Distance/Blended Learning
We've been continuously offering a geology education since 1840, making us one of the oldest providers in London. We've also been offering distance and blended learning since the late 1990s, with all of our part-time undergraduate degrees and certificates in higher education, and some of our postgraduate courses, available for face-to-face evening study in central London or via distance learning.
Our philosophy of teaching is that we can fit our degree around your lifestyle, rather than you trying to fit your life around our degrees. This means you can attend 100% of classes in person, 100% online, or any mixture of the two (blended learning).
Studying as a distance learning student allows you to study from anywhere in the world and includes the ability to study from home where commitments or disability make attending lectures impossible. We have an active community of over 300 undergraduate students, based in countries around the world, and many of our students are professionals who work during the day and study in the evening, or at times that suit them.
How distance learning works
We deliver distance learning through a wide range of technologies and channels. Video streaming is used for lectures and practicals, together with full digital lecture notes of maps, diagrams and data - learn more about this approach.
Courses available via distance learning
Find out more about each course - what it covers, how it's structured and how to apply for the distance learning option - from the linked prospectus pages.
Undergraduate degrees
- BSc Geology four-year and six-year part time
- BSc Planetary Science with Astronomy
- BSc Earth Sciences
- BSc Environmental Geology