University attendance for postgrads

Hi

Are postgrad courses monitored for attendance? Like if you kiss a few days of your course owing to illness or unforeseen circumstances are you kicked off the course or is it like undergrad study where as long as you produce the work and meet the deadlines it’s not a big deal?

Thanks

Some post grad courses will have attendance requirements (especially if it's a course with placements for example). However if you have good reasons for missing a day or two (e.g. Illness) I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem.

Thanks for your reply
Yes my course has no placements assigned it is all taught lectures. I know that there is roughly 60 people on the course so I’m thinking if I miss a day will it be detrimental to my studies

I went to my master's for 1.5 weeks.

They had sign in for some seminars; no one said anything to me. Will vary by uni, but it is possible that not only can you skip a few days ... but the whole course itself.

😂 I mean this isn’t ideal but did you complete your course?

I don’t intend to miss any days but I will be doing a long commute owing to commitments in my own place of living so I am unable to relocate, on the odd occasion it may be not be feasible to get there So was wondering if like undergraduate they post the notes up so you can catch up later

No, it is ideal in fact. For a master's, you are not there to sit and learn bulletpoints from a powerpoint. You're supposed to be engaging with the advanced topics in your subject, just a few rungs down from your lecturers. That means a lot of time in independent study; and a lot of time thinking for yourself. I followed the lectures and reading list, but any time spent in a room learning introductory stuff was time wasted in my eyes.

Yes, in the process of completing it now.

Wow that’s fantastic - congratulations.

You have received no penalty for not attending providing you have handed the work in on time and met the necessary deadlines.

Have you had to complete any group work or found it difficult to complete any assignments owing to you not physically being there at the time of the lecture?

I really appreciate your advice thank you