Online Learning Leads To First Class Finish
1 November 2011
Theresa Jones has gained a First Class Honours degree by studying online.
She [Theresa] completed the top-up degree programme in well under a year and truly deserved the first ever First Class Honours degree we have had on the online programme
”University of Derby Programme Leader, Leonard Cseh
A student determined to forge a career as a food technology teacher has cooked up an excellent result in her studies; completing an online degree with the University of Derby in record time, and achieving the first ever First Class Honours grade seen on the online programme.
Teresa Jones, 41, who is originally from South Africa, but has been living in Crowthorne, Berkshire, for eight years, will graduate with a First Class Honours Hospitality Management BA (Hons) degree at the University of Derby Buxton's Annual Awards Ceremony on 3 December.
After a career in hospitality, working as a catering manager in schools and hospitals, Teresa saw first-hand the importance of healthy eating amongst school children and decided she wanted to teach children about food technology. However, to achieve this she first needed a formal degree qualification in the subject.
Teresa said: "I hadn't even considered studying online until I saw that University of Derby had the perfect programme for me - and that I could study online from home, and work my studies around my current job.
"Although I had concerns about not meeting my tutors face to face, through real time tutorials I was able to speak to my lecturer and other students, and ask any questions I had. My tutors were all incredibly helpful and were always there to help whenever I needed them. I look forward to meeting many of them for the first time at the Awards Ceremony in December."
University of Derby Programme Leader, Leonard Cseh, said: "Teresa was a star student; she really embraced learning online, and achieved fantastic grades on each of her assignments. She completed the top-up degree programme in well under a year and truly deserved the first ever First Class Honours degree we have had on the online programme. We wish her every success in her teaching career."
Teresa will now go on to study a PGCE teaching qualification.
For more information about the Online BA (Hons) Hospitality top-up programme at the University of Derby Buxton visit www.derby.ac.uk/online
For more information please contact Press & PR Officer Joanna Colburn on 01332 593004 or 07775 036988, or email: j.colburn@derby.ac.uk
