Class schedule
The schedule in my program looks more or less like this:
On average, we have 4.5 hours of classes per day, but this varies a lot. In the first semester, for example, I had an extra day off, while on another day I had more classes. On the other hand, since the beginning of this semester I have about 6 hours a day.
Classes are divided into:
- CM (cours magistraux) – lectures
- TD (travaux dirigés) – tutorials (solving exercises, written assignments, etc.)
- TP (travaux pratiques) – practical sessions (in my case mainly programming)
In my program and track, the distribution of hours is roughly ⅓ CM, ⅓ TD, ⅓ TP. (This semester we have many more lectures, while previously I only had them for one subject).
The daily schedule is quite well balanced:
- Maximum of 6 hours per day
- Classes start between 8:00 and 11:15 (3 hours of classes + a 15-minute break)
- Then a lunch break, and from 13:30 to 16:45 another block of classes
- If we have fewer classes on a given day, the time block does not change – it just means that either the morning or afternoon block is empty. (From what I checked, it’s the same in L2 and L3 for my program, and similar for other programs at my faculty)
Even though we have a lot of classes, the schedule is well distributed. A big advantage is that the timetable is published at the beginning of the semester for the entire semester and practically does not change (in the first semester, only two class times were rescheduled).
This allows us to plan our time better, since we immediately know which days are free. At the start of the semester, we are also given exam dates, project deadlines, etc.
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