Part-Time Study

Part-Time Study

Part-Time Postgraduate Degrees

Whether you are new to higher education or are thinking about returning to study, the University of Aberdeen has the study solution for you. We offer a broad spectrum of postgraduate programmes which draw high quality teaching and knowledge together to ensure your part-time experience is the equal of that of our full-time students.

Part-time learning is the ideal path for an increasing number of people, both in the workplace or in the home. Learning can take many forms, from day-release, evening or weekend classes to distance learning using the University's virtual learning environment to allow you to study from anywhere in the world at times suitable for you.

All of our postgraduate programmes are also available for part-time study by allowing you to take individual courses as you are able.

 

Access to Degree Studies

As part of its commitment to widening access to higher education, the University of Aberdeen’s part-time Access programme offers a supportive route back into learning. Studying on the Access programme will give you first-hand experience of being a university student and of working with staff from various academic disciplines. Classes are available on campus, or off campus via a live computer link into the classes.

Please note, successful completion of the Access Programme does not guarantee entry to degree study but it will support your application for undergraduate study.

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Flexible Science Programme

The Flexible Science Programme converts our current on-campus undergraduate science courses into online courses. They have all been specially packaged to preserve their essential features whilst making them available to a wider audience.

Students are not limited to the online material, but are welcome, whenever they are able, to join our on-campus students in lectures, tutorials or practical, making this an idea study solution for those working in the offshore industry.

Students are allowed to accumulate credits by building up passes in a number of courses and to qualify for the award of a Certificate or Diploma in Science. Successful completion of these awards can allow direct admission to year 2 or 3 of the appropriate  full- or part-time BSc curriculum.

 

Part-Time Study for Degrees

Anyone who is free to attend the standard day-time degree classes provided for full-time undergraduates, or who can negotiate appropriate flexi-time arrangements with their employer, can proceed as part-time students in all the degree programmes offered by the University of Aberdeen, with the exception of Medicine. [Find Out More]

 

Individual Subject Study

Study in a single subject area without commitment to a full degree programme is possible. Students are registered as a full member of any classes, and passes obtained on this basis can later be counted towards a degree. The entry requirements for this are flexible.