Hi, I know an internet search is probably the answer, but I thought I ask here as well So, I'm not familiar with the engish tertiary education system, so I was wondering if someone were to go to London for a full-time job, would it be possible to study something on the side as well at an university? In Hungary there is a type of course the universities offer called correspondent education, which takes place only on Saturday or maybe Friday in blocks, in every 2-3 weeks throughout the semester. The curriculum is the same as for the full time students so there is no differece, and of course exams have to be done as well. My question is, does this kind of course exist in London as well? I'm looking for physics course to be more precise. If it doesn't exist then how do people solve the problem when they want to study something (at a uni) but work full time at the same time? Also, how high are the tuition fees?

http://www.bbk.ac.uk/

Birkbeck is part of the University of London, so great quality, and has plenty of options for part time or distance learning, and flexible entrance requirements for over 21 year olds. It's certainly going to be one of your best options for London.

Edit: i couldn't see a physics course, but i think this is what you're interested in: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/study/ug/earthscien...PSAST.html is that right?

There's also the Open University:

http://www.open.ac.uk/

It's entirely online; lectures, study, assignments, everything. Only contact you have with the uni is when you go and sit exams. Here's their physics degree:

http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergradua...on/q64.htm

It's a well established institute, and the qualifications are as well respected as any bricks and mortar uni.

aphasiac Wrote:It's a well established institute, and the qualifications are as well respected as any bricks and mortar uni.

Is there any way to know this for sure? I've been curious about these kinds of courses, too... is there any way to cite employer reception of OU courses?

Yeah the OU is very well known, since it's the longest running (and for a long time was the only) British University that did distance learning. Employers know that if you've been studying at the OU it means you have other circumstances which mean you can't attend another university, and look well on the kind of dedication that takes. It's definately a solid option.

Saying that, more of the top names are offering their own distance learning courses nowadays, so it might be worth checking them out first, because the name often does matter.

Oxford > OU > Greenwich. Sorta like that.

khalhern Wrote:

aphasiac Wrote:It's a well established institute, and the qualifications are as well respected as any bricks and mortar uni.

Is there any way to know this for sure? I've been curious about these kinds of courses, too... is there any way to cite employer reception of OU courses?

I only know that it does well in UK university rankings (43rd out of 132 uni's according to wikipedia).

Not sure how it's seen by employers, though although it's a proper college and gives out full honours degrees, so no reason it should be seen as any different to the bricks and mortar places.