How many hours per week did you study at university?

[DanTheMan]

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?

 

[DanTheMan]

You know your first year doesn't count?

Yes but it doesn't mean I don't want to put at least some effort in.

 

[DanTheMan]

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.

I'm studying Economics and Politics, international relations was my favourite module last semester .

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]

Plus IR is hateful!! (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)

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.

 

[DanTheMan]

I think what I find difficult is switching off from university. Whereas a job has set hours and tasks that need doing, you can put as little or as much into university as you like. I feel guilty gaming on the pc for an hour even though I've spent 9-5 at uni.

I can't imagine putting in 60 hours a week, how did you find time to do anything else?