The first year has been very varied. Everyone has come in with a slightly different background, and the idea is to get us all up to the same level across the very broad scope of the course. I didn't know much about computers when I came. Now I can do wordprocessing, spreadsheets, powerpoint . . . I have about 17 hours of contact time a week.
Some modules are all coursework.
You work through everything, and then bring up and discuss any problems in a tutorial. As part of the Communications Skills class I had to write a technical report and present it to an audience. University life is not all work. I am in Trinity Hall , sharing a flat with several other students. Learning things like sharing responsibility for cleaning the kitchen and the bathroom is an education in itself.