Part-time student fees and funding

Part-time UK undergraduate students starting in 2012

This page provides a summary of the tuition fee and funding for part-time undergraduate students from the UK who are starting a university course for the first time in 2012.

Fees

The tution fees for part-time undergraduate courses depend on how many modules you take in a given year.  A full-time undergraduate course will usually have 120 credits. If you do modules worth 60 credits in a year, then you will pay 50% of the full-time fee. 

Once you decide how many modules you want to do we can help you to calculate the fees. You can find the full-time fees in the course finder. 

Tuition fee loan

You can get a loan from the UK government to cover the cost of your tuition fees whilst you are studying. You start to pay back this student loan after you have left university and you are earning over £21,000 a year.

If your course is at least 25% of the time of a full-time course you can apply for a student tuition fee loan. 

More about the tuition fee loan

Part-time Widening Access bursary

This bursary consists of a fee reduction of up to £2,250 payable in the first year of your course. The exact amount depends on how many modules you take during the year.  University of Brighton widening access bursaries are funded by the National Scholarship Programme and do not need to be repaid.

More about the part-time widening access bursary

Further sources of financial help

Specific financial help is available from the government for careleavers, students with disabilities and students with children or other dependants. Depending on your family circumstances you could also be eligible for certain state benefits and child tax credits whilst you are studying.

Other financial support available to part-time students

Students and benefits

Depending on your circumstances, if you are a full-time or part-time UK student you may also be eligible for certain benefits. For more information visit the DirectGov website