair and specific
4. 3.4 Using theory without hiding behind it
1. 4.1 Hedging and boosting
2. 4.2 First person in academic writing
3. 4.3 Authority without arrogance
4. 4.4 Writing about contested or political subjects
1. 5.1 The paragraph as a unit of argument
2. 5.2 Cohesion, flow, and moving from old to new
3. 5.3 Clarity in genuinely complex material
4. 5.4 Cutting academic bloat
1. 6.1 Revising structure before sentences
2. 6.2 Reverse outlining
3. 6.3 Reading your own work as a stranger
4. 6.4 Feedback, including feedback you disagree with
1. 7.1 Citation systems in the humanities
2. 7.2 Footnotes, and the discursive note
3. 7.3 Quotation, translation and transcription
4. 7.4 Reference management at scale
1. 8.1 Routines and word targets that work
2. 8.2 Writing groups and accountability
3. 8.3 Perfectionism and blocked writing
4. 8.4 Declaring AI assistance honestly

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Depth beyond your coursework Pitched above taught content, for research, leadership and the work that follows the degree.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Master's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.