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What makes Birkbeck different?

Part-time and flexible higher education: the real alternative Garmon ap Garth Outreach and Widening Participation Officer Birkbeck, University of London. What makes Birkbeck different?. Evening teaching Face to face provision

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What makes Birkbeck different?

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  1. Part-time and flexible higher education:the real alternativeGarmon ap GarthOutreach and Widening Participation OfficerBirkbeck, University of London

  2. What makes Birkbeck different? Evening teaching Face to face provision Birkbeck, University of London, ranked 23rd in UK in the 2010 Times World University Rankings Our teaching quality is consistently ranked #1 in the UK National Student Surveys Majority of courses are part-time Certain subjects offer 3 year degrees Campus opened in Stratford

  3. Outreach and Widening Participation at Birkbeck • Working with FE Colleges to help smooth progression opportunities • Delivering Introductory courses in the community with progression to BA/BSc • 10% discount to Union members through unionlearn • Working with parents, not just the children • Working with JobCentre Plus • Increasing work with 6th Form students • The alternative to part-time study isn’t full-time; it’s not studying at all

  4. Available support • Taster sessions and lectures • Monthly information sessions • Open Evenings • Application writing workshops • Pathways to Professions project, including career masterplanning workshops, career talks with employers and alumni • Delivering courses in the community Sessions are all listed on www.bbk.ac.uk/tryit

  5. Financing part-time study

  6. Key messages • Part-time courses are increasingly popular • Funding for part time stays the same for year 2011/12 entry – last chance to graduate debt free! • From 2012/13, part time fees and financial assistance will be pro-rata to full time • No UCAS – applications are made direct to Birkbeck • The alternative to Birkbeck is often not to study elsewhere, it’s not to study at all

  7. Garmon ap Garth Outreach and Widening Participation 020 8430 0082 g.ap-garth@bbk.ac.uk

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