Seminars are held, for example, to go through project work. Group work is also quite common in some subject areas. Student groups work independently on an assignment, but generally have access to a teacher for guidance. Tutorials are given to individual students or small groups. At a tutorial, the teacher in charge of a course helps to prepare the students for their oral presentations or reports and to plan their term papers and essays.
Most courses have extensive reading lists, and the books tend to be in either Swedish or English.
Students are expected to purchase the obligatory course literature. Other literature used, for example, in group work and special projects, can usually be found at the library. As a rule, there is always a reference copy available of each textbook, as well as several copies available for loan at the University Library. Each course and its subcourses are normally concluded by a written or oral examination. An examination may, however, take the form of an independent assignment such as a written report or essay.