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Part-time and flexible higher education:the real alternative
Garmon ap GarthOutreach and Widening Participation OfficerBirkbeck, University of London
What makes Birkbeck different?
• Evening teaching • Face to face provision• Birkbeck, University of London, ranked 23rd in UK in the 2010 Times World University Rankings• Our teaching quality is consistently ranked #1 in the UK National Student Surveys• Majority of courses are part-time• Certain subjects offer 3 year degrees• Campus opened in Stratford
Outreach and Widening Participation at Birkbeck• Working with FE Colleges to help smooth progression
opportunities• Delivering Introductory courses in the community with
progression to BA/BSc • 10% discount to Union members through unionlearn• Working with parents, not just the children• Working with JobCentre Plus • Increasing work with 6th Form students
• The alternative to part-time study isn’t full-time; it’s not studying at all
Available support• Taster sessions and lectures• Monthly information sessions• Open Evenings• Application writing workshops • Pathways to Professions project, including career
masterplanning workshops, career talks with employers and alumni
• Delivering courses in the community
Sessions are all listed on www.bbk.ac.uk/tryit
Financing part-time study 2011/12 2012/13
Tuition Fees – approximate costs for UG degree – 4 years
Approx £2,000 per year Up to £6,750 per year (pro-rata rate of fees of £9,000)
Payment Up front or eight monthly instalments
Student Loan
Student Loan Available No Yes but this will only cover fees not maintenance
Bursaries or grants available Yes for those in receipt of benefits or on low incomes
Yes but limited – National Scholarship Programme and OFFA – eligibility still to be announced
Repayment Terms No repayment of means tested grants
Repayments begin once earning over £21,000. No upfront costs.
Key messages• Part-time courses are increasingly popular • Funding for part time stays the same for year 2011/12
entry – last chance to graduate debt free! • From 2012/13, part time fees and financial assistance
will be pro-rata to full time • No UCAS – applications are made direct to Birkbeck
• The alternative to Birkbeck is often not to study elsewhere, it’s not to study at all
Garmon ap Garth
Outreach and Widening Participation
020 8430 0082