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masters in university of london

  • 31-05-2009 09:22AM
    #1
    evorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭


    Hi,

    I am planning on doing a masters by distance learning through the university of london and I a just looking for some advice.
    Has anyone here studied a course through them before - what did you think of it? Plus what would be people's thoughts on doing a masters by DL?

    I want to try and claim tax back as the fees are quite high - can they be claimed back on distance learning courses through the UK?

    thanks


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  • #2
    silverside
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭silverside


    university of london is kind of similar to the old NUI in that it's a confederation of different colleges. Many of them have excellent reputations ( Kings, SOAS, UCL), others have decent reputations (Birkbeck etc) - without knowing which course and college you're doing its hard to say more.

    I can't advise on merits of DL but be prepared for a lot of work - i did a FT masters and worked harder than I ever did in undergrad.


  • #3
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    No problem with Masters by DL really - lots of people have done it, and found it fine.

    UoL External tend to get a bad rep regarding the amount of support you get (and additional support costs more on top of your fees).

    As far as I know post-graduate fees may be eligible for tax relief. Check out http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/leaflets/it31.html for full details.


  • #4
    evorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭evorg


    Hi,

    thanks - it would be a Masters in HR from Birkbeck. On it's brochure it raves about it's reputation - but I am sure they would do that anyway! Did you study with University of London yourself?


  • #5
    evorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭evorg


    Hi Buffybot - thankzs for the advice - did not see anywhere about additiobal support costing extra - must look into that.

    saw that University of leicester do a distance learning masters in hrm too - anyone have any experience this course/ college?


  • #6
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Many of the UoL courses supply you with a basic reading list and course guide - and that's pretty much it. You buy the books and it's up to you to learn enough to complete the exams - this is why they can do it so cheap. One of the reasons why I didn't go down that route

    Some UoL colleges doing external programs, I believe, are getting better but the majority still provide a very..basic..experiece.

    Birkbeck are (and have always been) focussed on the part-time learner so undoubtedly they're probably much more geared up for distance learners.


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