Hi Hannah that was interesting, I'm going full-time this year for the first time after completing stage one part-time over two years. It's good to hear how you broke your studies up as I was thinking about doing it the same way, I have 4x 30 credit modules in stage two so I intend to assign a day each with one day for additional study or TMA's. Hope your stage three modules go well, best of luck!
Hi Andy! Thank you for your lovely feedback on the video :) best of luck to you too, you’ll be amazing I’m sure! That’s a really organised plan for this year, that’s definitely the key and you’ve cracked it!! :)
Were you working during this time? Do you think it’s possible to work part-time or full time and study full time. I worked and studied FT for the first year but the second year of my course is more demanding.
I have always worked part time. Last year I did uni full time and it was fine! It was definitely a lot more uni work to take on but I wouldn’t recommend working and studying full time, I would choose to do full time for one over another if that makes sense. Just because there will be weeks especially with assignments where you will need that extra time and also you want to give yourself days off and breaks too! :)
I've studied with the OU (BA and MA), in various combinations of full time/part time. I agree with Hannah, full time + part time in any combination totally works (if you don't expect perfection of yourself for every grade). I'll be honest, though: full time + full time, while possible, doesn't seem sustainable for anyone with family dependents - whether kids or elderly relatives - or any thoughts of maintaining a rich social life, or other hobbies. The longer you stretch out a degree (or PhD), the greater the risk that life circumstances complicate study plans, but conversely, the more intense your study regime, the greater the risk of burnout and compromised grades. Because of the way module grades are weighted when calculating final degree awards, I'd recommend spreading the final two modules over separate years. Good luck!
@@hannahlorna thank you! How many days in a week did you study? Roughly how many hours a day? Just really hoping I can do it in 3 instead of 6 years 🫣X
@@alexandrapage3080 so I started doing part time where I did maybe 20 hours a week studying, but with full time I did about 36 hours a week and it was definitely manageable whilst working 24 hours a week! If you can do full time absolutely go for it, because if you plan your time right and prioritise, you’ll definitely be able to manage the workload :) x
The psychology courses are really good, I’ve spoken to a few people who have gotten their psychology degree with the open uni and loved the course they were on! ☺️
Hi Hannah that was interesting, I'm going full-time this year for the first time after completing stage one part-time over two years.
It's good to hear how you broke your studies up as I was thinking about doing it the same way, I have 4x 30 credit modules in stage two so I intend to assign a day each with one day for additional study or TMA's.
Hope your stage three modules go well, best of luck!
Hi Andy! Thank you for your lovely feedback on the video :) best of luck to you too, you’ll be amazing I’m sure! That’s a really organised plan for this year, that’s definitely the key and you’ve cracked it!! :)
Good advice Hannah 👏
Were you working during this time? Do you think it’s possible to work part-time or full time and study full time. I worked and studied FT for the first year but the second year of my course is more demanding.
I have always worked part time. Last year I did uni full time and it was fine! It was definitely a lot more uni work to take on but I wouldn’t recommend working and studying full time, I would choose to do full time for one over another if that makes sense. Just because there will be weeks especially with assignments where you will need that extra time and also you want to give yourself days off and breaks too! :)
I've studied with the OU (BA and MA), in various combinations of full time/part time. I agree with Hannah, full time + part time in any combination totally works (if you don't expect perfection of yourself for every grade). I'll be honest, though: full time + full time, while possible, doesn't seem sustainable for anyone with family dependents - whether kids or elderly relatives - or any thoughts of maintaining a rich social life, or other hobbies. The longer you stretch out a degree (or PhD), the greater the risk that life circumstances complicate study plans, but conversely, the more intense your study regime, the greater the risk of burnout and compromised grades. Because of the way module grades are weighted when calculating final degree awards, I'd recommend spreading the final two modules over separate years. Good luck!
@@richardgale4827 thank you for this insight Richard! 😊
Thanks for this! 🌈
How many hours did you work part time? I am currently working 25 hrs a week. Hoping to do my course full time! 😊
@@alexandrapage3080 I worked 24 hours whilst studying full time :)
@@hannahlorna thank you! How many days in a week did you study? Roughly how many hours a day? Just really hoping I can do it in 3 instead of 6 years 🫣X
@@alexandrapage3080 so I started doing part time where I did maybe 20 hours a week studying, but with full time I did about 36 hours a week and it was definitely manageable whilst working 24 hours a week! If you can do full time absolutely go for it, because if you plan your time right and prioritise, you’ll definitely be able to manage the workload :) x
How many hours did you do per week or per module roughly?
I did around about 35-40 hours per week, obviously some days I could do more hours than days where I had work/other commitments! :)
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were you still a distance learner when studying full time?
Yes, always was a distance learner!
What would you recommend ?
To study i mean
The psychology courses are really good, I’ve spoken to a few people who have gotten their psychology degree with the open uni and loved the course they were on! ☺️
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