Sample UPC timetables will give you an idea of what a typical week is like on the UCL foundation course.
UPC students have lectures, seminars, laboratory sessions and tutorials each week. These will provide at least 16 hours of teaching contact time per week.
You should also allocate a similar number of hours each week for self-study.
Your timetable will vary depending on which optional subjects you take and may change from year to year because of considerations such as room availability.
The timetables below are illustrative and give you an idea of the overall scheduled teaching time and the balance of different teaching and learning methods.
Here are some sample UPC timetables.
UPCSE: Maths and Physics
Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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9–10am | Communications in Physics | Academic English Reading & Writing class | Maths Lecture | ||
10–11am | Maths Lecture | Physics Lecture | Academic English Reading & Writing class | ||
11am – 12pm | Maths Tutorial | Science & Society Research Skills class | Academic English Reading & Writing group tutorial | ||
12–1pm | Science & Society Seminar class | Physics Tutorial | Physics Lecture | ||
1–2pm | Academic English Speaking & Listening class | Science & Society Lecture | Communications in Maths | Maths Tutorial | |
2–3pm | Academic English Speaking & Listening class | Physics Laboratory | Physics Tutorial | ||
3–4pm | Academic English Reading & Writing class | Physics Laboratory | |||
4–5pm | Academic English Reading & Writing class | Physics Laboratory |
UPCSE: Biology and Chemistry
Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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9–10am | Communications in Biology | Chemistry Lecture | Academic English Reading & Writing class | ||
10–11am | Chemistry Lecture | Chemistry Laboratory | Academic English Reading & Writing class | Chemistry Tutorial | |
11am – 12pm | Chemistry Tutorial | Science & Society Research Skills class | Chemistry Laboratory | Academic English Reading & Writing group tutorial | |
12–1pm | Science & Society Seminar class | Chemistry Laboratory | |||
1–2pm | Academic English Speaking & Listening class | Science & Society Lecture | Biology Lecture | ||
2–3pm | Academic English Speaking & Listening class | Biology Lecture | Biology Laboratory | Biology Tutorial | |
3–4pm | Academic English Reading & Writing class | Communications in Chemistry | Biology Laboratory | ||
4–5pm | Academic English Reading & Writing class | Biology Tutorial | Biology Laboratory |
UPCH: Economics and Maths
Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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9–10am | Maths Lecture | Academic Research: Approaches & Methods: Research Methods (until 10:30am) | Maths Lecture | Academic English Reading & Writing class | |
10–11am | Maths Tutorial | Economics Lecture | Academic English Reading & Writing class | ||
11am – 12pm | Academic Research: Approaches & Methods Lecture | Maths Tutorial | |||
12–1pm | Economics Seminar | Academic English Reading & Writing group tutorial | |||
1–2pm | Economics Seminar | Academic English Reading & Writing class | Communications in Economics | Academic Research: Approaches & Methods: Seminar (until 2.30pm) | |
2–3pm | Economics Lecture | Academic English Reading & Writing class | |||
3–4pm | Academic English Speaking & Listening class | ||||
4–5pm | Academic English Speaking & Listening class |
UPCH: Modern European Culture (MEC) and Modern European History & Politics (MEHP)
Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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9–10am | Academic Research: Approaches & Methods: Research Methods (until 10:30am) | Academic English Reading & Writing class | MEC Seminar/Workshop | ||
10–11am | Academic English Reading & Writing class | MEC Seminar/Workshop | |||
11am – 12pm | Academic Research: Approaches & Methods Lecture | MEHP Seminar | |||
12–1pm | MEHP Q&A | MEHP Seminar | Academic English Reading & Writing group tutorial | ||
1–2pm | MEHP Q&A | Academic English Reading & Writing class | Academic Research: Approaches & Methods: Seminar (until 2.30pm) | ||
2–3pm | Academic English Reading & Writing class | ||||
3–4pm | Academic English Speaking & Listening class | MEC Lecture | MEC Seminar/Workshop | ||
4–5pm | Academic English Speaking & Listening class | MEC Seminar/Workshop |