BSL Level 1 – Wednesday – 20 Weeks

Durham University

BSL Level 1 – Wednesday – 20 Weeks

 – Durham University

To book this course please complete the form below. Once the form has been completed and submitted, you will receive an email confirmation from a member of the DEN Team to arrange your DEPOSIT and also a payment schedule to secure your place on the course (Payment by BACS / BANK TRANSFER).

Course Cost

Cost £430.00

£430 – Exclusive Student price

£80 – Deposit to secure your place
£150 – 28th October
£150 – 17th January 2025
£50 – 2nd May 2025

Payment includes examination fee
Fully accredited by UK  Awarding Body – Signature
During Holidays sessions will be delivered via Zoom

Information

Course Duration - 20 weeks at 2 1/2 hours per week
Tutor - Robert Foster
Time - 6:00 pm to
 8:30 pm

Dates

Every Wednesday
Wednesday 16th October
Wednesday 23rd October
Wednesday 30th October
Wednesday 6th November
Wednesday 13th November
Wednesday 20th November
Wednesday 27th November
Wednesday 4th December -  Online
Wednesday 11th December - Online
Wednesday 18th December -  Online
Wednesday 25th December – Christmas Holiday – No Class
Wednesday 8th January -  Online
Wednesday 15th January
Wednesday 22nd January
Wednesday 29th January
Wednesday 5th February
Wednesday 12th February
Wednesday 19th February
Wednesday 26th February
Wednesday 5th March
Wednesday 12th March

Location

Durham University
Durham University Students Union, Dunelm House, New Elvet, Durham DH1 3AN

Registration Details

Remote Online / Working Platform Guide 

Do not use smartphone. 

Advisable to use ethernet cable to connect laptop / tower computer directly to router for smooth connection. 

If you rely on WIFI connection, ensure no-one else / devices are connected to the router, please kindly ask them to disconnect themselves from the router for temporary measures. 

Remove any unwanted applications that are running in the background of your device. 

Minimise background setting that gives the device camera / webcam a clearer focus on the person than distorted backgrounds. i.e: avoid bookshelves, picture frames in background. 

High Speed Internet Access: 

  • Dedicated High Speed internet access with significant bandwidth allocation is important to provide high quality video conferencing. 
  • Each BSL Interpreter’s workstation needs to have a consistent speed of 5MB upload and 25MB download. 
  • Network /Ethernet Cable – We recommend high quality CAT5e / CAT6 / CAT7 
  • No one should use the internet at the same time as you’re using it for your Zoom class.

Workstation PC Requirements: 

Please check that your computer conforms to the following minimum requirements: 

  • Minimum of 2.4Ghz Dual Core processor 
  • 4 GB RAM of memory 
  • 1 GB space hard drive 
  • A dedicated video graphic card (recommends NVIDIA GeForce) 
  • Screen monitor needs to be at least 15 inches 
  • Operating System can be either Windows 10 or above or Apple Mac iOS 
  • Web browser:  Google Chrome (advisable)