DEGREE STUDY

• Degree study develops the ability to work with ideas, to think in terms of systems, to experiment and to communicate.
• Study at a University normally leads to a degree. Comprehensive Universities also offer degrees.
• Some degree programmes are vocationally-oriented, but graduates in most disciplines will require postgraduate professional or on-the-job training to equip them for their future careers.
• A growing focus on interdisciplinary studies and programmes helps students to develop the fl exibility to respond to the challenges they will face.
• Teaching staff are actively involved in research; some are world experts in their fi eld.
• Instruction is theoretical and classroom or laboratory-based.
• Students learn how to learn, and how to evaluate.
• Most degree programmes last three or more years. Institutions may grant credit towards degrees for relevant courses passed at other recognised institutions.