With the iconic line, ‘Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore’ the character Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz puts into words what many students feel when they start to study at university. The world they’ve grown used to in school during A-level studies has been replaced with an apparently strange new environment.
Transitions to university, however, do not have to be overwhelming. It can be very helpful to understand the way that a subject like history is taught at university and compare that with your experience at school. Most university-level history modules (classes) are taught through a combination of lectures and seminars. Both of these are built on an expectation of independent learning carried out by students beyond the time spent in the classroom.
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