French BA part time - how many hours per week?

Question

I'm considering doing a degree in French part time. I already have a degree and know that the hours they say you should spend on the work is not realistically the amount you do. For example, a degree is supposed be full time, when inreality the work only takes a couple of hours a week. How long should I expect to spend per week and has anyone done this degree? Thanks

P.s. I want to do a another degree because I'm currently learning French - may as well get the highest qualification for it.

Answer 1

What do you want to do a French degree for if you already have another one?

French is more intense than a lot of other degrees (I did French with film and TV, and know people who did other combos.). If you never spoke the language beyond A level you probably want to invest more hours than they say.

Then again, a lot of universities in the UK are a joke (in fact most are), and if you go with one of these, then you might get away with eight hours a week or less.

Even with the degree, there aren't many jobs (except for teaching French, and for that you have to really understand the language because you'll be competing with native speakers).

Answer 2

A fill time job is considered to be up to 40 hours a week. It does not matter how many hours a day you work, it just needs to add up to 40 hours at the end of the week. Anything below it is considered part time. However some companies consider 37 hours full time. But the legal definition of being a full time worker is someone who works 40 hours a week. If you work more than 40 hours you are eligible for overtime, which is usually time and a half.

Answer 3

it depends on how much/how little work your uni will let you take on.

At my uni, part time students can choose how many modules to take in each semester, anything from 1-4 (full time would be 6 modules) so if you only did one module, you'd probably actually be in uni for about half a day each week.