What part-time and flexible study options are available?

Whether you want to enhance your career prospects, update your professional skills or simply study for your own enjoyment, we can help you realise your potential with our flexible courses.

When you study on a part-time basis or one of our fast-track intensive day release or Saturday study courses, you can experience the financial and career benefits of continued employment.

Part-time

You can take almost all our undergraduate courses on a part-time basis. Study at your own pace alongside work and other commitments and get the skills and knowledge you need to progress in your career. You can also move between full and part-time study during your course if your circumstances change. View a list of our part-time degrees.

Fast-track intensive degree courses: Saturday-study and day-release

We offer a range of fast-track degrees that can be studied on Saturdays or on 'day release' (one day per week) from your current employer, making it easier for you to fulfil your goals. Learn more about these opportunities.

Fast-track intensive degree courses

If you are working full-time but looking to reach the next step in your career, change careers altogether, or just finally earn a degree, we have a range of Saturday Study and Day-release courses to help you.

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Why study part-time, day release or Saturday study?

  • Working while you study

    Studying part-time means you can continue to work and maintain your income whilst you learn. Part-time courses are structured to allow you to balance your studies with your work commitments, and many courses encourage you to make use of your workplace experiences and expertise as an integral part of your studies. 

  • Balancing personal life and study

    One of the greatest advantages of part-time study is being able to combine learning with family, work or personal commitments. Although sometimes challenging, part-time study allows you to balance different parts of your life, and to study at a rate that suits your personal circumstances.

    Please note, many part-time courses are studied over a longer period of time than their full-time equivalents, however, you spend fewer hours per week in a classroom.

    Alternatively, our fast-track intensive courses (Saturday study and day-release) allow you to complete your studies in less time.

  • Financial benefits

    Part-time study allows you to maintain your income while you learn. This will help you to balance your personal commitments and to finance your studies. The annual part-time undergraduate fees are lower than those of full-time students which allows you to spread the cost of your studies. 

    Many employers are willing to sponsor employees to develop their potential through further study, whether through financial support or by providing time-off to study.

    If you are a home/EU part-time undergraduate student starting your first degree you can apply for student finance, meaning you don’t have to pay tuition fees up front. See our funding information.

    If you are funding your studies yourself, we offer flexible payment plans. For more information about options of how to pay fees, please contact our Student Finance Centre on 020 8280 0283.

    Fast-track intensive courses

    Please note that Saturday-study or day release courses are classed as full-time study. This means that you are able to apply for a full-time student loan - find out further information at Student Finance. It may also affect your eligibility for state benefits.

  • Career enhancement

    Part-time study can help enhance your existing career, develop new skills,  increase your chances of promotion, as well as open up more job prospects if you are seeking a career change.

    As well as offering a growing range of professional body awards, the majority of our courses are accredited or endorsed by professional bodies, to make sure you develop the knowledge and skills employers are looking for.

  • Full access to student support 

    Throughout your studies, you will have access to all student support services including careers guidance, health and wellbeing support, placement and work support, as well as funding advice.

    Once you graduate you will continue to have life-long career support from the dedicated careers advisers who are specialists in the career paths that lead from the courses at UWL.

    Find out more about our student support services.

  • Access to campus and course facilities

    You will benefit from access to the all the facilities on campus including the library, gym, restaurants and cafes, award-winning Student Union and the dedicated learning spaces, classrooms, studios or labs related to your course.

    Find out more about our study facilities.

  • Studying with a group of like-minded people

    Over 10% of students at UWL study part-time, so you will meet and be supported by a group of people who understand your ambitions and challenges.

Visit us and see for yourself

Come to a part-time undergraduate open day

Our open days are a great chance for you to find out more about your course, university life, the benefits of studying part-time and discover more about our facilities.

They will give you the opportunity to meet our staff and talk to current students.