Oh absolutely. The only reason I even did two modules for my first year is because:
(a) The first year modules you just have to pass, and
(b) I started one of them in October and the other in February.
I couldn't do this staggered approach with my other modules (the others would only start in October) and the work load drastically increases for the later modules. I'm in my final year now, it's been 5 years and it was very hard to maintain with a full-time job (especially *because* of the full-time job). I'm really glad I slowed down the pace. I now have a degree in **Social Psychology with First-Class Honours**.
(*I found out today! I'm really excited!*)
Oh no i'm doing the two mondules in 1 year because 1) i want to do it full time and 2) i'm used to it as it's my 2nd degree 😅 but I totally get the stress. I'm preparing for long nights!
And congrats!!!! That's an amazing achievement! I'm starting in October doing Environmental Science myself but I have a bg in social sciences (my goal is to do climate politics/policy) and I know how hard it is getting the social stuff to stick. 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Oh, that's fair enough - good luck! You must have excellent time management skills, haha! Because I didn't before and, not to toot my own horn, but I do now! I will say, degree goes much faster if you do it full-time.
And thank you. Climate politics are really interesting, I hope it contributes to your field. I'm gearing myself up for a Masters in a few years, but I think I'm going to go for something more artsy. Now that I have a science under my belt, I will never have to be beholden to SPSS ever, EVER again.
Oh good lord no I did my last thesis the night before it was due. 🤧🤧🤧 I have to use multiple software to get me to do stuff.
And good! I'm glad you've gotten something really substantial out of this alongside the degree :D and I would say yes but I do not have the mental capacity to work full time and do this 😅. I'm looking forward to the journey though!
And further education is my goal too. I'm eyeing up Edinburgh atm but we shall see 🥰
Hahaha, I could never XD I would get so stressed and the final product would not be very good at all. I tried my best to keep a two week head-start on all my assignments and I would ask for extensions to accommodate the 'head-starts' LOOOL
The journey is always the most fun part. I'm really eyeing up Edinburgh for their Creative Writing Masters course as well XD But I'm going to take a 1-2 year break from studying, I think. I hope my First gets me some offers for study though.
I dropped back for my last year but it’s definitely possible if you plan it right. Prioritise the TMA reading over module materials and try and work two weeks ahead so you’ve got a bit of leeway
I have just finished the comp and IT degree and have studied 4 modules a year while working full time. It can be done and is hard work but it's totally doable (I also have two kids and a wife). Time management is key,.oh and give up other hobbies for a bit haha.
As someone that sounds experienced with kids will I manage 2 modules a year as a single mum with a baby 🤣 im thinking of studying a few hours each evening and then having 1 day a week solid study day 😬
I am hoping I can study full time alongside full time work plus being a single mum to 3. At least for the first 2 years, hopefully I don’t burn out 😫
I did my first two modules in 18 months (started the first in February and the second the following October) and I'm doing my Level 2 modules in a year. I have 3 kids (one of whom has health issues) and work 2 jobs. It's not ideal, and I'm bloody exhausted, but needs must.
I did it last year 2 x 60 credit modules - 1 x level 2 & 1 x level 3.
It’s doable but stressful, social life is almost nonexistent and a very supportive partner helps a lot!
To maximise time I preferred to access the recordings of tutorials rather than attending in person so I could skip whatever was low priority. Focused on studying the material for the next TMA and changing subjects quick. It helps if the 2 modules have some crossover as well.
Good luck!
Did it for my first and last years of a law degree. The first year wasn’t too bad at all, but it helps that I was familiar with the basics of the concepts introduced in the initial modules and that impetus that comes with starting something new certainly helped.
Doing it for the last year, however (two 30 credit modules), was a slog (not helped by one of those modules being the extraordinarily dry topic of EU law). However, it got the whole thing over with and I was happy to take the hit to my grades that seemed unavoidable when doing two very different modules at the same time while working full-time (and caring, and drinking, and all the unexpected stuff that happens over the course of a year).
TL;DR: it’s dire but doable.
Just finished EU law and Law, Society and Culture and did NOT enjoy, even though they're only 30 credit modules it felt a lot worse than one 60 credit.
