Part-time students
Tuition fees
If you're a part-time student, your fees depend on how many modules you're taking. Most modules are worth 15 credits (a full-time student would take 120 credits each year):
| Module credit weighting | Continuing students – who started their programme of study prior to 2006/07 | New and continuing students – who started their programme of study in 2006/07 or later | ELQ students – studying for an equivalent or lower qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | £84 | £211 | £320 |
| 15 | £168 | £422 | £641 |
| 20 | £224 | £563 | £855 |
| 22.5 | £252 | £633 | £961 |
| 30 | £336 | £844 | £1,282 |
| 37.5 | £420 | £1,055 | £1,602 |
| 45 | £504 | £1,266 | £1,923 |
The table shows the fees for each module in 2011/12 for Home/EU students.
You can find full details of the different tuition fees in our undergraduate 2011/12 fees leaflet (PDF) although please note these are subject to confirmation, so may change.
Funding for tuition fees (England, Wales and the EU)
Part-time students who have not studied at university level before will be able to apply for a tuition loan. The maximum loan that is available in 2012/13 is £6,750. If the course you wish to study has a full-time tuition fee of £8,500, you will be able to apply for a tuition loan of £4,250.
Living costs (England and Wales only)
Part-time students are not entitled to maintenance loans and grants. Part-time students from England may be able to apply to the National Scholarship Programme. The maximum scholarship available would be £1,500 if your course is the equivalent of 50% of a full-time course. This means that if the full-time course would take three years to complete, the part-time course would take six years. Find out more information on the National Scholarship – and check back regularly as this page will be updated as more information becomes available.
State benefits
Your entitlement to benefits is not affected when you're studying on a part-time course (NB: this does not apply if you're repeating part of a full-time course on a part-time basis):
- if you're on a low income or looking for work you may be able to claim either Jobseeker's Allowance or Income Support;
- if you're on a low income and paying rent and/or Council Tax you may be able to apply for Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit;
- if you're a working parent, are on a low income or are disabled, you can apply for Working Tax Credit;
- if you have children you can apply for Child Tax Credit.
When you apply for tax credits, HMRC takes any wages into account but not student grants (the exception is the Adult Dependants Grant).
Find out more
For more information, visit:
- Directgov if you live in England;
- Student Finances Wales if you live in Wales; or
- Directgov if you live in another EU country.