What's MS engineering coursework like in the United Kingdom?

[grass]

I heard courses in the UK are graded almost entirely on exams, with little or no mandatory homework.

I went to a top 5 engineering US school for undergrad, and problem sets were the biggest waste of time.

Sure I need to do problems on my own, but I hated getting bogged down by psets which seem more like busywork than learning.

I'm wondering if the UK grad school is better in this regard?

I know most UK programs also require thesis or project, but I'm fine with that since I'm doing real work.

Thanks!!

[ts10vsg]

I heard courses in the UK are graded almost entirely on exams, with little or no mandatory homework.

Nope they do require mandatory submission of coursework!

[grass]

You're right ts10vsg. I was reading a program sheet, and most modules (10 units) required 2-3 assignments in addition to an exam. My question is how do these 2-3 assignments compare to the weekly American psets in terms of workload? Is an "assignment" the equivalent of several American psets condensed into one package? In general, does the UK program assign less mandatory homework, or does it end up being roughly the same? Thanks!

[codejunkie]

Honestly, it is probably a little difficult to answer your question because course requirements not only vary university by university but also from course to course.

In general however, each course usually will have 2-3 assignments. These assignments can be thought of as mini-projects more homework sets.