does UNSW have a higher work load? (1 Viewer)

[Dingo2004]

i heard from some of my friends at UNSW that they do 5 subjects a semester

and shit i cant even handle 4.. im thinking of going parttime nex sem
how do you ppls handle 5 subjects a semester?
and are all courses at UNSW 5 subjects per sem??
das fully hektic if it is

 

[sunny]

Its not based on subjects. It is based on credits (like units in the HSC).

A full time student is one that is doing 18-24 units (24 is the standard full time student). Anything less than 18 units is a part time student.

They might be doing 5 subjects but still only doing 24 units because 2 of their subjects might be 3uoc (units of credit) worth. Usually subjects are 6uoc, and there are 4 subjects = 24uoc per semester.

Anything more than 24uoc is overloading.

 

[asdf]

Originally posted by sunny

Anything more than 24uoc is overloading.

Remember the time when i asked if it was possible to overload like 36+uoc? lol just realised how painfull 24uoc is.

 

[McLake]

4 subjects is standard, but for software I have been doing 5 subjects per term for the last two terms.

A 3UOC subject > 1/2 6UOC subject, trust me ...

 

[MML]

lol, maybe it's called 3 UOC but i see no difference in lecture time per week.

it really depends on what course u r learning.

e.g com, 15hr
eng, 30hr,

both 24UOC

 

[sunny]

Originally posted by MML
lol, maybe it's called 3 UOC but i see no difference in lecture time per week.

There should be. The uoc is directly correlated to hpw.

 

[santaslayer]

Originally posted by Dingo2004
i heard from some of my friends at UNSW that they do 5 subjects a semester

and shit i cant even handle 4.. im thinking of going parttime nex sem
how do you ppls handle 5 subjects a semester?
and are all courses at UNSW 5 subjects per sem??
das fully hektic if it is

i do 5 subjects a semester.....im at UOW!

28cps this semester and 32 for nxt!

 

[suz]

yeah that is exactly the same for me 2 santa
28cp this semester
32cp next semester

 

[sunny]

Just need to be careful about comparing credits from different universities. Chances are they don't mean the same thing.

As I understand it, 6uoc in UOW represents about 3hpw (correct me if I'm wrong). At UNSW 6uoc is approximately 5-6hpw.

 

[McLake]

Originally posted by sunny
At UNSW 6uoc is approximately 5-6hpw.

Your basing that off Sci/Eng subjects. Arts, Commerce and Law are less hpw ...

 

[suz]

6 uoc, well for italian it is 6 hours but for my other sub's it is 3

 

[sunny]

Originally posted by McLake
Your basing that off Sci/Eng subjects. Arts, Commerce and Law are less hpw ...

*shakes fist at commerce*

 

[McLake]

Now you wish you did SENG

 

[jm1234567890]

credit points also mean nothing....

damn bludgy 6 credit arts and commerce subjects

 

[santaslayer]

well all credit points do is really show the significance of that subject i guess.....since the WAM needs this information to be calculated correctly.....

 

[Mystics]

jigging =D