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How much time do you devote to your course?

  • 21-11-2013 08:05PM
    #1
    Jhax
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    Generally just curious about how much time people in Trinity devote to their studies whether its going to lectures, studying for your module or doing assignments?


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  • #2
    234
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    It depends on what area you are studying and how you want to do.

    From my experience doing a humanities and social sciences course you need to treat it like a 9-5 job if you want to get a good II:1. If you want to get a first then substantially more work is needed, this will usually mean working weekends during your final year. I used to do a lot of 09:00-21:00 days in the library six days a week during my final year.


  • #3
    Eoin247
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    As said above, really depends on the course. From talking to people, some courses are a doss. I have friends that go out all the time and dont seem to need to devote any time to study. I have about 27 hours minimum of lectures/tutorials/labs each week. Sometimes it can get to 30+ if i have extra labs. If i include homework and report write ups it goes up to between 30-40 hours. That's not including any study i may need to do (I didn't include study hours as that varies greatly from none to a lot depending on the week.


  • #4
    lfqnic
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    It depends so much on the course, the time of year, how efficient a worker you are, how ambitious you are, how interesting you find your course etc etc. In my (humanities) course we had more contact hours in the early years, around 14 I think, and then in 4th year we only had 4, but by then it was probably a 9-5 deal as someone above said to prepare readings, write dissertation, essays etc. I tended to take weekends off, more or less.

    You'll probably find your own groove pretty soon, if you've just started. Don't be unrealistic - I am just not able for 9-9 days, my brain would be putty so I don't try - but do push yourself and do be flexible and see if big stretches or short, early mornings or weekends etc works best for you. Also be aware that if it feels unsustainable, it probably is and November isn't the time for burning out. One of the best pieces of advice my supervisor ever gave me was to take breaks, because tiredness shows in your work.

    As well as varying widely between courses, goals and intelligence, it's a fairly personal thing.


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