Lectures, Tutorials and Workshops

Lectures are one of the main ways that we teach you. They are often interactive and we utelise a variety of digital tools to make them engaging.

Lectures are usually recorded so that you can access the content again if you need to for revision. These recordings can be accessed through the Learn page for each course.

Learn website

Tutorials are normally around one hour long and the teaching in tutorials will develop your analytical and critical thinking skills. 

There are normally around 15 to 20 students in a tutorial in the early years but they are smaller in later years. Tutorials are used differently from course to course and are designed to: 

• Improve your communication skills (both oral and written).

• Help you with problems arising in the course.

• Show how the theory learnt in lectures can be applied to the real world.

Participating in tutorials is a great way to practice discussing topics in small groups and presenting your ideas along with the reasoning behind them. These skills will be useful in many workplaces as a graduate.

Work assigned in Tutorials 

There is usually some work to complete before you attend tutorials, such as to read and analyse a scientific paper or to answer some questions on the lecture content. It is expected that you will have had a go at completing this work before the tutorial.

Once in a tutorial there might be a discussion about the work and the solutions and there will also be a chance to ask your questions to staff and demonstrators.

There are lots of places around the University where you can complete tutorial work between your other classes.

Study Spaces at King's Buildings

Workshops complement the lectures, tutorials and practicals. They are designed to reinforce your knowledge, practice essential skills, as well as present new examinable material.

Workshops are smaller and more informal than lectures. They may include participating in quizzes or learning how to use scientific software.