Just to update on my specialist diploma learning journey βΒ Iβm in the final month of my course, which began late last year!
Mine is a counselling-related course, and I felt that it was βeasierβ to grasp concepts, compared to a STEM course. When I did a STEM-related course, a lot of time was spent watching other videos on YouTube by other lecturers, in order to really understand what was being taught. (For example, when I did a stats module, I watched a lot of the full-length lectures on this channel: https://www.youtube.com/professorleonard)
This being said, we still had to put in a lot of effort for this counselling course, to do our essays and q&a interviews to walk through our work, as well as mock counselling sessions.
For anything at degree or post-grad level, it would probably require even more energy and commitment!
Would love to hear from other parents who are doing diploma/degree courses currently, especially while working full-time or part-time! What made you choose your course, and what do you hope to do with what youβve gained, once you graduate?