I am currently taking a gap year so I am not going to uni (RMIT to study biotechnology) until 2016. I am just wondering what a typical week is like at uni though. I know this will vary depending on courses, uni's, etc. and I know it will be quite different from VCE where you go to school five days a week and have maybe five lessons a day and a study period every day for each class you take. How is uni different to this? I understand there are lectures, tutes and pracs but how often and for how long? Does someone have an example of their timetable they could post?
I've included a picture of my timetable, however it is very important to note that this stuff is very, VERY different based on not only the course you're doing, but the units you choose to take.
This is actually one of the most empty timetables I've ever had - hell, I basically have Friday off. In my first semester, I was needing to go in every day, and three of the days were 8/9-5/6, and the other two were still 9-3 days. The next semester was a similar story, but more of the days were only 9-3. The reason this timetable is so good ISN'T because of my course, but because this semester I am taking a core science unit which has very small contact hours (SCI2015)
Hell, this isn't even indicative of the "average" student - most of my friends in the same degree have similar spreads, but I have friends who can squeeze their timetable into two days (which are normally fairly full, in fairness), or even three/four half days, and they're still running full time loads.
Another thing to note - there's no general trend of tutes/labs. Most units will have between 1 and 3 lectures a week, but not all units have labs, and not all units have tutes. This semester, I have 1 lab, but 3 tutorials - next semester, I'll have at least 3 labs, but only 1 tutorial. (also, SCI2015 and MTH2025 workshop - no workshops next semester)
There really is no definitive answer to your question, so just worry about it when you get there.