Distance learning courses work like this:

You are allocated to a personal tutor, who will be working in the field you are studying, and who is responsible for marking and assessing all your submitted work, and answering your queries. You may submit your written work by email, fax or by post.

On enrolment you are sent the first two modules of the course. Then, as we return each module you have submitted to the School, we include the next module in the sequence. In this way you always have one module to work on while waiting for the return of your previous submission. If you prefer, you may access your personal student page on our website and download your next module whenever you are ready to start it.

Each module requires you to do written exercises and assignments and submit them to your tutor.

We have a lecture-room on the website where students can join in live tutorial sessions at which they can ask questions and receive answers in real time. We also have a student-only bulletin board where you can post questions and be in contact with other students like yourself - moral support and guidance are usually available from another student who will have had the same questions and experiences as yourself.

More than half our students live and work in the UK, and our experience shows that our methods of teaching and providing student support function well - making sure that students get the maximum benefit from every course they take.