This gives you the chance to sample new disciplines or to pursue personal interests, such as Music or Fine Art. You could also pick up useful vocational skills, by taking modules in Business, Accounting or Information Technology for instance. There is also the possibility of changing some modules during your course. The last two days of the week before the start of each term is the time to meet tutors to talk such matters over. Any changes made then are included in your personal timetable for when teaching starts in the following week.
Tutors also listen sympathetically to student requests to change the subjects being studied.
But opportunities to change depend on the discretion of course tutors and can be limited by competition for places. More Flexibility Many students study full-time and complete the course in the standard time. But others choose to study at different rates. Part-time study can run over a maximum of eight years, so long as you pass the minimum number of modules required each year. For more information see Part-time study .