Most British students complete a two-subject degree with their time split between two different subjects or with one subject as a major and the other as a minor A degree typically takes three years, with graduation in November held at the Cathedral. The first year, the British students take two electives, one each term. The second and third year courses are then chosen by the student to fit their area of study. A student would typically complete four courses in a year. Normally classes run for an entire year with exams at the end, and a 5,000-word essay, or split between two essays, is required.
Students live on campus during the first year in either full board or self-catering dorms.
For the second and third year most students live off campus in private housing. Most students' walk to class.