LPC study patterns
Weekly study patterns vary on the LPC, but here’s a guide to our full-time and part-time study patterns:
Full-time (40 hours per week)
- four i-Tutorials per week
- four workshops per week – two-and-a-half hours each
- 30 minutes of online test and feedback exercises preceding each workshop
- up to six hours of reading and independent learning before each workshop
- regular online group assignments lasting up to one hour
Students at Birmingham, Chester and York have the option of all face-to-face tuition concentrated into two set days per week.
Part-time – evening (20 hours per week)
- two i-Tutorials per week
- two workshops per week – two-and-a-half hours each
- 30 minutes of online test and feedback exercises preceding each workshop
- up to six hours of reading and independent learning before each workshop
- regular online group assignments lasting up to one hour.
Part-time – day (20 hours per week)
- weekly sessions typically run from 9am to 6pm, following the same pattern of i-Tutorials and workshops as the part-time - evening course.
Part-time – weekend (20 hours per week)
- up to 13 study weekends per year spread evenly over the academic year
- each study weekend includes i-Tutorials lasting one hour, plus workshops focusing on practical skills.
