In some cases each class may be individually detailed, whereas others may just indicate topics to be covered over a few classes. It should also contain a list of Staff Files if these have been deposited in the Library. A statement about what students are expected to achieve in the seminars is also useful here. Some form of handout should be given to students for most teaching sessions, although it is recognised that the need varies with subject and teaching method. Where handouts are not used, an explanation should be included in the Course Outline.
Most teaching takes place through lectures.
Active participation by students, in addition to listening to lecturers, is also considered an important part of the learning experience of Peace Studies students. For some courses, these different approaches are intended to help develop specific skills which are identified as students learning outcomes on the course descriptors. In other courses, a range of different approaches is used in order to offer opportunities for students to learn in different ways, and also to experiment with their development of different skills, even where this is not identified as a learning outcome of the course and is therefore not formally assessed . It can provide an opportunity for the course tutor to check on students understanding of the course, as well as their evaluation of it, before the final assessments. The objectives for these tutorials are set out in the Undergraduate Handbook, and the teaching approaches are adapted to suit the composition of each tutorial group.