Open the Study Area

Updated 29 Aug 2024

Use the Study Area to help you study. It provides material that complements your course textbook or field of study. You can do the self-paced activities in the Study Area as often as you like for the duration of the course.

A Study Area is not provided with all Mastering courses.

  1. Select Study Area from the course menu.

    Don't see the Study Area option?
    This may mean that no Study Area resources are available for the book associated with your Mastering course.

  2. Select Launch the Study Area to open the Study Area in a new tab or window.

The Study Area in your course may provide these or other kinds of study activities. Content can vary by the textbook for the course.

  • Videos, animations, and podcasts
  • Case studies
  • Practice labs
  • Practice quizzes or tests
  • Link(s) to the eTextbook for your course
  • Flashcards

Unlike assignment items in Mastering, any activities you do in the Study Area are NOT tracked in the Mastering Scores area. Similarly, your Study Area work is not reported to the instructor.

Some kinds of work you do in the Study Area may not be saved between sessions.