Module Fees

The tuition fee for a standard module of 20 national credits is based on the standard university rate. For guidance, the current fees per standard module for private individuals are:

* discounts are available to eligible UK residents

For details of the University's Fees Policy, including Fee Waivers and Refunds, see the University Tuition Fees webpage. Continuing students can find additional information about fees on WebCT, in the Astronomy Distance Learning space.

Equivalent or Lower Qualifications

As many of you will be aware the UK government has withdrawn funding for students studying at University for a qualification at or below the level of a qualification they already hold - an Equivalent or Lower Qualification. This will not affect our courses, as physics-related subjects such as this are desiginated vulnerable subjects, and so attract replacement funding. In addition many categories of part-time  and fee-waiver students continue to attract funding as before regardless of the subject studied. Students already enrolled on a programme of study, including building up to a larger award by studying a series of single-module certificates, are not affected by these regulations. For information only, we note that the module fee for courses not covered by these exceptions and exemptions would have been around £850 in 2009/10. Until the impact of theUK government's further plans for 2012/13 onwards are clearer, the University is unable to give exact figures for future fee arrangements.