Historical Studies Policy Section 3.4.1 - Faculty Rules on Subject Weighting
A standard system of credit points based on student workload shall be used throughout the university. The study commitment of a full-time student shall be defined as apporimately forty-eight hours per week for each of the twenty-six teaching weeks. This includes time spent in formal classes and individual study time.
At present the majority of Monash courses have a standard forty-eight credit point year, and in line with this policy, a forty-eight point year shall be standard for all courses. One credit point will therefore equal approximately one hour of study per week through the teaching year throught the university.
One credit point implies about one hour per week of student effort over the year or two hours over a semester; a six credit point subject taught in a semester therefore implies twelve hours work a week by the student in varying combinations of formal class contact and private study.