A typical first year week
When you do not have any timetabled academic committments you are expected to do independent study.
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Day |
Time |
Activity |
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Monday |
9-10 |
Chemistry lecture |
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10-11 |
Chemistry lecture |
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12-1 |
Tutorial |
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Tuesday |
9-10 |
Elective module lecture |
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|
10-11 |
Elective module lecture |
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|
2-5 |
Labs |
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Wednesday |
9-10 |
Tutorial |
|
|
10-11 |
Chemistry lecture |
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|
11-12 |
Chemistry lecture |
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p.m. |
Always free for other activities (e.g. sport, music, drama etc) |
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Thursday |
9-12 |
Labs |
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|
12-1 |
Elective module lecture |
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4-5 |
Chemistry lecture |
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Friday |
9-10 |
Chemistry lecture |
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|
10-11 |
Chemistry lecture |
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2-3 |
Elective module lecture |
Your studies will also be supplemented with revision workshops, around 3 per term, and appointments with your academic advisor (at least once a term or as often as necessary).
You will therefore typically have around 20 timetabled contact hours per week. We expect you to spend time outside these periods reviewing lecture material, preparing work for tutorials, workshops and preparing for labs by doing pre-lab work, reading and on-line quizzes. We expect a lot from our students in terms of workload and commitment, but will provide the support you need to succeed
Key facts
Lecture sizes range from 30-220 students.
Workshop groups typically contain 20-30 students.
Tutorials are small group work sessions (5-6 students).
First year laboratory sessions are 2 x 3 hours per week.