Contact time
In a typical week, students will have around 10 hours of contact teaching, of this, 7 hours will be delivered on-campus and 3 hours will be delivered online. The precise contact hours will depend on the optional modules selected and in the final year you will normally have slightly less contact time in order to complete more independent study.
A minimum of 7 hours per week in a placement, work-based learning setting is also part of your learning contact time.
In a typical week, for part-time student studying 60 credits, they will have around 4 hours of contact teaching, of this, 3-4 hours will be delivered on-campus and 1-2 hours will be delivered online.
Typically, on-campus contact time will be structured around:
- Lectures and seminars
- Workshops
- Group work
Online contact hours will be structured around:
- Group tutorials based on focused activities
- Assessment workshops
- Problem based learning
- Skills development workshops