In addition, students may study for degrees on a part-time basis, follow courses leading to the award of a University certificate or diploma, or attend short continuing education courses.
Most undergraduate programmes require three years of study.
Some programmes take four years, for example those involving a year s study abroad. Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science are taught over five years. The period of study for postgraduate degrees varies from one year for a full-time taught Master's programme, to three or more years for a PhD. Undergraduate curricula are now generally arranged on a modular basis. Students may be taught by lectures, seminars, tutorials, laboratory sessions, projects, fieldwork and computer-aided learning. Students are also encouraged to develop skills valued by employers, such as computing, experience of working in teams and ability to communicate.