FFF,
I appreciate your comprehensive response. I just looked at
http://www.lgu.ac.uk/ca/courses/jar_fcl.html and I agree, three modules would seem to be better than two. They have just moved near to the top of my list. Thanks for the tip
Insofar as distance learning is concerned, my experience with OU made getting sufficient help tricky. These problems stemmed from the fact that I usually got stuck on really hard stuff for which a description of the problem and the solution was hard to articulate for both parties. As long as I can pick my notes up, jump in the car and get some 1-to-1 help then I imagine that to be the case in most distance courses.
Cheers!