The number of modules or units a student is registered on within a year of study will determine the mode of study as either full-time or part-time for fee purposes. Full-time mode of attendance Taught postgraduate degrees Full-time study for a Masters degree (MA, MEd, MLitt, MSc) is based on two semesters (three modules per semester) plus a dissertation (180 credits in total). Students registered as full time on a taught postgraduate degree will be charged the relevant time fee. Undergraduate degrees (including CertHE and DipHE) The default for full-time study will always be the full 120 credit load. Undergraduate students studying 80 credits or more in one academic year can be classified as full-time, however where this is the case there may be implications for their future eligibility for support funding if they do not manage to complete the necessary number of credits for the award in the number of years for which the award attracts support funding. It is therefore only advisable for a full-time student to study less than 120 credits in a year if either, a) they have been awarded credit through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) as part of that year’s study requirements, or b) they are repeating a year of study. SQA programmes Students taking between 12 to 15 SQA units (96 to 120 credits) during an academic year will be charged the applicable full-time fee, and deemed to be full-time students. However, students undertaking less than 15 units (120 credits) per year are advised this may affect eligibility for progression to HND and/or degree programmes, as well as for support funding. Taking more than the full-time credit load in one academic year Students undertaking more than a full-time complement of modules/units (120 credits) will normally be charged for the excess. This will be based, pro-rata, on the relevant time rest of the UK (RUK) fee (see section 2). These arrangements do not apply to students studying on formally designated accelerated degrees where special arrangements will apply. Part-time mode of attendance Taught postgraduate degrees Part-time study for a Masters degree is normally one or two modules per semester over two or three years followed by a dissertation (180 credits in total). Part-time students are
The number of modules or units a student is registered on within a year of study will determine the mode of study as either full-time or part-time for fee purposes. Full-time mode of attendance Taught postgraduate degrees Full-time study for a Masters degree (MA, MEd, MLitt, MSc) is based on two semesters (three modules per semester) plus a dissertation (180 credits in total). Students registered as full time on a taught postgraduate degree will be charged the relevant fee. Undergraduate degrees (including CertHE and DipHE) The default for full-time study will always be the full 120 credit load. Undergraduate students studying 80 credits or more in one academic year can be classified as full-time, however where this is the case there may be implications for their future eligibility for support funding if they do not manage to complete the necessary number of credits for the award in the number of years for which the award attracts support funding. It is therefore only advisable for a full-time student to study less than 120 credits in a year if either, a) they have been awarded credit through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) as part of that year’s study requirements, or b) they are repeating a year of study. SQA programmes Students taking between 12 to 15 SQA units (96 to 120 credits) during an academic year will be charged the applicable full-time fee, and deemed to be full-time students. However, students undertaking less than 15 units (120 credits) per year are advised this may affect eligibility for progression to HND and/or degree programmes, as well as for support funding. Taking more than the full-time credit load in one academic year Students undertaking more than a full-time complement of modules/units (120 credits) will normally be charged for the excess. This will be based, pro-rata, on the relevant rest of the UK (RUK) fee (see section 2). These arrangements do not apply to students studying on formally designated accelerated degrees where special arrangements will apply. Part-time mode of attendance Taught postgraduate degrees Part-time study for a Masters degree is normally one or two modules per semester over two or three years followed by a dissertation (180 credits in total). Part-time students are time time
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