Fees, other costs, and ways to fund your studies

• CPD Short Course fees
  Please note that CPD short courses can only be purchased via the University’s online shop (details will be provided on how to do this if you are offered a place.)
• Undergraduate full time (and part time)
• Postgraduate full time (and part time)
• Distance Learning - postgraduate courses 
• Distance Learning - undergraduate courses 
  
  Please note that modules for the distance learning courses are purchased via the University’s online shop. (If you are being sponsored, please contact the University’s Student Fees & Cash Office email fees@aber.ac.uk or +44 (0) 1970 628434)

Spring 2026 (March/April) study school is online.

September 2026 study school is residential at Aberystwyth. Details and accommodation costs for this school are yet to be confirmed. Details will be emailed to you once you are registered on the course. If you have any questions about this school, please contact the department on dis-dept@aber.ac.uk

September 2026: Course Fees do not include the costs of the residential study schools.
This means you will need to budget for residential study school travel and accommodation costs, as well as a study school fee which is approximately £50 (this covers tea and coffee breaks and visits). We also offer a stay-on-campus package for residential study schools which includes all accommodation, food, and social events. This is approximately £250-£300, depending upon the number of nights stayed. You can also make your own accommodation arrangements and just pay the study school fee approximately £50, which will cover tea and coffee breaks and visits.

The undergraduate BSc Information and Library Studies programme requires participation in three study schools.

Postgraduate programmes require participation in at least the first school (either residential or online). Further schools depend on the qualification / programme you are following. All postgraduate students progressing to the Dissertation stage must participate in a Dissertation School.

• Postgraduate full time (and part time)
• Undergraduate full time (and part time)

Distance learning ways to pay (undergraduate and postgraduate)

• Self funded, pay-as-you-go: If you are funding the course yourself, you can pay for modules across two to five years by buying modules through the University’s online shop.
• Sponsored funding: Some distance learners are sponsored by their organisation, which will be directly invoiced by the University's finance department once a year over three years. This means that your organisation will have paid for your course but you still have up to five years to complete your studies.
• Student Loans for Undergraduate distance learners:  If you live in the UK, you can apply for a loan from your relevant Student Loan Company. You will apply each year, for 80 credit per year, over three years. This means that you will have paid for your course but still have up to five years to complete your studies.
• Student Loans for Postgraduate distance learners: If you live in the UK, you can apply for a loan from your relevant Student Loan Company. To do this, you must be registered on the two-year version of the programme and be prepared to complete your studies within two years.

For further information about funding your course, please contact the Department, or follow the Student Loan Company ‘Region’ links on the University’s Other Funding page.