The structure is different. The face-to-face course is structured as 10x two-day blocks once a month. This means you will attend the course on a consecutive Saturday and Sunday once a month. There is no teaching in between sessions, but there is coursework and independent study to do in between sessions.

The online course is structured as a three-hour session every week. In the first year, there are 40 sessions, not including time off for holidays and half terms. In the second year, the schedule is hybrid, with some sessions being online and some assessments taking place face-to-face. 

There are advantages and disadvantages to each format and you should consider carefully which format works best for your learning style.