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Where will I learn?

If you are a full-time student, you may have to go to the university campus each day for lectures or tutorials. For practical courses, some of your time will be spent in laboratories or studios, computer labs or media centres, or perhaps sometimes in a workplace. Each student has his or her own timetable.

Part-time student timetables might involve one day a week or more in separate sessions during the week you will need to check with the university.

Distance learning courses have a different kind of timetable because you have more freedom as to when and where you study.

Libraries and learning resource centres are very important places while you are a student the staff there are keen to help you get the most out of the facilities. You will find information and people to help you study more effectively, too, whether you want to make better notes, learn the best way to deliver a presentation, develop other study skills, or deal with anxieties about assessments.

You will also spend time studying on your own; doing research, reading or preparing work for assessment. You can often fit this study around your other commitments, but you will need somewhere to work: perhaps at home, at the university or in a library.

Student studying on lawn
Studying on the lawn outside halls
 
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