wit, candor. blitzed.
a Singaporean-born postgraduate student living in Melbourne, Australia.
loves travel, writing, art, photography, fashion, and cars.
also loves conversation, reading, music, and film.
loves food the most.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Let’s just put it out there: at 2.5k per module for international students, Off-Campus modules are grossly over-priced, and there is nothing that can justify why it costs the same to do a unit On-Campus and Off-Campus.
Granted, it gives you the flexibility of time, but what you lose out on are contact hours, the classroom environment, and the proper learning experience.
In my time at Monash University, I’ve taken a few modules Off-Campus, some by choice (summer modules), and some because they’re simply not offered at my Campus. I’ve had my fair share of amazing support, and awesome lecturers who constantly check up on your progress, even if you’re Off-Campus, but like all things in life, we usually only remember the bad stuff.
Lecturers that openly tell you they hate technology and thus won’t be responding to emails often, lecturers who openly tell you they won’t be monitoring online discussions because of their dislike of technology, and even lecturers who tell you they won’t be available for contact time.
Thus, it begs the question, what am I paying 2.5k for?
