Distance Education
Since 1955 teaching off-campus students by distance education has been an important part of the University's activities. UNE is now Australia's longest continuous provider of distance education and with more than 15,000 external students, is one of Australia's major providers of awards to off-campus students.
Because UNE has a long history of teaching in this mode, its distance education programs provide extensive support systems to overcome those challenges faced by distance students.
Each subject (unit) requires approximately 15 hours of study per week, with the usual load for distance students being two units per semester.
Over 600 subjects offered by UNE are available by distance education, most via the internet. The University has students all over the world studying by distance education.
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