So I registered for M256, and this along with TM470 will be the last two computing modules that I undertake if everything goes to plan. The total fees paid have now topped £5000, and that is under the transitional fee arrangement. Still, it's a lot to fork out of your own pocket.
It got me thinking about the fee structure, and I concluded that if it had not been for the fact that I started on this before the university funding started, I would have had to take out a student loan. Given that I'm already the wrong side of 50, that would have been pointless, and consequently I would not have gone down this road.
I really wonder how the new fee structure will work for the OU which has a vast majority of mature students. How many of them a will be put off entirely by the price? My guess is that it will be affected severely. Still, there is no point me worrying about that, I'll just plough on regardless until I'm done and hopefully then I will get my life back.
