The course content is the same for both postal and online courses. The differences lie in the way it is sent to you, and the way in which you return your assignments to the School.

With a postal course you are sent the first two modules of the course when you enrol, and a subsequent module each time you submit an assignment for correction and review. These modules are printed on double-sided A4 paper, and we supply you with a ring-binder in which to keep the modules.

When you are ready to send an assignment to your tutor, you will send your written or printed work by ordinary post or by airmail to the LSJ office in Bath, who are responsible for all distance learning administration. Your tutor will correct your work by a combination of correction to your copy and a separate written commentary with advice. This is then returned to you by post.

Students in the UK need to supply stamped addressed envelopes for the return of their work - students outside the UK pay a slightly higher fee to cover the cost of return postage, which is then paid by the school.

With an Internet version of a course, you are sent the first two modules on enrolment - by email. These are dispatched within minutes of your enrolment being processed and are either sent as zip files or MSWord documents. When you unzip the file the underlying module will be in the form of an .rtf file (suitable for almost any kind of word-processing software), a .doc file or a .pdf file, for which you can download a free reader from our website.

When you wish to submit your work, you can email it direct to the School, either as a text (.txt) file, an .rtf file or as an MSWord document (Word6 or above) attached to your email, or pasted directly into the body of your email.

When your work is returned by your tutor it will either be as an MSWord file with tutor corrections in colour, or as an Adobe .pdf file, which will show the handwritten corrections to your work, accompanied by any additional comments or material that your tutor feels necessary.