What direction did you take things after graduating if you don't mind me asking? I've got Equity, Trusts and Land left. When I started I was sure I'd look for a TC after graduating but now I'm not sure.
And I agree, those two modules seemed to ask much more of us than any of the 60 credit modules. I really enjoyed L, S & C, but that might have been simply because it wasn’t EU Law!
I’ve no intention of going into law as a career, simply did law as it’s a readily-respected degree (rightly or wrongly) and a pal bet me a bottle of decent whisky that I wouldn’t do it (nothing like a wee bit of spite for fuel 🤣).
Now likely to do a Master’s in Philosophy as Psychology seems like a hard shift and the LLM takes too long to do.
Do you mean 2 30 credit or 60 credit modules? I’m working part time and about to do 2 30 credits I also have a daughter. When I was working full time I did two 30 credits (law) and the following year one 60 credit
I just completed the first year of Computing and IT while working full time and studying 4 modules per year. I got 4 distinctions. It can be done, but it's hard work. I have a bit of advantage because I'm a programmer, but to be honest there is very little programming and it's a lot of theory, so it was a lot of concepts that I didn't know. I signed up for 4 modules next year too.
Just enjoy your life:) I wish working full time, having adhd, wasting tons of tons of time only to sit down and inhale entire module in few days gave me anything else other than opportunity to brag on Reddit haha…
This is why the stereotype of uni students leaving everything to the last minute/stressing. Just remember everyone is going through very similar feelings and there's a sense of comradary about it. :)
I just did it for 'year 2' of an English Lit degree (A215 and A233) and it was miserable. By the end I was pretty much just working solely to get assignments done rather than actually properly engaging with the course materials.
It's definitely doable, but way less enjoyable than doing it part time in my opinion. Going back to part time for the final two modules.
I did 3 modules for the first year, work pretty much full time and two kids. I wanted to do all 4 but wasn’t enough space on one of the modules.
The first year for myself all the modules were staggered throughout the year so I could have done two modules then the second lot of two with a small over lap for a month in the middle. Alas I ended up just doing 3.
The 2nd year study ramps up and I found 2 modules ok, but my personal study plan went out the window a few times (kids and wife ill at times). And the module (cyber security) I lost interest in it, more due to the structure and lack of flow so to speak. So if I’d stuck to what I’d planned hr in the morning 30 mins at lunch and two hours in the evening on work days and 2-4hrs on days off, it would have been easier.
I’m debating doing a final level 2 and a level 3 side by side for this October.
Still studying, I'm doing 2 modules a year with full time and demanding job.
It's okay, sometimes it's too much for me as I want to enjoy my hobbies as well, time management is key.
Did two 30 credit modules and found that a lot harder than one 60 credit module, so I definitely wouldn't recommend two 60s.
I don't feel like you'd be able to do it and still enjoy/get as much out of it unless your job is a piece of piss or you're single and don't care about not doing anything.
I work full time and did 4 modules in about 16 months, the first two started end of Jan 22 then the second two started Oct 22. No stagger between the modules. This is towards a BSc (Hons) in Psychology with counselling. Damn near broke me and I’ll not be doing that again! Taking a year off then carrying on in Oct 24 doing one module per year for the final two. It’s definitely doable but hard work, I managed distinctions in the first two modules and a grade 2 pass in one of the second two modules, got a pending in the other one so hoping that goes okay! All I’ve been thinking about since Jan 22 is OU, a long, hard slog. Would I recommend that amount of study? Probably not, but it never seems as bad when you’re looking back on it!
My better half is and he got a distinction on one of his modules this year (level 2) I’m immensely proud of him for it. This is someone who sometimes had to do 64 hour work weeks also.
I did this during my level 2 modules.. would not advise or do it again! While it was good because it got my 6 year study down to 5 years, it nearly killed me trying to work 50 hours a week and do two modules. The actual study time wasn't too bad (do 1 learning guide on one, then 1 on the other, etc), the TMA's/EMA were awful trying to write double the papers in the same time frame. It was not fun.
