MSc Psychology

Hello whitney2001. I completed a conversation course part time and worked part time. There were people on my course who completed it full time whilst working full time too, but I'm not sure how on earth they managed that if I'm honest. The conversion is fairly full on as there is a lot of independent learning and it is fast paced, so you don't necessarily get time to work your way the required reading at a leisurely pace. If you have other commitments, I would factor that in too- it can be a balancing act with children, adult dependents, pets and leisure activities. Most of the teachers in my cohort did it part time. I think it depends on how much time you can devote, what you might be prepared to sacrifice to make space for the course if you want to do it full time and whether you think you can get what you need out of it. I think most unis advise against more than c.18 hours of employment as they say 40 hours study time per week for a full time course at masters level and 20 hours study for part time courses. I would say that's accurate for part time, as you also need additional time for preparing for assessments alongside that.