Tell me about Uni! (1 Viewer)

[*~Dazed~*]

is doing a bachelor of arts pointless? because apart from doing a dip ed at the end... what/where else can it get you? i know it depends on the subjects you choose but just generally

 

[routemarker]

lol i think of it as an interest degree. I think it will lead you into areas of literature and publications related jobs or even journalism?

 

[*~Dazed~*]

an interest degree... great just great... what if you dont have any interests! I guess im fucked!

 

[routemarker]

lol maybe youre a closet historian lol

 

[Raiks]

The diff between a B Pysch and a B Arts (Pysch) is to do with the qualifications you can attain afterwards, from what I can remember, only a B Pysch allows to practice pysch after uni, whereas you need to do a further year or so to be able to do the equivalent with a B Arts (Pysch). I know that if you don't maintain a credit average in a B Pysch at UOW, you have to transfer to a B Arts (Pysch) or a B Science (Pysch).

I think a B Arts (Pysch) is more for doing a double major with something like management so you can go into management/recruiting career paths.

 

[deyveed]

Is there anything else to tell us about Uni?
Anything that seems unusual or different from high school?

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by routemarker
i think UNSW records all lectures and you can get them from open reserve in the library for 2 hrs where you can listen to them at the listening stations.

no, i dont think so .... atleast they had no lectures for the subjects i did last session ... it depends on the lecturer, if he/she wants to record it, they do ... its mainly done only for those subjects which have a lot of theory involved (eg law and some commerce subjects)

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by deyveed
Is there anything else to tell us about Uni?
Anything that seems unusual or different from high school?

1. time flies REAL FAST !!
2. ppl dont tell u to do ur work ... it seems just like yesterday u got ur assignment question, and its due already ..
3. its like doing the hsc every 6 months ...
4. but overall, the study is more fun, cos u get to do exactly those subjects ure interested in ...

 

[Chand]

Originally posted by Da Monstar
3. its like doing the hsc every 6 months ...

What a lovely thing to look forward too..

 

[Raiks]

It's true though, Final Exams are pretty much the same as doing a HSC exam but it happens every semester.

I've found Uni is much more social because you have thousands of people on the same campus and also a lot less stressful because of the social side of things.

 

[deyveed]

How many hours of Uni does each person have per week?

 

[Huy]

Originally posted by deyveed
How many hours of Uni does each person have per week?

At the UNSW lecture I went to, for every hour of lectures, you would need to do 2 hours at home, or at least the equivalent hours of lecture time.

So in a given week, it should be about 33 hours+

 

[Butterfly_Wings]

Originally posted by deyveed
How many hours of Uni does each person have per week?

It completely depends on what course you do. Some courses have as little as 8 hours a week, some have over 30 hours a week.
Also, some courses expect minimal work to be done outside of UNI (ie-just private study and preparation, with maybe 2 or 3 smal assessments in the whole semester), while courses require a whole lot of work to be done outside of UNI, with massive assessments and stuff like that.
So in other words-everyones workload differs greatly!

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by deyveed
How many hours of Uni does each person have per week?

commerce is usually betwwen 10 n 15
engineering (except for seng) is b/w 20 n 30
science is b/w 20 n 25
seng is b/w 15 n 20

last session i did 19, this session its 16

 

[enak]

Originally posted by Da Monstar
commerce is usually betwwen 10 n 15
seng is b/w 15 n 20

last session i did 19, this session its 16

Is that like 3-4 days a week then?

How many hours would it be when you add the bcom?

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by enak
Is that like 3-4 days a week then?

How many hours would it be when you add the bcom?

last session i went all 5 days, cos my timetable was more spread out. this session its only like 3 days, but i finish at 6 all 3 days ...
adding the bcom doesnt increase workload ... u'll still be doing around 15 hrs a wk

 

[enak]

Originally posted by Da Monstar
last session i went all 5 days, cos my timetable was more spread out. this session its only like 3 days, but i finish at 6 all 3 days ...
adding the bcom doesnt increase workload ... u'll still be doing around 15 hrs a wk

Really? cool 3 days a week sounds good, even if I have to stay until 6.

 

[tonberry_kun]

Originally posted by Da Monstar
3. its like doing the hsc every 6 months ...

just when i thought it was gonna be all over after this year...

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by tonberry_kun
just when i thought it was gonna be all over after this year...

welcome to the real world

 

[deyveed]

At UNSW, is there another way to get from lower campus to upper campus (matthews theatres) without having to walk up those mountainous stairs?