Study part time
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In the faculty of Arts, Design and Technology, many of our courses can be studied part time which enables you to fit your university life around your other commitments.
Some of the courses are specifically designed to be completed while you are working in a relevant area, so you can directly apply what you're learning in the workplace and also draw on your work experience to inform your studies.
Find out more about all the courses on offer.
2012 fee information
As we're sure you're aware, the Government has made significant cuts to University funding nationally, resulting in the highly publicised increases in full time tuition fees from September 2012.
There has been a similar impact on our part time funding, and we've therefore reluctantly had to increase our part time tuition fees across all programmes as a consequence. This is so that we can continue to run these courses.
However, for the first time, tuition fee loans will be available to ALL part time students as long as they take between 25% and 75% of a full time course. We are still waiting for Government confirmation of how students will apply for these loans and we are told that information will be published on www.direct.gov.uk.
So, although the cost of part time courses is rising, you will be able to get support to help you pay for them which has never been available before.
Changes in our modules
At Derby, we've completely revised our programmes so that now each module will contain 20 credits instead of the previous 15. We believe that this will allow you to study each area in greater depth and so will give you a better overall knowledge of your chosen subject.
The module size and content has increased for each module, and this now means that in order to get the required 120 credits per stage of study, you only need to do six modules, not eight (as previously).
Fair fees for quality degrees
So at Derby we're now offering larger modules, and we're also having to reflect the changes in Government funding. This means the fee has gone up significantly, but you are actually getting more content for your money. And we have approached part time fees in the same way that we've set full time fees - with a focus on fairness.
We've not set fees at the maximum levels allowed but have kept them in line with the genuine cost of delivering the courses. In the new fees regime that has been set for us, we feel that this is the fairest approach for you.
If you would like any more information about these changes, please contact Student Records and Fees: studentrecordsandfees@derby.ac.uk