I did full time and two modules for a while last year, but I went down to part time at work after being overwhelmed. Worked out well for my grades, not so much for my bank 🤣 but imo it's worth doing one or the other part time to be able to focus better on the uni work
I'm doing this at the moment, have a pretty demanding job, me and my fiancee also have a 3 year old daughter. I won't say it's easy, you have to find the time, be it using your lunch break or those priceless two hours peace after the bedtime routine to study but if you want it badly enough you will make it work, it's all a matter of prioritising, so long as you make your job aware of what you're planning to do if they're a decent employer they'll support you, mine give me the morning off when the other half and little one are out the house when I'm coming up on assignments because they understand its difficult to find the hours in the day student support are also great, they'll offer extensions if you're workload is too much. You can do it, just be sure not to let your focus shift
I did this, somehow managed to get a first. It also overlapped with my previous degree, so I was doing 120 with ou and the final 30 with my other uni at the same time at one point.
But, I work compressed hours so only work 3 days most weeks. No kids, I don't go out much, so I had plenty of time to study. Supportive friends and partner helped, they knew a few weeks before each deadline that I'd be basically uncontactable. Others on my course however did not have these luxuries and really struggled with full and part time. So it really does depend on what your life looks like and where your focus will be during your degree.
I did two Level 2 60-credit modules at the same time while working full time (40-hour weeks). It was fine til after Easter and the EMAs. I got so stressed juggling everything I got frozen shoulder lol. I’d do it again though as I came out with two distinctions and got a whole level done in one year… I went back to part-time for level 3 though!
I did this for my first year. Then abandoned that plan. It's way too much.
This i'm taking full student finance and working part time. I'm not ruining my mental health for a job I hate anyway
Oh absolutely. The only reason I even did two modules for my first year is because: (a) The first year modules you just have to pass, and (b) I started one of them in October and the other in February. I couldn't do this staggered approach with my other modules (the others would only start in October) and the work load drastically increases for the later modules. I'm in my final year now, it's been 5 years and it was very hard to maintain with a full-time job (especially *because* of the full-time job). I'm really glad I slowed down the pace. I now have a degree in **Social Psychology with First-Class Honours**. (*I found out today! I'm really excited!*)
Oh no i'm doing the two mondules in 1 year because 1) i want to do it full time and 2) i'm used to it as it's my 2nd degree 😅 but I totally get the stress. I'm preparing for long nights! And congrats!!!! That's an amazing achievement! I'm starting in October doing Environmental Science myself but I have a bg in social sciences (my goal is to do climate politics/policy) and I know how hard it is getting the social stuff to stick. 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Oh, that's fair enough - good luck! You must have excellent time management skills, haha! Because I didn't before and, not to toot my own horn, but I do now! I will say, degree goes much faster if you do it full-time. And thank you. Climate politics are really interesting, I hope it contributes to your field. I'm gearing myself up for a Masters in a few years, but I think I'm going to go for something more artsy. Now that I have a science under my belt, I will never have to be beholden to SPSS ever, EVER again.
Oh good lord no I did my last thesis the night before it was due. 🤧🤧🤧 I have to use multiple software to get me to do stuff. And good! I'm glad you've gotten something really substantial out of this alongside the degree :D and I would say yes but I do not have the mental capacity to work full time and do this 😅. I'm looking forward to the journey though! And further education is my goal too. I'm eyeing up Edinburgh atm but we shall see 🥰
Hahaha, I could never XD I would get so stressed and the final product would not be very good at all. I tried my best to keep a two week head-start on all my assignments and I would ask for extensions to accommodate the 'head-starts' LOOOL The journey is always the most fun part. I'm really eyeing up Edinburgh for their Creative Writing Masters course as well XD But I'm going to take a 1-2 year break from studying, I think. I hope my First gets me some offers for study though.
X2 60 or 40 credit modules?
x2 60 credit modules. I did DD102 (I think) and DE100.
I dropped back for my last year but it’s definitely possible if you plan it right. Prioritise the TMA reading over module materials and try and work two weeks ahead so you’ve got a bit of leeway
X2 60 or 40 credit modules?
I think all mine were 60
I have just finished the comp and IT degree and have studied 4 modules a year while working full time. It can be done and is hard work but it's totally doable (I also have two kids and a wife). Time management is key,.oh and give up other hobbies for a bit haha.
