whats your uni timetable like??

cloverfan

I was just wondering if you could give me some examples of your uni timetables?? just the hours, am just wondering if they are something I would be able to do thanks

TheEffect

I'm doing BSc Computing. I have 6 units a year (20 points each).

Each unit has 1 lecture and 1 lab (some have extra optional labs for catch-up/assignment help).

So 6 labs and 6 lectures a week = 12 hours

I have 5 hours on a Monday, 3 hours on a Tuesday, 4 hours on a Wednesday.

Thursday and Fridays are free, but I usually go into uni and complete work in the labs.

Derivative

MPhys Physics. I'm in second year.
Average week would go roughly as follows:

9 hours lecturing
25 hours set problems
3 hours contact time
4 hours laboratory work (variable, mostly 16 hours one week, none the next).

So a total of about 41 hours set work. The problem sheets I am free to do whenever is convenient, but usually try to organise a sort of 'work day' otherwise it's difficult to socialise (or get to bed on time).
I spend about another 15-20 revising concepts.

MrsManda

I was studying a Neuroscience BSc and had ~15 hours of lectures on average, plus most weeks had 2 afternoons of labs which ran from 1pm to 5pm. Wednesday afternoons are generally free at universities in order to accommodate sports teams/extra-curricular activities though on my course this sometimes got eaten into by extra lectures/labs.

Usually did 1-2 hours of studying a day in my own time in order to learn concepts, read around the subject and get lab reports/essays done.

duchy

It varies hugely from course to course and uni to uni.
Often it's not the number of hours but the spread -for example one module I had one day with a lecture first thing in the morning -and a tutorial five hours later -so although only a few hours-in reality took up the whole day
Best thing is to talk to the course administrators for the specific course you are thinking of as it'll give you a better idea (even though of course timetabling can change from year to year)

cloverfan wrote: »

I was just wondering if you could give me some examples of your uni timetables?? just the hours, am just wondering if they are something I would be able to do thanks

skipsmum

Mine are all over the place. Mon 3-7, Tue 2-9, Thu 11-12 and 3-4, Fri 10-6. I also do about 30 hrs homework. It's a BA Art & Animation. I do mange to fit it around my kids...just!

liney

Depends on the degree. I'm studying English and History which only has around 8 - 12 hours of actual contact time each week, but a huge amount of self study and preparatory reading. The science based subjects seem to have more contact and lab time, but less to do outside of that.

If you are thinking you might fit lectures into school hours, it is unlikely to work that way. Our lectures can run any time from 9am start to 9pm finish, so you almost certainly would need some childcare at some point if that is a consideration.

sapphireeye

I'm studying Speech and Language Therapy and at the moment I'm doing between 8 and 10 hours of contact time a week in my 2nd year. I have all day Mondays and Fridays off and Wednesday and Thursday afternoons off every week. Last year I was in for about 15 hours a week.

In terms of study outside of lectures, I have problem based learning every week which takes about 2 hours but essays and things are usually released 5 weeks before the deadline so I can spread the time spent on those out to a few hours a week plus any extra reading or revision. I have plenty of time to get it done believe me!

However I do have 2 months of placement a year where I'm essentially working full-time, however I don't have essays to do in that time, just placement logs.

My course is supposedly 'intense' and I had thought that meant full-time but it isn't. Looking at everyone else's posts it seems like mine is about average!

The_One_Who

It will depend on the university, the course and the year of study. First years tend to have a bit more contact time than final year students, and science students tend to have more timetabled lectures/labs than those studying the arts and humanities.

The time spent in lectures is only one aspect of the time you should be spending on studying. It is always said that for one hour of contact time students should be doing an additional four hours of independent reading/learning.

Derivative

Full time and part time have massive distinctions really. First year undergrad courses, at least at my University, are built around the fact that you really are doing nothing else.

During the week there is essentially zero possibility of me having a part time job or any real commitment as my timetable is too variable. My tutors are too busy to schedule around me. There are off weeks that are easier than others, but not with any real predictability.

Weekends are when optional reading around and jobs get done.

JT2012

I'm studying English and as I picked 20 credit modules rather than 10s, I only have 6 contact hours a week and a film screening, so in Mon Tues Wed and Thurs afternoons. I do have a full time study week as such, with reading and individual and group work for seminars, essay writing etc.