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I'm not asking because I'm worried about the workload, time of studies, etc.

Just curious.

I'm in year 12 now and am thinking of doing a combined degree at unsw (maybe economics, commerce or maths) and wondering what the timetables are like?

Hours a week? Full days? Ratio of lectures to tutorials? One or two week rotations? How early to how late? Any thing else I should know? Differences between timetables of different unis?

Again, I'm just interested in what uni timetables will be like. I really don't have much of an idea and can't find any examples of combined degrees online so any comments are necessary.

Cheers and thanks in advance!
 

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Mainly the engineering and science-related ones will tend to be longer (i.e you will have longer face-to-face hours).
In terms of commerce from what I've heard you wont have that highish workload compared to the ones I mentioned above.

Well, university timetables are quite a pain at first when trying to select your own one (especially if you do it late). So be start immediately if possible to avoid timetable clashes OR ridiculous straight face-to-face hours (e.g. 5hrs straight) OR 3-4 hr break during the day OR night classes.
 

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Yes. When you enroll in your subjects you will be given a variety of times to select and you will then decide which one you want.
 

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for both tutorials and lectures?

so the same lecturers run the same lectures for example twice in a day?
 

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for both tutorials and lectures?

so the same lecturers run the same lectures for example twice in a day?
If there are multiple lecture times for a unit, then you can bet your bottom dollar that there are multiple lecturers teaching that unit.
 

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It really depends what you do!
I only have 13/15 hours (depending what week it is) which I fit into 3 days

where as others might have 30+ hours which spreads across 5 days
 

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I have 22 study hours, but 30 hours incl. breaks. 4 days a week. The earliest I start is 10 on wednesdays and thursday and finish at 7pm on these days. Tuesday is only 1 till 5. FRIDAYS OFF.

Science.
 

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It really depends what you do!
I only have 13/15 hours (depending what week it is) which I fit into 3 days

where as others might have 30+ hours which spreads across 5 days
thanks! just wondering what degree do you do and where do study?
 

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I have 22 study hours, but 30 hours incl. breaks. 4 days a week. The earliest I start is 10 on wednesdays and thursday and finish at 7pm on these days. Tuesday is only 1 till 5. FRIDAYS OFF.

Science.
thanks heaps! is that a single of combined degree?
 

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I'm doing Bachelor of Applied science (occupational therapy) at usyd
 
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Like this.



Sad life.

But like the people above said, varies a lot from degree to degree. Expect a lot of hours for Science/Engineering and few hours for Arts/Comm.
 

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Like this.



Sad life.

But like the people above said, varies a lot from degree to degree. Expect a lot of hours for Science/Engineering and few hours for Arts/Comm.

This is an absolutely terrible time table. I feel bad for you.
 

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If he skips a couple of classes it's only around seventeen hours including breaks. That's a lot better than school.
 

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Don't be a dumb dog like me and make 9am starts. (Obv. depends on geographical location but i'm in the south west so fuck my life)
 

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If he skips a couple of classes it's only around seventeen hours including breaks. That's a lot better than school.
Meanwhile...in Engineering.


Nah, it's aight, in the past, since it was my timetable last sem. That was the best I could get it, due to my odd subject combination.

Don't be a dumb dog like me and make 9am starts. (Obv. depends on geographical location but i'm in the south west so fuck my life)
South West + 9AM = Saddest life. But it could be worse. You could have this on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.



Oh, and those lectures have rolls, and attendance is everything.
 
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