Students must take at least 80 credits a year in one subject, and may take up to 40 credits in another department in order to achieve Single Honours. One of Lampeter's big advantages over other universities, particularly overseas ones, is the small size of its classes. Even the most popular lectures are rarely attended by more than 50 students. Tutorials are often in groups of around 3 to 8 students, and seminars in groups of about 8 to 20. The method of teaching used varies from department to department, and from course to course.
Many tutors use a combination of lectures, seminars and tutorials.
The amount of teaching time required for each course also varies. It will take you a little while to get a feel for how much work you should be putting in in your own time. Work is assessed by a variety of methods, including written examinations, coursework essays, project work and dissertations. If you are here on a one-year exchange, the tutor for each of the modules you take will write a report about your work, usually giving a mark based on your performance in written assignments. This mark will be interpreted by your home university in terms which can be readily equated with the kind of marks awarded there.