Part time study opportunities at Teesside University

Part time student numbers are soaring at the University of Teesside and to meet the increasing demand a range of new courses are being offered, many starting this February.

These range from Creating Web Sites and Internet Marketing to Nursing the Elderly and a study of Food Additives. French and German for Work are also available at intermediate level and History and Computing courses are also proving popular.

To help potential students, a number of advice and guidance sessions are being held during January. A number of advice and guidance sessions are being held during January and full details are available from the University’s Centre for Lifelong Learning, telephone Middlesbrough 384223 or e-mail lifelong@tees.ac.uk or fax 01642 342293. Information is also available and on the University’s web site – www.tees.ac.uk and from the ‘Get It’ Shop/Tourist Office in the former Abbey National branch office on Albert Road, Middlesbrough.

The advice and guidance sessions will be held in the Student Centre (behind the Dickens, between Southfield Road and Borough Road, Middlesbrough.)

These take place on:

·Saturday 20 January from 10.30am to 3pm
·Wednesday 24 January from 12 noon to 7.30pm
·Saturday 27 January from 10.30am to 3pm
·Wednesday 31 January from 12 noon to 7.30pm.

In the last five years the University of Teesside’s part-time student numbers have risen from 3,500 and now account for over 7,500 students, said Dr Margaret Noble, Director of the Centre for Lifelong Learning.

Dr Noble said: “Some courses last from just a few days to a number of months and more and more part-time courses can also be studied in the local community which is proving very popular with many students. And with courses starting from February 5, you don’t have to wait until next September to start a University course. Evening and day-time courses are available and fees may be waived if people are in receipt of a means-tested state benefit.”

* Two awards nights are being held on Wednesday January 17 and Thursday January 18 to present University Certificates to recent part-time students. These take place in the new Centuria School of Health building, starting at 6.30pm, on both nights.

* The University is also hoping to recruit a second enrolment to a number of MSc courses offered by the School of Science and Technology. These programmes are supported by the European Social Fund, which provides eligible students with £70 per-week for the 48-week courses as well as funding to cover tuition fees. Courses range from the MSc Process Manufacturing Management to the MSc in Food Technology and further details are available from Dr David Wright or Sandra Joyce on ext. 2499.

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