Masters: How Much Study Time Per Unit?

[fionas]

just bumping

[sloane]

i think it depends somewhat on the course (whether it needs lots of reading, has assigments spread over the semester or all comes down to one exam etc).

when i was doing my masters i had classes 2 nights a week for about 3 hours on each evening. on top of this i needed to set aside maybe an hour per night for reading. the time needed upped considerably whenever there were assignments due. mine was on campus & we had a number of group assignments so i often spent a few hours on weekends meeting with my group to work on the assignment.

this was doing the course part time - 2 subjects per semester. i don't know how i would have coped with children but as a guide - i was still playing hockey (once a week), coaching a junior hockey team (training one night, game another night) & working full time as well as going to the footy through winter . for me, the key was setting aside some time each day/night to do my reading, otherwise i got so far behind it was difficult to catch up.

i'd love to study again - just can't think what at the moment!!

good luck