Student Finance for the Second Degree

Hi Student Finance,

I have a BA Honours in English (I received Student Finance during my studies as having Settled Status) and this year I will be applying for a BSc in Computer Science (not sure yet whether it's going to be Full-Time or Part-Time)

The question is: will I be eligible for Tuition Fee Loan and Maintenance Loan?

Hi Roy,

Was the BA Honours English course a Full Time or Part Time level? Thanks, Ross

Hi Roy_mehl,

Is the computer science course you are looking to do full time or part time?

Thanks,
Calum

Hi Calum,

most likely I'll do part time, although full time also an option

Hi Roy,

Can you confirm the full name of the course, what university you will attend and the duration of the course? If it is a part time course do you know if it is a distance learning course?

Thanks, Drew

Hi Drew,

it's not a distance learning course. Software Engineering at University of Roehampton, 4 years

Hi Roy,

I have looked up your course details and can see the course would be a Full-Time course. As you already hold an undergraduate degree then you would not be eligible for the Maintenance Loan or the Tuition Fee Loan. You would only be eligible to apply for Supplementary Grants or DSA if applicable to you.

Thanks, Drew

Would taking it part time make any difference? I have just looked it up again and it does offer part time

https://digital.ucas.com/coursedisplay/courses/e7311049-37e0-4607-9a40-90d671b8fcea?academicYearId=2024&courseOptionId=37b6c1ee-9534-4496-b348-cfa3cdbf9dfe#course-summary

Hi Roy,

I am not able to click on that link. Is the course named differently? As when I check the database we hold with the university all the Software Engineering courses are Full-Time courses.

Thanks, Drew

Hi Drew,

The name of the course should be the same. I am also thinking of applying to Data Science and Computing at the University of Birbeck (Part Time)
https://www.bbk.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/data-science-and-computing

They have their details regarding the part time course on the page

Thank you. The Birkbeck college course is listed as an exception when studied part time. Thanks, Jason

Hi there. Do you have any further questions to Jason's response above? Thanks, Leah.

lol I've got the feeling I'm talking to ChatGPT here. Copy-pasting my original post again:

"Hi Student Finance,

I have a BA Honours in English (I received Student Finance during my studies as having Settled Status) and this year I will be applying for a BSc in Computer Science (not sure yet whether it's going to be Full-Time or Part-Time)

The question is: will I be eligible for Tuition Fee Loan and Maintenance Loan?"

Hi Roy,

Yes, if you study the course part-time you'll be entitled to a Tuition Fee Loan for the duration.

Also, so long as the course isn't distance learning you'll be entitled to the Maintenance Loan too.

Thanks, Graeme

Hi Graeme,

thanks for the reply.

Will I be entitled to the full Maintenance Loan?

Also, does the course name have to be "Computer Science", or it can also be "Software Development and Big Data" or "Web Development"?