Lectures
Lectures are the starting point for all students’ learning at university. They’re not the same as lessons in school. In a lecture, a subject specialist will provide an outline of a particular topic while the students take notes of key points. This acts as a starting point from which you go off and learn more about yourself (or sometimes with a group). Lectures often cater for larger groups of students as there isn’t usually much discussion taking place; however, lecture sizes often depend on the size of the university or college.
Seminars
Usually, seminars take a topic that was introduced in a lecture and explore it further among much smaller groups. In a seminar, there is much more discussion and debate. Through discussion and debate, a lot of learning takes place as you get to hear the opinions of others.
Workshops
Again, like seminars, workshops are for smaller groups, but instead of discussion, students might learn about a tool or a technique that they will be required to know about for their course. They are generally practical in nature – in fact, they might even be called ‘practical sessions in some institutions.
Field trips
Depending on the course, you might get to go on field trips!
A field trip could be half a day visiting a local business or facility, or a month on the other side of the world, Again, it really depends on the course.