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What is Distance Learning?

Whereas traditional campus-based study requires students to live in, or travel to, Leicester, students on distance learning (DL) courses study at home from anywhere in the world. Your learning materials are sent to you through the post and accessed online.

Distance learning with the Department of X means studying in your own time and at your own pace, so you can combine achieving a qualification with work or family commitments. At the end of the course you will have a fully recognised degree, just the same as those awarded to students on campus.

Programme Duration

All of our distance learning courses can be studied to Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) or Masters (MA) level.  The X programme can also be studied to Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) level.

  • The Postgraduate Certificate (X only) involves studying six modules over a period of one year.
  • The Postgraduate Diploma involves studying ten modules over a period of twenty months.
  • The Masters Degree involves studying ten modules and writing a dissertation over a period of two years.
Programme Level Time Taken Programme Content
Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) 12 Months Six Modules
Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) 20 Months Ten Modules
Masters Degree (MA) 24 Months Ten Modules and the Dissertation

Study support

Link to the Study Support sections in Study with Us.

  • Research led courses
  • Excellent teaching
  • Pioneering distance learning
  • Supportive framework
  • Career progression
  • Summer Schools

Funding opportunities?

Talk about funding opportunities specific to the Department. Mention PGR research studentships if appropriate. Link to funding section in Study With Us. 

Resources and Facilities (optional) 

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Student or Alumni Profiles? (ASK DAVE)

In this short film, some of our graduates talk about their experiences of studying by distance learning with the University.

 

Student quote:

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