How much study do you peeps do at uni?

notanothergreyhair

Hiya everyone,

I'm a mature student, under 30 but over 25, studying at Leeds Uni.

Just wondering how many hours people study for their courses? When I was a first year I was told that we ought to do 200 learning hours for a 20 credit module, that includes lecture/seminar hours.

Does anyone do this much work? Do you do more, or less?

Only asking out of curiousity...I don't do anything like 200 hours over a semester for a 20 credit module.

bestpud

A full time course at my uni is 8 modules per year, 4 each semester, and we are told each module should take around 10 hours of study per week.

That includes taught sessions though, which are generally 2-3 hours per module, per week.

I honestly don't know how many hours I put in.

I tend to study in long sessions, short sessions and little bits while cooking tea etc etc. Plus, I am always thinking about assignments anyway.

Plus I put in more hours as deadlines loom closer.

Sorry, that wasn't much of an answer was it? :rotfl:

findingmyownway

I never studied for anywhere near the amount of hours indicated by my uni.

I think as long as you do enough to complete your assignments and make sure you understand the course content (sometimes this required extra reading, sometimes is doesn't) then i think you'll be fine.

Oldernotwiser

Depending on the course you're doing some things you do you may not count as work. I did a degree in Literature and if you love reading, most of it wasn't like doing work.

notanothergreyhair

Thanks for the replies.

I don't measure how much time I put in, but I know it is less than the prescribed amount. The only time things really get intense is when I have an essay in the next day and I have yet to start

bestpud

notanothergreyhair wrote: »

The only time things really get intense is when I have an essay in the next day and I have yet to start

Oh, I know that one!!! :rotfl:

princesslizzie

I was told that too - 20 credit module = 200 hours dedicated to work. But this apparently counts lectures too.

I do about 50% of my weekly reading and the odd extra bit but only really do lots of work when I have essays.

Broke_Student

It really depends on how interesting i'm finding the module, how far away exams are and whether there are any assignments.

I do think I study alot (8 hours today and it's saturday) but I live a sterotypical student lifestyle with no responsibilities - i'm studying when i'm not sleeping/watching tv/drinking/clubbing/eating out/surfing the net.

Lokolo

Well to be fair it does completely depend on how easy you find the modules, how much work they try and make you do.

For instance, my first year, I have spent 90% of my time on here but next year I don't think I will be able to do the same!