How to plan your studies

This article tells you how to find out the time commitment for a short course, Premium course or ExpertTrack.

The course information page doesn’t just tell you what’s in the course - it also tells you:

• Duration (how many weeks it’s likely to take to complete the course). For a short course, this is usually between 2 and 8 weeks.
• Time (how many study hours you should allow each week). This varies by course, but is usually about 3-4 hours.
• Learn (what type of course it is). Only Limited Access and Sponsored courses have a free access period.
• Extra benefits (how much a single course upgrade costs and how much is to subscribe to Unlimited). You can learn more about the extra benefits we offer here.

You can see all this information at the top of the course description page, underneath the main image header:

Every learner is different, and not everyone learns at the same pace. The Duration and Weekly study figures are an estimate and might not be completely accurate for every learner. If you think you might need more time, please factor this into your planning.

The Limited Access (unpaid) period for a short course is the Duration (see below).

For courses you have joined with the Limited Access option your free/unpaid access time will be limited to the exact duration of the course, and the content from each week of the course will be released on a weekly basis.

You can purchase the course or become an Unlimited subscriber in order to get long-term access to all of the course materials from each week of the course straight away.

You can find more information about the difference between free and paid for courses here: Limited Access, upgrades and premium courses.