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How course time is organised

In order to give you more choice about when you study, we will be running both weekday and weekend courses from autumn 2008.

The material taught on both courses will be identical, and all graduates will be awarded a BSc (Hons) degree from Kingston University.

Weekend course

Years 1 and 2 each have 42 teaching days, beginning with a six-day introduction. Thereafter teaching days are at weekends. Year 3 theory has 26 teaching days, followed by the clinical training.

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Weekday course

The new weekday course begins with a three-day session. Thereafter, in years 1 and 2 attendance at College will be on weekdays organised as consecutive two-day sessions divided into three terms. Year 3 theory will take place three days a week over three months, followed by attendance one day a week for the clinical training.

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Teaching days during the clinical training in year 3

library For both the weekday and weekend course the second part of the third year is made up of a nine-month clinical programme. This programme begins with a six-day introduction and thereafter attendance is one day a week for nine months. This enables the regular treatment of patients to be carried out under supervision. The student clinic will take place either at weekends or on weekdays according to whether you are studying on a weekday or weekend course.

After six months of clinical practice, if a student has been successful in all their theoretical and practical assessments, they are eligible to become a pre-qualifying student and are awarded Permission to Practice which covers their final three months in the student clinic. During this period they can treat patients outside the College, whilst still having their treatments carefully monitored by the teaching staff.

Study time the course requires

The amount of study time needed outside class depends upon many factors. We teach effective ways of learning to make your study time as productive as possible. As a general guide a student will need to study for between 15 and 20 hours a week, possibly more at certain times during the course.

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