Extramural

Extramural refers to that which exists outside the walls of an organized unit, be that a city, school, or hospital. In an educational context, extramural means to study outside, but under the aegis of, a university or other institution. Extramural studies are taken by the student away from the physical campus, and are often used for those unable to attend classes. Extramural learnings may not necessarily include studies under aegis of a university or an instituion; the learning one picks up as one goes along in life, from people, from society, from environment, from one's own experience of people, places, and things, may too constitute what we call extramural acquisition of knowledge, learning, and education.