Accelerated learning programmes: a review of quality extent and demand

This review suggests that there is considerable interest in accelerated degrees and that the adjustments that HEIs will need to make to facilitate them are seen as making HE more responsive to employer and student needs (and thus in accordance with some aspects of the Bologna Process).

Student interests in accelerated degrees (fast track degrees) providing a quicker route into employment mirror those of employment sectors where skills shortages encourage employer interest in them.

Student interests expressed in evaluation reports and other research also centre round the financial benefits of accelerated courses.