Lectures, Tutorials, Seminars and Labs. What are they?
Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing great! I've been thinking about things i wish i knew before i started uni and one thing i remembered was having no idea what all these lesson types were. So I thought I would share what I've learnt in hopes to help anyone out there!
Lectures-Biggest ratio of students to teacher. normally one teacher and the entirety of a course / module depending on the module. They will usually cover one topic per lecture.and you are expected to take notes during this lecture.
Labs and tutorials can be very similar sometimes, these are the most dependent on what degree you are doing, a chemistry lab will look incredibly different to one for computer science! I tend to use these interchangeably
Labs- for more practical degrees, this is where you complete tasks/experiments with a teacher there to provide support if needed.
Tutorials- more of a class session where students complete assignments, practice problems, exercises with support from a lecturer or a graduate assistant based on a previous lecture
Seminars- a small class that is a focused on a subject, either a group discussion or presentations. These are a lot more collaborative and are generally used in subjects such and english or humanities.
I hope this helps anyone! Feel free to ask any questions about what these lessons are like or anything about student life below! I also shared this on My AMA Thread if anyone wants to hear more about student life at Brighton!
Blue - TSR student ambassador
Lectures-Biggest ratio of students to teacher. normally one teacher and the entirety of a course / module depending on the module. They will usually cover one topic per lecture.and you are expected to take notes during this lecture.
Labs and tutorials can be very similar sometimes, these are the most dependent on what degree you are doing, a chemistry lab will look incredibly different to one for computer science! I tend to use these interchangeably
Labs- for more practical degrees, this is where you complete tasks/experiments with a teacher there to provide support if needed.
Tutorials- more of a class session where students complete assignments, practice problems, exercises with support from a lecturer or a graduate assistant based on a previous lecture
Seminars- a small class that is a focused on a subject, either a group discussion or presentations. These are a lot more collaborative and are generally used in subjects such and english or humanities.
I hope this helps anyone! Feel free to ask any questions about what these lessons are like or anything about student life below! I also shared this on My AMA Thread if anyone wants to hear more about student life at Brighton!
Blue - TSR student ambassador
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