The tutorial is the traditional strength of the British university system. Students may wish to avoid first year classes, which tend to be very large. Note that QMW has no psychology, sociology, music, education, or fine arts courses. Participation in the tutorial is very important and can count for a significant part of the total grade. In most classes, students prepare and present a seminar paper.
Attendance is taken in certain courses.
As in this case of work completed at UR, students are advised to keep either hard copies or a disk copy of all of their work for future reference and for the rare instance when their work is misplaced. The average course load per semester is four classes. They always provide the basic amenities. As is common for most British institutions, single rooms are the norm. Students may request to be placed in a double room, although this cannot be guaranteed.