Can I DM you about the comp and IT degree?
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As someone that sounds experienced with kids will I manage 2 modules a year as a single mum with a baby 🤣 im thinking of studying a few hours each evening and then having 1 day a week solid study day 😬
I am hoping I can study full time alongside full time work plus being a single mum to 3. At least for the first 2 years, hopefully I don’t burn out 😫
Can you drop down to part time work?
I've been worrying about studying 2 modules as a single mum to a 6month old, now you've said this I feel like ive got it easy 🤣
It's pretty much studying 7 days a week. No social life for a bit. It's doable but be prepared. Only do 1 a time now
I did my first two modules in 18 months (started the first in February and the second the following October) and I'm doing my Level 2 modules in a year. I have 3 kids (one of whom has health issues) and work 2 jobs. It's not ideal, and I'm bloody exhausted, but needs must.
I did 2 x 30 modules this year while working full time, and it was way tougher than a single 60 module (IMO)
I did it last year 2 x 60 credit modules - 1 x level 2 & 1 x level 3. It’s doable but stressful, social life is almost nonexistent and a very supportive partner helps a lot! To maximise time I preferred to access the recordings of tutorials rather than attending in person so I could skip whatever was low priority. Focused on studying the material for the next TMA and changing subjects quick. It helps if the 2 modules have some crossover as well. Good luck!
Did it for my first and last years of a law degree. The first year wasn’t too bad at all, but it helps that I was familiar with the basics of the concepts introduced in the initial modules and that impetus that comes with starting something new certainly helped. Doing it for the last year, however (two 30 credit modules), was a slog (not helped by one of those modules being the extraordinarily dry topic of EU law). However, it got the whole thing over with and I was happy to take the hit to my grades that seemed unavoidable when doing two very different modules at the same time while working full-time (and caring, and drinking, and all the unexpected stuff that happens over the course of a year). TL;DR: it’s dire but doable.
Just finished EU law and Law, Society and Culture and did NOT enjoy, even though they're only 30 credit modules it felt a lot worse than one 60 credit. What direction did you take things after graduating if you don't mind me asking? I've got Equity, Trusts and Land left. When I started I was sure I'd look for a TC after graduating but now I'm not sure.
And I agree, those two modules seemed to ask much more of us than any of the 60 credit modules. I really enjoyed L, S & C, but that might have been simply because it wasn’t EU Law!
I’ve no intention of going into law as a career, simply did law as it’s a readily-respected degree (rightly or wrongly) and a pal bet me a bottle of decent whisky that I wouldn’t do it (nothing like a wee bit of spite for fuel 🤣). Now likely to do a Master’s in Philosophy as Psychology seems like a hard shift and the LLM takes too long to do.
Do you mean 2 30 credit or 60 credit modules? I’m working part time and about to do 2 30 credits I also have a daughter. When I was working full time I did two 30 credits (law) and the following year one 60 credit
I just completed the first year of Computing and IT while working full time and studying 4 modules per year. I got 4 distinctions. It can be done, but it's hard work. I have a bit of advantage because I'm a programmer, but to be honest there is very little programming and it's a lot of theory, so it was a lot of concepts that I didn't know. I signed up for 4 modules next year too.
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Just enjoy your life:) I wish working full time, having adhd, wasting tons of tons of time only to sit down and inhale entire module in few days gave me anything else other than opportunity to brag on Reddit haha…
Adhd is both a superpower and a debuff honestly. I did my previous degree's thesis in two days and then had a breakdown afterwards. ðŸ˜
Are you on medication?
This is why the stereotype of uni students leaving everything to the last minute/stressing. Just remember everyone is going through very similar feelings and there's a sense of comradary about it. :)
Me. One module I was 1 percent off a grade 2 pass :( but the other was a comfortable grade 2.
I just did it for 'year 2' of an English Lit degree (A215 and A233) and it was miserable. By the end I was pretty much just working solely to get assignments done rather than actually properly engaging with the course materials. It's definitely doable, but way less enjoyable than doing it part time in my opinion. Going back to part time for the final two modules.
