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Depending on your course you should expect to be in the University Centre for up to 14 hours a week. Health related courses which involve placements will be less than this. Where possible we try to ensure that your time here is timetabled in blocks of no more than three days.

Our University Centre facilities include access to course appropriate computers and software although we recommend you invest in a home computer.

You do not have to let a lack of money stop you from coming to Hugh Baird University Centre. We have bursaries and grants in place to help support those students that may find it more difficult to cover the costs of participating in education, these include help with things such as tuition fees, childcare and travel. Visit our Financial Support pages for more information.

Depending on your course, we will usually have a Top Up available at the University Centre although progression routes to our Partner Universities are usually available.

We will provide on campus access to appropriate equipment for your programme, although there are some areas where you may be expected to purchase specialist kit. You will be fully advised as to any requirements at interview.

Usually group sizes can be up to 25 students depending on the style of delivery and in some cases the class size can be a lot smaller. For some sessions e.g. general lectures these groups may be larger.

Our academic year normally lasts for 32 weeks (September - June). Depending on your course, you will be advised as to start and end dates. Please be advised that term dates may not always coincide with school holidays.

Reading lists will normally be issued by staff in advance of your course start date.

Full-time course costs range from between £6000 to £8500 depending on the subject you choose to study and the level. More specific information can be found on each course page of our website. Tuition fee loans cover university/college tuition fees and are paid direct to the university/college by Student Finance England, so you don’t need a pot of money up front.

They are available to all eligible students regardless of household income. The amount you pay back is dependent on how much you earn and not how much you owe and you won’t need to start paying them back until you are earning more than a certain amount.

You can find out about the financial support you can access here.

We recognise the importance of working closely with learners who have dyslexia and have specially trained staff to assess, teach and support you. Support can come in different forms and this will be discussed when we meet you to put together an individualised support plan. The different forms of support can range from assistive technology to use in the classroom or to use at home to support you with your studies, additional tuition with an Additional Support Lecturer, specialist tuition with a tutor who specialises in dyslexia to equip you with strategies to work with more independence in the future, in class support and exam support if eligible.