We would advise you not to have a part-time job while taking the 3 month course. This course is very intensive and requires at least 15-20 hours' written work to be completed in your own time each week plus reading, attendance at lectures and tutorials as well as outside visits. If you do not keep on top of your coursework and personal assignments you will find you fall further and further behind. Once this happens it is very difficult to catch up.

The 6 month course requires half the time commitment of the 3 month course and we would advise you not to commit yourself to a job which needs you for more than 20 hours' work a week. Five four-hour shifts a week are capable of being fitted around your academic schedule, so long as you realise that you may need to use some of your weekend time to catch up if you fall behind.

These are, however, only guidelines. The actual decision is yours.