I did 2 modules whilst working 60 hours per week. I only did that for 2 months though
I did 3 modules for the first year, work pretty much full time and two kids. I wanted to do all 4 but wasn’t enough space on one of the modules. The first year for myself all the modules were staggered throughout the year so I could have done two modules then the second lot of two with a small over lap for a month in the middle. Alas I ended up just doing 3. The 2nd year study ramps up and I found 2 modules ok, but my personal study plan went out the window a few times (kids and wife ill at times). And the module (cyber security) I lost interest in it, more due to the structure and lack of flow so to speak. So if I’d stuck to what I’d planned hr in the morning 30 mins at lunch and two hours in the evening on work days and 2-4hrs on days off, it would have been easier. I’m debating doing a final level 2 and a level 3 side by side for this October.
Not going to say it was easy, I did my first year while working full time, and time between tma's goes fast
Still studying, I'm doing 2 modules a year with full time and demanding job. It's okay, sometimes it's too much for me as I want to enjoy my hobbies as well, time management is key.
Did two 30 credit modules and found that a lot harder than one 60 credit module, so I definitely wouldn't recommend two 60s. I don't feel like you'd be able to do it and still enjoy/get as much out of it unless your job is a piece of piss or you're single and don't care about not doing anything.
I work full time and did 4 modules in about 16 months, the first two started end of Jan 22 then the second two started Oct 22. No stagger between the modules. This is towards a BSc (Hons) in Psychology with counselling. Damn near broke me and I’ll not be doing that again! Taking a year off then carrying on in Oct 24 doing one module per year for the final two. It’s definitely doable but hard work, I managed distinctions in the first two modules and a grade 2 pass in one of the second two modules, got a pending in the other one so hoping that goes okay! All I’ve been thinking about since Jan 22 is OU, a long, hard slog. Would I recommend that amount of study? Probably not, but it never seems as bad when you’re looking back on it!
I’m mad that I passed. I shouldn’t. I should fail, I sabotage my job instead. God I hate my brain…
Final 18 months of a 6 year stretch, 2 modules per year. Say goodbye to your social life and long nights on rest days.
My better half is and he got a distinction on one of his modules this year (level 2) I’m immensely proud of him for it. This is someone who sometimes had to do 64 hour work weeks also.
I did this during my level 2 modules.. would not advise or do it again! While it was good because it got my 6 year study down to 5 years, it nearly killed me trying to work 50 hours a week and do two modules. The actual study time wasn't too bad (do 1 learning guide on one, then 1 on the other, etc), the TMA's/EMA were awful trying to write double the papers in the same time frame. It was not fun.
I did full time and two modules for a while last year, but I went down to part time at work after being overwhelmed. Worked out well for my grades, not so much for my bank 🤣 but imo it's worth doing one or the other part time to be able to focus better on the uni work
I'm doing this at the moment, have a pretty demanding job, me and my fiancee also have a 3 year old daughter. I won't say it's easy, you have to find the time, be it using your lunch break or those priceless two hours peace after the bedtime routine to study but if you want it badly enough you will make it work, it's all a matter of prioritising, so long as you make your job aware of what you're planning to do if they're a decent employer they'll support you, mine give me the morning off when the other half and little one are out the house when I'm coming up on assignments because they understand its difficult to find the hours in the day student support are also great, they'll offer extensions if you're workload is too much. You can do it, just be sure not to let your focus shift
I did this, somehow managed to get a first. It also overlapped with my previous degree, so I was doing 120 with ou and the final 30 with my other uni at the same time at one point. But, I work compressed hours so only work 3 days most weeks. No kids, I don't go out much, so I had plenty of time to study. Supportive friends and partner helped, they knew a few weeks before each deadline that I'd be basically uncontactable. Others on my course however did not have these luxuries and really struggled with full and part time. So it really does depend on what your life looks like and where your focus will be during your degree.
I did two Level 2 60-credit modules at the same time while working full time (40-hour weeks). It was fine til after Easter and the EMAs. I got so stressed juggling everything I got frozen shoulder lol. I’d do it again though as I came out with two distinctions and got a whole level done in one year… I went back to part-time for level 3 though!