Essential University Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. who has finished their qualification.
  2. 4. a 50-minute timetabled session in which all students enrolled in a course are taught by a lecturer. Courses with a large number of students are divided into groups or ‘streams’
  3. 5. area. This University has four: Kelburn; Pipitea; Te Aro; and Karori.
  4. 7. work a student does which counts towards their grade. Can include essay, exams, test, reports, etc.
  5. 11. course that must have already been passed before you can do another course.
  6. 13. Resident/A student who lives in a hall of residence.
  7. 15. tutorial, laboratory session, field trip and other formal events where teaching happens.
  8. 17. very large courses are divided into two or more parallel groups and so are taught the same things but at different times.
  9. 18. Programmes of Study/You can study towards two qualifications at the same time. You can cross-credit points so that you complete these in a shorter time than if you took them separately.
  10. 19. Study/Study at a high level above a Bachelor’s degree.
  11. 20. individual unit of study towards a qualification, identified by a course code and title and carrying a specified points value.
  12. 21. Degree/Also called a first or undergraduate degree. It normally takes at least three years of full-time study to complete.
Down
  1. 1. School/These courses happen in January and February. They are only 6 weeks long instead of 12 weeks so they are more intensive.
  2. 2. at the beginning of the year for introducing new students to University life.
  3. 6. of three teaching periods that make up the academic year. 1.March-June; 2. July-October; 3.November-February).
  4. 8. Degree/A programme of study that leads towards two degrees. For example, BA/LLB is an arts degree plus a law degree.
  5. 9. main subject you study in your degree. You must study this subject up to third year.
  6. 10. study a lot of papers in this subject but not as many as for a major. You still need to study to third year.
  7. 11. course has a number of these to show its value. You must take 120 per year. One of these equals 10-12 hours of student work, including class time and self-study time.
  8. 12. degree, diploma or certificate.
  9. 14. Codes/Each course has letters and numbers to identify it. The four letters show the subject, e.g. FNDN 001 shows the subject is Foundation Studies. Secondly, the three numbers show the paper and the first number shows the level, e.g. ACCY 101 means it is a first year accounting paper, MATH 207 is a second year paper.
  10. 16. smaller group which is often taught by a graduate student. These can also include laboratories, workshops and online discussions.
  11. 22. Outline/This document is given to each student at the beginning of each course. It tells you what the content and assessment of the course is and explains the general University requirements. It is a legal contract between the University and the student.