2.5 Workload and minimum requirements

The following guidance may be included for students:

Academic Board guidelines state that one credit point equates to approximately 1.5 to 2 hours of student effort per week for a typical 13 week semester. This means that if you are an average student seeking to get an average result for this Unit then you should plan to spend at least 9 hours each week on learning. If you are studying four x 6 credit point UoS you should plan to spend at least 36 hours each week on your study. These recommended hours assume that you are actively engaged in learning during this time. Refer to the learning activities in 2.2, such as creating notes in your own words, visiting lecturers or tutors in consultation hours, discussing your work with friends to learn together, revising, researching in the library or online, reading, completing practice questions, participating in online discussion forums, preparing for tutorials and lectures by pre-reading, completing assessments.

For more information on workload see the University Workload page.