If you need to take an authorised interruption of study, our policy for postgraduate taught study explains the fees you will need to pay. When fees are adjusted Tuition fees are only adjusted for a period of interruption of more than three months. Self-funded students If you interrupt for a period of more than three months, the tuition fees are adjusted proportionally. We will recalculate the fee on your invoice for the months in attendance prior to the interruption of studies. When you return to your studies, the remaining months for the year of study will be invoiced at the rate of tuition fees for the session that you commenced your interruption of study Tuition fees paid by Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) Tuition fees are adjusted when you interrupt for a period of more than three months. If a proportion of your tuition fees is paid by SAAS, the date of interruption will affect how this amount is recalculated. You can get in touch with us for further advice based on your interruption date. Contact the Fees and Student Support Team Any proportion of your tuition fees which is invoiced to you will be subject to the recalculation described for self-funded students. We will notify the Student Awards Agency Scotland of your interruption. Tuition fees paid to the University by Student Finance Northern Ireland Any proportion of your tuition fees which is invoiced to you will be subject to the recalculation described above under ‘self-funded students’. We will notify Student Finance Northern Ireland of your interruption. Students in receipt of funding from Student Finance England or Wales If you are in receipt of tuition fees from Student Finance England or Wales, you are treated as a self-funded student by the University. Please refer to the information above under ‘self-funded students’. We will notify your funding body of your interruption. Part-time intermittent study/Invoiced at Course Level (ICL) Part-time intermittent study applies to students: taking taught programmes offered on a part-time intermittent study basis repeating individual courses Withdrawing from an individual course Started If you withdraw from an individual course that you have started, the module fee will be due in full. Not started If you have not started the module, and the module is removed from your student record by your school, the invoice will be cancelled. Annual increase Please note if you start the module in a future session, module fees may be subject to an annual increase. Applicants who begin their programme of study in academic year 2023-24 onwards will be charged the tuition fee rate for their year of entry. This article was published on 2024-07-29
