How many hours per week did you study at university?

DanTheMan

DanTheMan

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I'm in my first year at uni and alongside the 12 hours of lectures and seminars per week, I probably only put in a maximum of another 12 hours on top. I feel like I should be putting in way more than this.

They say that a 10 credit module requires 100 hours of study which works out at 48 hours per week over the course of each semester, I don't know of anyone that puts in remotely near that.

Is that a vast overestimate?
 
Tbh you are probably one of the few that puts in even as much as 12 hours.

I don't even do that. I really should, and I will more so in 2nd year.

It varies from degree to degree though. Those more practical oriented would have much less "own study" than more theory based degrees.
 
In first year, something like 8 hours a week of lectures, less than that of work in my own time except for the week or 2 before deadlines.

2nd year similar amount of lectures, probably 2-4 hours a day of work first semester, more like 6-8 in 2nd semester.

In 3rd year now, i have 4 hours of lectures per week :p Putting in around 8 hours a day and set to get higher in the coming weeks.
 
What are you studying?

Most courses you get out what you put in, some of my under grad classes I really enjoyed and put a little more work in and generally got better grades (not always, International Relations was evil).

Realistically uni is a fine balance between an amazing educational experience and a teenage day care centre. You get to study some really interesting things and put up with a nagging feeling that if uni was done right (in most courses) you wouldn't have all this extra fee time and we would look like well rounded individuals afterwards.
 
Simple answer not enough.
slightly longer answer, sod all in first two years, didn't even go to lectures and missed one exam as I missed all lectures and didn't know it was on. Third year bucked up and found it difficult and very time consuming. Thankfully most marks where in final year still only managed 2:2.
 
So is the first year less work than A2? If so I can't wait. I have 15 hours of lessons, non exam time I do about 5 hours max of work. The rest is news sites/forums. In exam period I start doing about 15-20 hours outside lessons.
 
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It probably depends on what the degree is in. I think engineering degrees have around 20 hours of lectures/lab project stuff and a further 10-20 hours of private study.
 
pingwing said:
What are you studying?

Most courses you get out what you put in, some of my under grad classes I really enjoyed and put a little more work in and generally got better grades (not always, International Relations was evil).

Realistically uni is a fine balance between an amazing educational experience and a teenage day care centre. You get to study some really interesting things and put up with a nagging feeling that if uni was done right (in most courses) you wouldn't have all this extra fee time and we would look like well rounded individuals afterwards.
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I'm studying Economics and Politics, international relations was my favourite module last semester :D.

I'm slightly older than the majority (22) with a mortgage and long term girlfriend so I don't really get into the typical drinking/partying side of things. For me, I'm at university to learn and better my career prospects so doing well really matters.

I do get slightly annoyed by the lack of enthusiasm most students seem to have. A lot of people I speak to see uni as an inconvenience that gets in the way of their life. If you don't want to be here then nobody is forcing you.
 
DanTheMan said:
I'm studying Economics and Politics, international relations was my favourite module last semester :D.

I'm slightly older than the majority (22) with a mortgage and long term girlfriend so I don't really get into the typical drinking/partying side of thing. For me, I'm at university to learn and better my career prospects so doing well really matters.

I do get slightly annoyed by the lack of enthusiasm most students seem to have. A lot of people I speak to see uni as an inconvenience that gets in the way of their life. If you don't want to be here then nobody is forcing you.
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Ah we have all the answers in one go :p

Your course is the do more at home and get more out of it type (like my ba in politics) and being a little older you do have slightly different priorities to where you are going out tonight, which is commendable as your lecturers probably like to have someone doing the work!

Shouldn't really let other people bother you though as it is really your degree :)

Plus IR is hateful!! :mad: (had to teach it to some of my masters class last month with my old text books as quite a few never did it. Not a fan of theory that only applies in one off situations)
 
Quite honestly... zero all year, for all 3 years - until 2 week before the exams.
And thats also includes not attending a single lecture.

So basically I crammed the entire semesters modules in 2 weeks, which is about 2-3 days a module.
I scrapped a 2.1.. in Finance and Accounting from Nottingham University
Past exam papers and only learning selective questions is the key!
 
First year, pah! Not nearly enough!

Third year, way too much! The work balance is crazy at the moment but I was expecting that.

Probably wondering why I missed out second year, I studied in the US and they have a completely different system so I was busy 24/7. Some days classes alone rolled from 8-2. :cool:
 
pingwing said:
Plus IR is hateful!! :mad: (had to teach it to some of my masters class last month with my old text books as quite a few never did it. Not a fan of theory that only applies in one off situations)
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I have to agree about the theory side of IR. As with most theories in social sciences, they only seem to apply to select situations and events and aren't very transferable. I just enjoyed the whole bombs and bullets side of IR, it was more like an enjoyable history lesson.
 
Don't go by what the uni lectures say...........they are always going to overestimate.

Go by how much your taking in !

There were certain modules at uni where I just picked things up quickly and others where I wanted to bang my head against the wall.
 
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