CASE STUDY 3

STRATHCLYDE UNIVERSITY

WHICH COURSE DID YOU DO?

The Postgraduate Diploma in Genealogical, the MSc Heraldic & Palaeographic Studies and For both – both online at Strathclyde University. choice, but was tutor-approved. courses, the main study was of a personal

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THAT COURSE?

to be a distance course, but challenged metoo. It also needed I wanted a course that excited me, and the range of topics of the Postgraduate Diploma course as I live in France. The modular layout flexibility of to carry out in-depth studies with the attracted me, and I relished the opportunity me. selecting themes that already engaged

HOW MUCH DID IT COST?

£1,750 [now £2,100]. [now £3,100] and the MSc course The Postgraduate Diploma cost £2,750

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO COMPLETE?

hours a week for study It’s recommended that you allow 25 Each course was one academic year. you often need more. an assignment deadline is approaching and background reading, but when

WHAT WAS THE EXPERIENCE LIKE?

I loved it. I initially found it quite a steep learning curve, but everything was presented in modules, so you never felt overwhelmed. You are allocated a tutor, who you maintain contact with via videoconferencing and email. The courses have helped me with my planning skills, and I feel more confident aboutresearch projects in areas I might previously have thought were beyond me.