Fast-track degrees may hit education standards, government warned

Plan to introduce two-year courses costing same as three-year course would lead to lifting of £9,000-a-year tuition fee capPlans for fast-track degrees with higher annual fees risk adversely affecting the quality of education received by university students, the government has been warned.The two-year degrees proposed by the government will cost the same as a three-year course, meaning annual fees for them will be higher. Ministers are expected to table a bill to lift the current £9,