Teaching and learning at Leeds Beckett
On each of our course pages, we have provided information about your likely overall workload for each year of study and the assessment methods used on the course. Here’s some useful information to help you understand what your time at university might involve.
Overall workload
We display the overall workload per year. The average number of teaching weeks for a full-time undergraduate course is 24 weeks, although some courses timetable their teaching over longer periods.
Teaching
Typically, this will include lectures, seminars, tutorials, supervised studio time or laboratory time and one-to-one meetings with your personal tutor.
Independent study
This is the time outside your timetabled hours when you will be expected to continue learning independently. Typically, this will involve reading, research, completing assignments, preparing presentations and exam revision.
Placement
Some modules will give you the opportunity to undertake a work placement. These hours will be spent working in industry, gaining practical knowledge and professional skills that can be valuable to employers.
Assessment proportions
These are the assessments that will contribute to your end of year mark. The proportions are indicative and will depend on the individual modules you choose.
Examination
This could include a timed examination, take-away paper, formal presentation or viva-voce examination or a set exercise, quiz or multiple choice test.
Practical
This is an invigilated assessment of your practical skills and competencies, such as delivering a coaching session, or a school experience if you are training to be a teacher.
Coursework
This could include essays, reports or other written assignments, a dissertation or project, or a portfolio of your work.
Assessed work will normally be returned with feedback within four weeks of your submission. When you begin your course, you will be provided with a module handbook for your chosen modules which will provide specific guidelines on how and when you will receive that feedback.
Marking
At each level of an undergraduate degree, you will study modules worth a minimum of 120 credit points (usually six modules at 20 credits each). The final year will often include a dissertation or major project worth 40 credits.
Your degree classification is based on the average mark from the best 100 credit points achieved at level 5 (year 2) and level 6 (year 3), weighted at 25% and 75% respectively. Your poorest module performance is discounted as long as you reach a threshold level of performance. Level 4 (year 1) marks do not contribute to your final mark but you must achieve an average of 40% or more for the level with no module mark lower than 30% in order to progress to year 2.
