The degree consists of 12 units when taken through the standard route and 9 units through the graduate entry route; the study materials include: studying for a degree in the humanities and social sciences; student handbook; subject guides (offering advice on how to use textbooks); past exam papers and examiners' reports; regulations; and students need to provied their own textbooks (they provide the main focus of your studies); and you have between 3-8 years to complete the programme (or a minimum of 2 years on the graduate entry route).