Teaching and assessment
You’ll study and learn with academics who are active researchers, experts in their field and have a passion for their subjects. Our approach to teaching will provide you with the knowledge, opportunities, and support you need to grow and succeed in a global workplace. Find out more about our approach to teaching and learning.
Teaching format
You'll attend a mix of lectures, small group seminars and workshops, with an increasing emphasis on independent work in later stages. You'll actively select what you want to learn, and be supported by your teaching staff in exploring these issues in greater depth.
- You'll be taught by world-leading academics from each of the three departments.
- Our research-led teaching means you can focus on the latest ideas and debates.
Timetabled activities
In your first year, you can expect:
| Lectures |
6-7 hours per week |
| Seminars |
5-6 hours per week |
| Workshops |
0-4 hours per semester |
These figures are representative of a typical week. Your contact hours will vary throughout the year due to your module choices, non-compulsory classes, exam periods and changes to scheduled activities.
Outside your timetabled hours, you'll study independently. This may include preparation for classes, follow-up work, wider reading, practice completion of assessment tasks, or revision.
In the UK, full-time students are expected to spend 1,200 hours a year learning. That's about 40 hours of classes and independent study each week during semesters. Everyone learns at a different rate, so the number of hours you spend on independent study will be different to other students on your course.
Teaching location
You will be based at the School for Business and Society on Campus West. Most of your teaching will take place nearby.
About our campus
Our beautiful green campus offers a student-friendly setting in which to live and study, within easy reach of the action in the city centre. It's easy to get around - everything is within walking or pedalling distance, or you can use the fast and frequent bus service. Take a campus tour.
Assessment and feedback
Assessment will be by a mixture of essays, projects and examinations. In your third year you'll do a 8,000-word dissertation on a subject you want to investigate and you'll construct the questions you want to answer under the supervision of a tutor.
- You'll receive a report with feedback on your work for every module.
- You'll be assigned a supervisor who will give academic and pastoral support.
