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[scotttteacher]

Hello everybody

I'm an Irish citizen living and working in South Korea. I would like to study and get an extra qualification while I"m here, but I"m having trouble finding an online university.

The online university courses in Ireland and the UK (the open university included) all demand that you show up for examinations at some stage, which I can't do as it would cost a fortune to fly back and I couldn't get enough time off work anyway. Does anybody have any information about institutions that run correspondence only courses and don't require that you take sit-down exams? I don't expect these IVY league or very highly rated by any means, but I do want to keep studying so I can have a better chance of getting a job when I return to Ireland.

So far, all I've found are American Universities that demand that you be
an American citizen.

Any help you can give would be much appreciated. If you don't have any information on hand, could you point me in the direction of somebody who would?

Cheers

Scott Reilly

[morrisonhotel]

If it's a BA or BSc you're looking to study, then the University of London's External Programme is worth a look (they also offer master's degrees and graduate diplomas). You can sit end of term exams in Seoul. As a graduate, you can undertake a graduate entry degree meaning you can complete a second degree in a minimum of two years. It's probably the cheapest correspondance degree out there (graduate entry degrees cost about �2,500 for the entire degree). It is possible (though you're not guaranteed acceptance) to transfer after the first year to one of the constiuent colleges of the University of London.

[ttompatz]

You are also aware that the British Council can probably invigilate your exams for the OU?

I know that the Canadian Embassy offers such a service (for a fee of course) to Canadians.

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[scotttteacher]

Wow! No i had no idea. I called the customer service centre for the OU, told them about my being in Korea, and they told me that I would have to present myself at one of their examination centres in Europe. I'll shoot them an email right now.

Anyway, thanks very much mate. I appreciate the help

[thelad]

What do you want to study? I'm doing a MA in International Relations with University of Leicester. No Exams, just coursework and research online.

There are some search engines that you may want to use to search for different parameters - cost, duration, distance learning, etc. Google is your friend!

[cdninkorea]

I did my MA in applied linguistics at University of New England (Australia), and I never had to go to Australia, nor was I required to be an Australian citizen.

[broonie30]

My girlfriend is studying for her MBA in Human Resources. It's with the University of Wales but all through RDI.co.uk. They have a selection of courses and other universities that offer distance learning courses. No exmas as such, all assessments based on course work and a couple of timed, 24 hours assessments. She has done the whole course while in Korea and just has the 'small issue' of a dissertation to do. So it can be done! Good luck!

[Milwaukiedave]

The university I'm working on my DBA at does not require US citizenship and is completely online. There are students from many different countries around the world. My advice is search again and then narrow the list down to 3 schools. Make sure you do plenty of research on the school as well.

Hopefully the one you mentioned works out and you don't have to worry about it.

[ttompatz]