Full-time or part-time study
Online or face-to-face?
Do you need a flexible study option? Many degrees can be studied part-time and online. If you are unsure what will suit you best organise some career counselling today.
Consider your commitments
Time requirements
How much time will studying require? What are you prepared to give up?
Financial obligations
How much paid work will you need to do whilst studying?
Responsibilities and future plans
What are you responsible for? Are you planning to mix study with travel or caring for a family?
Full-time or part-time
Are you able to commit to full-time study? How long would it take part-time?
Fast track degrees
Some degrees can be fast tracked by studying over trimesters instead of semesters.
Compressed summer and winter terms
Some universities offer subjects intensively between semesters. Check out your options.
Online and distance education
Some courses are fully online and others have compulsory face-to-face components. Online study requires a reliable internet connection.
Read about what flexible study means
How you can balance university, work and life
myfuture
How you can balance university, work and life
An article on full-time and part-time options, balancing study and overloading.
Take me there!Online and distance education
The Good Universities Guide
Online and distance education
Read about the different options and search for an online course.
Take me there!The pros and cons of studying a part-time master's
The Guardian
Studying postgraduate part-time
A part-time postgrad is more flexible if you have work or family commitments.
Take me there!