How we teach
and how you’ll learn
Our teaching is
focused on building
your knowledge and
confidence, developing
your problem-solving
skills, and preparing
you for a successful
career.
Course delivery
Courses are delivered flexibly using a
variety of delivery formats to help meet
students’ lifestyle/work balance needs.
The delivery options may include:
• part-time (days and evenings);
• block weeks;
• weekends;
• full-time attendance;
Academic year and timetables • online/distance learning and
The Academic Calendar will be available
to view at www.qmu.ac.uk/about-the-
university/quality/committees-regulations-
policies-and-procedures/academic-
calendar/ • learning packs and modified
lectures.
Duration
A part-time course can be spread over a
two or three-year period, but it must be
completed in no more than seven years,
including the dissertation. A full-time
master’s degree takes one calendar year
of study to complete.
PgDip and MSc courses that lead to
eligibility to register with a professional
body normally take between a year and a
half and two years to complete on a
full-time basis.
Please note that international students
who require a Tier 4 Student Visa are
restricted to full-time modes of study.
NB Availability of different delivery
methods will vary depending on the
course - please see individual course
entries on our website for details of online
delivery.
Online learning
Online learning at QMU is all about you
interacting with your fellow learners and
tutors through online discussions,
seminars and groupwork. Using videos,
podcasts, online chat, quizzes, case
studies and games, we offer an engaging,
multi-media student experience.
Many of QMU’s niche areas of expertise
readily lend themselves to online learning.
Online learning offers students across the
world access to our highly specialised
knowledge. We call upon a pool of
informed, international experts to share
the latest developments in their subject
area, discussing issues relevant to our
learners’ professional lives. The hallmark
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of our developing approach to online
learning involves fostering online
communities of learners. Online learning at
QMU is not a solitary activity. Instead,
technology facilitates conversations and a
communal approach to learning. Learning
is interesting, interactive, supportive – and
flexible.
Online learning has several benefits for our
students. You can study in a flexible way,
balancing your work and family
commitments. You can study at your own
pace, at times and places that suit you.
You can meet and engage with fellow
students in online seminars. You can
easily access, revise and review up-to-
date online materials, informing
discussions about cutting-edge research
and its impact on practice.
At QMU, online learning provides students
with access to specialised knowledge, in a
comfortable, friendly, community-based
online environment. Online learning is a
great solution for learners who need
flexibility to allow them to study. As
technology continues to transform the
way we live, so it will continue to change
the way we learn.
Please see individual course entries on our
website for details of online delivery or visit
www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/online-
learning/
Location
If a course is delivered at QMU, teaching
will take place in our academic building on
campus. However, if you are following a
course that includes a practical placement
(see individual courses), this will normally
take place off campus. More informati on
regarding placements can be found on the