Part-time Courses

Not everyone can commit to full-time study, which is why almost all of our Honours degree courses can also be studied on a part-time basis. Benefits include:

• Same course and qualification as full-time study
• You receive the same great levels of student support
• Flexible study fits in around family and work commitments
• Only takes a year more
• The part time course is cheaper than the full-time course

Part-time Arts, Media & Design courses

• Short Courses in Community Regeneration offered by the Creative Communities Unit
• Creative Opportunities for Studying for a BA Hons award in Arts Media and Design
• Postgraduate Study Opportunities: - a range of postgraduate awards are available either in attendance or distance learning modes. All awards can be studied part-time.

Part-time Business courses

• BTEC Higher National Certificate in Business
• BA(Hons) Business - Top-up
• BA(Hons) Business Management - Top-up
• HNC Business
• Masters in Business Administration
• MSc Masters in Management
• CIPD Certificate in Human Resource
• CIPD Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management or Development
• MA Strategic Human Resource Management
• CIM Professional Certificate in Marketing
• CIM Professional Diploma in Marketing
• CIM Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing
• MSc Economics for Business Analysis
• PgD Management Studies (DMS)

Part-time Computing courses

• Undergraduate Framework Award (Computing) - Stoke / Individual Modules / CPD
• Certificate of Higher Education in Applied Computing
• University Diploma in Applied Computing (UDAC)
• BSc(Hons) Applied Computing (Stoke)
• BSc (Hons) Applied Computing (Distance Learning)
• MSc Computing
• MSc Computing for Business
• MSc Computing Solutions for Business
• MSc Computer Science (Distance Learning)

Part-time Education courses

• Foundation Degree in Education (Teaching Assistants)
• Foundation Degree in Education (Supporting Learning in the Lifelong Learning Sector)
• Foundation Degree in Community Learning
• BA (Hons) Education
• BA (Hons) Education in the Lifelong Learning Sector
• MA Education
• MA Learning Community Learning
• NQT Programme

Part-time Engineering courses

• BEng/BEng(Hons) Automotive Engineering
• BEng/BEng(Hons) Electrical Engineering
• BEng/BEng(Hons) Electronic Engineering
• BEng/BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering
• BEng/BEng(Hons) Mechatronics
• BEng/BEng(Hons) Network Engineering
• MSc Automotive/Autosport Engineering
• MSc Electrical Engineering
• MSc Electronic Engineering

Part-time Health courses

• Advice Studies (Distance Learning)
• Advice Work

Part-time Law courses

• LL.B
• CPE / Graduate Diploma in Law
• Legal Practice Course
• Masters in Law  

Part-time Sciences courses

• BA/BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies (Top-up)
• BSc Biomedical Sciences
• Certificate in Biomedical Science
• Certificate in Counselling
• Conversion Entry Route into Psychology
• Foundation Degree in Biomedical Science
• Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies
• Graduate Diploma in Psychology
• Introduction to Basic Counselling
• MA Governance and Sustainable Development
• MA NGO's & Sustainable Development
• MA Sustainable Development  
• MSc Forensic Science - September
• MSc Habitat Creation and Management
• MSc Health Psychology
• MSc Molecular Biology
• MSc Psychotherapeutic Counselling
• MSc Sustainability and Environmental Management
• MSc Teaching Psychology 
• PgD Psychotherapeutic Counselling
• Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
• Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology

We recognise a range of qualifications – from A levels to Access programmes, BTECs, NVQs, Modern Apprenticeships and professional awards. What’s more, we look at all your achievements, not just qualifications.

We value your work and life experience...

You may be able to use this to gain credit towards your course. We also take into account accreditation of prior experiential learning (APEL). You can use previous study or work, community or volunteer experience as credit to enable you to achieve qualifications in a shorter time.

By converting informal learning into certificated learning, APEL provides cost-effective routes to qualifications. It has potential significance for people who, through life and work experience, have gained knowledge, skills and analytical abilities that are comparable to those with a higher education award.

If you have been out of education for a long time and/or have no formal qualifications and would like some help, there are a number of routes available – our Customer Contact Centre staff will happily advise you.

You need to complete an application form for the course of your choice. You can apply online using the Part-time application form or Postgraduate application form or complete a paper application form which can be obtained from the Faculty Office or the Customer Contact Centre.

If you have any problems finding the information you need, please contact the Customer Contact Centre.

Enrolment usually takes place in September, with teaching starting soon after. As some courses do vary, please check out the enrolment times for your particular course. Don’t worry, when you apply you will be given all the details so you will know where to go, at what time and on what day.