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Required self-study time for BSc. Mathematics and Physics course

Hello,
Anybody, who studied BSc Mathematics and physics could you please give me an idea about roughly how many hours self-study is required in a week other than lectures and tutorials if I would like to do well? Is it possible to manage the study after joining a few societies? Is it feasible to work and manage the course together?
Thanks for any information and suggestion.
(edited 12 months ago)
UK universities usually assume you will spend roughly the amount of time equivalent to a full time job on your studies, including lectures and tutorials and labs. So anticipate spending 30-40 hours a week on your course in total (including timetabled activities).

Usually the most successful students approach things as a 9-5 job and just consistently turn up to campus at 9 or so each morning and spend the day on campus working on their assignments, doing further reading and practice etc, between their lectures and labs and other timetabled activities.

This leaves a fair bit of time for societies and so on, particularly if you factor in that Wednesday afternoons at most UK unis are left free of timetabled activities to facilitate students participating in societies and sporting activities etc.

It's usually possible to work part-time while studying full time but it's generally recommended to not work more than 8-12 hours (I would say 15 max...) a week in order to ensure you are devoting enough time to your studies and to avoid burning yourself out. Obviously though working hours tend to come at the cost of societies and other cocurricular activities.
Original post by artful_lounger
UK universities usually assume you will spend roughly the amount of time equivalent to a full time job on your studies, including lectures and tutorials and labs. So anticipate spending 30-40 hours a week on your course in total (including timetabled activities).

Usually the most successful students approach things as a 9-5 job and just consistently turn up to campus at 9 or so each morning and spend the day on campus working on their assignments, doing further reading and practice etc, between their lectures and labs and other timetabled activities.

This leaves a fair bit of time for societies and so on, particularly if you factor in that Wednesday afternoons at most UK unis are left free of timetabled activities to facilitate students participating in societies and sporting activities etc.

It's usually possible to work part-time while studying full time but it's generally recommended to not work more than 8-12 hours (I would say 15 max...) a week in order to ensure you are devoting enough time to your studies and to avoid burning yourself out. Obviously though working hours tend to come at the cost of societies and other cocurricular activities.

Thanks a lot!

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