Study hours for a 1st?

[IDL]

Hi all,
I'm a current Junior Honours undergrad, studying a mixture of molecular biology, genetics and biochemistry. I hope to specialise in molecular biology for my senior year.
I was really just wondering, out of the graduates from the UK here, how many hours per week you studied to attain a first?
I find that although I try to think of my university course in terms of a 9-5 job, there are many distractions which occur on a day-to-day basis which disrupt this.
Also, if anyone has any ideas on how to develop my knowledge of the subject further I would appreciate the input. This is really my main reason for joining this forum, as I feel contributing (however little) to discussions will be useful to help widen my understanding of the field further from the taught course materials.
Regards,
ID

[danfive]

As an undergrad you are probably learning a lot of theory and less practice (as in lab technique). I suggest you become aware of the "Bible"---Maniatis, Molecular Cloning, and the (little) Red Book--Short Protocols in Molecular Biology. The protocols seem basic, now, but the background info to the techniques is very useful.

[danfive]

I would also suggest that if you have any interest in Protein/Proteomics work, you should take Analytical Chemistry with Lab, some schools may even have Bioanalytical Chemistry. Also pay attention in statistics class.

[Malenax]

About 40 h a week someimes more sometimes less but avarage 40 h.