Part-time students

Nursing StudentPart-time fees are calculated pro-rata. This means that the annual fee is calculated by taking the cost of the equivalent full-time course and dividing it by the number of years you take to complete the course. For example, a student studying a bachelor's degree part-time for six years may expect to pay £4,125 per year (where the full-time option costs £8,250 per year for three years). 

Use the links below to skip to the finance information relevant to your course:

Undergraduate courses

To calculate the annual part-time tuition fee, divide the amount in the total fee column by the number of years it will take to complete your course. The course duration must be agreed before the start of the course.

Tuition fees for the 2013/14 academic year
Course  Full-time annual fee (Home/EU/Island) Total fee (Home/EU/Island) 
BA (Hons), BSc (Hons) and LLB £8,250 £24,7501
DipHE £8,250 £16,5002
FdA and FdSc £6,200 £12,4002
Year 0 £6,000 (first year) and £8,250 (second to fourth year) £30,750
CertHE £3,720 £3,720
University Award (UA) £1,240 £1,240
University Diploma (UD) £1,860 £1,860
University Advanced Diploma (UAD)  £1,860 £1,860
University Certificate (UC) £1,860 £1,860

1 Where the equivalent full-time course duration is three years.
2 Where the equivalent full-time course duration is two years.

Student loans

Part-time students from England don't have to pay their tuition fees upfront. If you are studying for your first degree or other higher education course which is at least 25% intensity of an equivalent full-time course you can get a government loan.

Student loans are available for all students, regardless of family income, and can cover the full cost of your tuition. They are repayable and have a very low rate of interest linked to earnings and rate of inflation. Repayments start from the April four years after your course started (or the April after you leave your studies, whichever is sooner) and only if you are earning over £21,000.

  • Up to £9,000
  • This is paid to the university on your behalf.

National Scholarship Programme (NSP)

The university is part of the NSP which is for students with a household income less than £25,000. The scholarships are non-repayable.

We have 40 part-time NSP Scholarships (£3,000 in total over the first three years of the course—£1,500 fee waiver in year one and two £750 fee waivers in years two and three). Recipients must be studying at least 50% and registered on a minimum three-year award. Specific criteria will apply and awards to non-English students will be subject to Government guidance and regulations.

In addition to the NSP awards the university will also award the following bursaries and scholarships in 2013/14:

  • Cumbria Bursaries: 300 new Cumbria Bursaries per year (£1,000 per year for three years)
  • Excellence and Performance Scholarships: 12 Excellence and Performance Scholarships per year (£1,000)
  • Helena Kennedy Progression Scholarships: Eight Helena Kennedy Progression Scholarships per year (£1,000)

Additional support

For students with a disability or specific learning difficulty

  • Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA)—for students with a disability or specific learning difficulty to help towards extra costs, eg non-medical helper, specialist equipment, extra travel costs, etc.

How to apply

Apply to the funding body for the area in which you live at the time of your course application. Apply as soon as the application process opens in January/February 2014.

You do not need to have an offer of a place before you apply. Think which
university and course would be your first choice and put this on your application. You can change this information very easily online later.

England
Apply online to Student Finance England
Helpline number: 0845 3005090.

Northern Ireland
Apply online to Student Finance Northern Ireland
Helpline number: 0845 6000662
Or through your Education Library Board.

Wales
Apply online to Student Finance Wales
Or through your Local Authority.

Scotland
Apply online to the Student Awards Agency for Scotland

Loan repayments

  • Repayment is based on what you earn and not what you owe.
  • Your repayments start once you are earning a salary of £21,000 or above.
  • Repayments will be 9% of your income above £21,000, so the amount repaid each month will depend on your earnings.
  • Payments are automatically deducted from your salary.
  • All outstanding repayments will be written off after 30 years.

Rates of interest

Interest will be applied at the inflation Retail Price Index (RPI) plus 3% while you are studying, and up until the April after you leave university. From the April after you leave university if you are earning:

  • below £21,000, interest will be applied at the rate of inflation
  • between £21,000 and £41,000, interest will be applied between RPI and up to RPI +3% on a gradual scale depending on income
  • above £41,000, interest will be applied at RPI +3%.

These tables illustrate your approximate monthly repayments.

Repayment of fee loans
Salary Approximate monthly repayment
£21,500 £4
£25,000 £30
£30,000 £67.50
£40,000 £142.50
£50,000 £217.50
£60,000 £292.50
Calculate your repayments
 Career Typical starting salary Your weekly take home pay Your weekly student loan repayments
Teacher £21,500 £326.58 £0.87
Nurse £21,000 £320.04 £0
Business Consultant £25,000 £372.35 £6.92
ICT Manager £24,000 £359.27 £5.19
Police Officer £24,000 £359.27 £5.19
Social Worker £24,000 £359.27 £5.19
Civil Servant £22,000 £333.12 £1.73

For more information and to estimate what your loan repayments will look like, visit www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance

How to apply

To apply for your funding, see information on the Direct Gov website when it becomes available.

Continuing Professional Development

Teacher Leaning on BooksThe tuition fees for continuing professional development (CPD) courses vary depending on the number of credits and the intensity of the course. The fee for each course can be found on its course page, however the table below shows the standard rate for CPD courses.

The tuition fees for CPD courses may be paid by the student or a sponsor. Find out more about paying tuition fees.

Standard tuition fees for the 2013/14 academic year
 Course level or type  Credits  Home/EU/Island
Single module 10 £300
20 £600
Health module 10 £240
20 £480
BA or DipHE module 10 £688
20 £1,375
60 £4,125
FdA module 10 £517
20 £1,033
60 £3,100
Other undergraduate module
 
 
  		10 £310
20 £620
60 £1,860
120 £3,720
Postgraduate modules
- MA
- MSc
- MBA
20
20
20 		 
£425
£485
£784