BA in Advanced Avoidance

Course structure

The programme unfolds across three years, each building patiently upon the deferred foundations of the last. Core modules are compulsory; optional modules may be attempted at the student's leisure, or admired respectfully from a distance.

• Year 1 — Foundations of Avoidance; Introduction to the Productive Detour; The Art of the Cold Beverage.
• Year 2 — Intermediate Stalling; Inbox Architecture; Comparative Distraction (Theory & Practice).
• Year 3 — The Long Deferral; Dissertation Avoidance; Capstone: A Project Begun in Earnest, Eventually.

Study abroad or placement

Students may undertake an optional placement year, which can be commenced at any point during the degree — or held in reserve indefinitely. Popular destinations include the sofa, the kitchen at eleven in the evening, and several open tabs about moving abroad.

Learning and assessment

Assessment is continuous, in the sense that it is always approaching. Deadlines are issued as gentle suggestions and may be extended on request, on principle, or on a whim.

• 40% — Coursework, submitted when ready
• 30% — Sustained intention, assessed by interview
• 30% — A final piece of work, currently outlined

Professional accreditations

The programme is accredited by the Institute of Deferred Excellence and the Royal Society for the Postponement of Effort. Both accrediting bodies are presently reviewing their own paperwork and expect to confirm shortly.

Recognition of Professional Qualifications

This qualification is recognised throughout the sector wherever recognition is currently pending. Graduates report that the award is widely respected by colleagues who have, for some time now, been meaning to look into it properly.

Holders may use the post-nominal letters to which they feel, on balance, entitled.

Case study

“I set out to write a single essay,” recalls one second-year, “and in avoiding it I reorganised my entire library by colour, learned conversational Italian, and finally cleaned the oven. The essay remains untouched, but I have never felt more accomplished.”

Entry requirements

• Three A-levels, results pending
• A demonstrable talent for the productive detour
• At least one hobby taken up specifically to avoid something else
• A personal statement that is 4% written

Fees and funding

Tuition is charged annually and payable whenever convenient. The University offers a range of funding options, most of which are still being finalised.

• UK students — £9,250 per year, deferrable
• International students — £19,500 per year, also deferrable
• Scholarships — awarded to applicants who fully intended to apply early

Application information

Applications are accepted on a rolling and frankly leisurely basis. There is no deadline, and there has never been one; this remains the most popular feature of the programme.

Should the moment to apply not arrive, your place will be held in a state of indefinite readiness, at no additional cost.

• Step 1 — Resolve, firmly, to apply.
• Step 2 — Locate the application form.
• Step 3 — Set it somewhere safe and meaningful.
• Step 4 — Apply later.

Discover Uni course data

Independent course data, gathered and presented in the spirit of full and unhurried transparency.

Pending

Overall student satisfaction

98%

Continue to the next year

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Graduate within expected time

0

Deadlines met

Course enquiries

Our admissions team reads every enquiry with great care and replies in the fullness of time. To date, the fullness of time has proven broadly sufficient.

• Email — enquiries@procrastination.edu (monitored intermittently)
• Telephone — we will call you back
• In person — by appointment, to be arranged shortly