Information for Part-Time Students

Most of Hope’s undergraduate programmes are available for a study on a part-time basis, with the exception of the BA (QTS) – the teacher training qualification. Part-time study normally extends an Honours degree programme to twice its full-time duration, ie six years. It is possible to change from part-time to full-time study at the end of the second or fourth year of the course. Most part-time students opt to study for a BA/BSc Combined Honours degree programme and take their two subjects in alternate years.

A typical programme of study would be:

Year 2 Level 1 Main subject B

Year 3 Level 2 Main subject A

Year 4 Level 2 Main subject B

Year 5 Level 3 Main subject A

Year 6 Level 3 Main subject B

The attendance requirement for part-time students is usually over three days per week for up to six hours, although this may vary from subject to subject and year to year. All students need to undertake private study and should expect to devote a total of 18 hours per week to their studies, including time spent attending lectures in University.

The application form for part time study can be downloaded HERE.