The basic method of presenting subject information at university is the lecture, although many departments use a variety of flexible approaches. Lectures normally last 50 minutes and in many first year subjects there can be up to 300 students attending a lecture at one time.
Lectures are only a basic means of introducing new knowledge.
You must back them up with your own wide reading. You will also be involved in essays and assignments, and you will take part in laboratories or tutorials, which are teaching and discussion classes of 12 - 20 students where more individual attention is available. You may also find you are in regular contact with tutors, other academic staff and other students through email or the internet. Assessment University courses are assessed in a variety of ways. Each paper normally has a three-hour examination.