I am employed but hoping to complete an MSc through part time study. According to the university it is possible for me to do this over 2-4 years but it is quite a commitment for me. Are there any rough guidelines as to the number of hours of study i would have to manage to fit in each week to successfully complete my MSc? I appreciate that this depends on so many different things but any advice would be much appreciated! Thankyou
Unlike many undergraduate degrees MSc courses tend to run throughout the year, with limited numbers of holidays and full time tables. So if a full time student works 35-40 hours per week, you can expect to do a proportion of this depending on how many years you take the course over.
hours for Msc part time/week:
lectures: 4-5 hours
+ for a "normal" week : 4-5 hours of reading, independant study
Every 2/3 months two assignments:minimum 10hours every week during 2 to 3 weeks. Lenghth could also varies according to the subject studied (more or less research needed)
I have just completed my MSc in biomedical science whilst working in a hospital lab. It was a 2 year course, with 1 day out of 5 at uni. I guess the amount of hours depends on the effort. A couple of evenings during the week and a small part of the weekend and i passed with merit. Now hoping to do a PhD. Hope this helps.
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