General Study Details

How our distance learning courses work.

Each student is assigned a personal tutor who will help, encourage and guide him/her through the course.

The courses are divided into modules.  Each module requires between ten to twenty hours study time and will be accompanied by an assignment (requiring approx ten hours) which must be completed and returned to the tutor for marking.  This will comprise of a set of questions - Modules in the Basic Health Sciences Diploma course and higher will also include clinical assignments (time to complete is variable, depending on complexity).  Each assignment is examined to assess the students understanding and is awarded an appropriate mark.  A minimum of 65% is required for each module.

Specific books will be recommended to complement each course and additional reading lists are available upon request.

A number of courses require attendance for clinical practice as well as exams.  These will be held on consecutive days and at easily accessible venues in and around the North West and Derbyshire and are included in the course fees.  Accommodation lists are available upon request, suitable for a range of budgets.

A number of seminars, tutorials and workshops will be available throughout the year.  These are optional and will incur an additional cost to the course fees and are dependent on numbers.

Fees quoted are current at the time of publication but are subject to change.

Our courses are eligible for Career Development Loans for more information please visit www.lifelonglearning.dfes.gov.uk/cdl