One of the many attractions of distance learning is that it enables you to incorporate learning into your busy professional and personal life, and puts you firmly in control when planning your study. This should not mean, however, that you are left feeling isolated. All students need contact and guidance along the way and to ensure you get the help you need the DLC has a comprehensive support network in place.
Click on a link below to find out more about the courses we offer or to contact us directly.
The Education for Sustainability programme is unique in exploring both environmental education and development education in the context of education for sustainability. It has been recognised internationally for it's contribution to the field and has welcomed a rich diversity of students from many different regions and disciplines.
Courses Available
- University
Certificate - 2 Units
-
Postgraduate Certificate - 4 Units
- Postgraduate
Diploma - 8 Units
- Masters of Science (MSc) - 8 Units plus your dissertation
Study Modes, Materials and Assessment
All elements of the programme may be studied either full time through
self-supported study at the University, part time by distance learning,
or a mixture of both.
Whether you decide to study full time or by distance learning, you will receive for each unit, a Study Guide designed and written by an expert in the field; a Reader, collecting together key texts dealing with the unit's subject; and supplementary material.
You will be assessed entirely by coursework. There are no examinations.
Who
can join the programme?
It is primarily designed for educators and teachers, for NGO educational
or campaigning staff and for people working in related fields. Our students
are also drawn from many other backgrounds including health education,
journalism, business, botanic and zoological work. You should also normally
have an honours degree or equivalent in an accepted discipline. If you
do not have a degree however, but do have appropriate experience and the
potential to study at postgraduate level, your application will be considered
favourably.
Intake Dates and Fees
All courses start at the end of September with exact dates being confirmed
annually.
Fees for Distance Learning Students
All
the courses can be paid for unit by unit as you study, or in full before
you commence your studies.
The unit fee for all students is £310 per unit and £420 for
the dissertation.
If you are a resident of the EU outside the UK please add £60 per
unit to cover the costs of distribution and communication.
If you are a resident outside of the EU please add £100 per unit
to cover the costs of distribution and communication.
Fees for Full Time Students
The
full MSc course costs £2900 for EU (including UK) students and £7000
for overseas students and can be paid for in full before the commencement
of your course, or in 3 instalments as follows:
50% on enrolment
25% of the course fee by 30 November
25% of the course fee by 31 January
The University Certificate, Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma can all be paid for either unit by unit or in full before you commence your studies. The unit fee for EU (including UK) students is £310 per unit and for overseas students £750 per unit.
If you are interested in applying for this programme or would just like further information please click here to go to our contact page. You can also visit our website at www.sbu.ac.uk/dlc
The courses in Nursing and Midwifery offered by the Distance Learning Centre have been specifically designed to meet the needs of practicing professionals. Our materials are regularly reviewed and updated, and address key issues in nursing and midwifery today, to enable you to relate these to your own area of practice.
Courses Available
- DipHE
Nursing (post-registration)
- BSc
(Hons) Nursing (post-registration)
- DipHE
Midwifery (post-registration)
- BSc (Hons) Midwifery (post-registration)
Each of the above courses comprise eight units, one of which must be a research and one a science unit, which can be studied at any time. You choose a further five units if you are studying for the diploma, or four units for the degree. Your personal tutor will be on hand to guide you. At the end of the course you complete an integrating study. This gives you the opportunity to explore a topic of interest to you in your practice in greater depth, drawing on what you have learnt in the preceding units. This study is equivalent to one unit at diploma level and two units at degree level.
Study Modes and Assessment
We offer a wide range of ways to study including:
- Sampling
our materials by studying a module to see if distance learning is suited
to you
-
Using a module to fulfil your professional development needs; for example
PREP
-
Undertaking a unit in a subject of interest to you and gaining academic
credit
- Completing an entire Diploma or Honours Degree
You will be assessed entirely by coursework. There are no examinations.
Intake
Dates and Fees
To provide maximum flexibility we have several intakes a year, which are
as follows:
25 November 2002 1 December 2003
24 February 2003 1 March 2004
19 May 2003 24 May 2004
8 September 2003
A Diploma unit costs £300 and a Degree unit costs £330 which
includes all your materials and as much tutor support as you need. If
you live overseas you will need to add an additional £100 to cover
the cost of distribution and communication.
If you are interested in applying for this programme or would just like
further information please click
here to go to our contact page. You can also visit our website at
www.sbu.ac.uk/dlc
Contact Us
Distance
Learning Centre
South Bank University
Southwark Campus
103 Borough Road
London
SE1 0AA
Tel:
020 7815 7853
Fax: 020 7815 6999
Email: beaumoal@sbu.ac.uk
Web: www.sbu.ac.uk/dlc
