Access to Higher Education Diploma (Science)
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This Access to Higher Education Diploma provides learners with a firm foundation in knowledge, skills and understanding of science.
The course has been designed to provide entry to University and is worth 21 credits in biology, 15 in chemistry and 9 in psychology. At the end of the course, you will have 45 credits which are graded and 15 credits which are ungraded study skills. The course is suitable for mature students who have been out of full-time education for at least one year and do not have the relevant qualifications for entry to higher education.
As part of your learning, resources and assignments will be uploaded to Google Classrooms for you to use.
You will attend college three days a week usually Monday to Wednesday from 9.30am to 3pm.
- Cell Biology
- Nutrition and Digestion
- Blood, Circulation and Gaseous Exchange for Healthcare
- Diseases and Body Defence
- Evolution and Ecology
- Reproductive Biology for Healthcare
- Musculoskeletal System
- Drugs and Food Additives
- Structure and Bonding
- Fundamentals of Chemistry
- Separation and Analysis
- Periodic Table, Lonisation Energies and Redox
- Child Development
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuropsychology
- Research Project
- Academic Writing
- Most suited to 19+ from the beginning of September.
- GCSE English and maths at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent)
This course can lead on to a range of University degree courses, for example:
- BSc Nutrition
- BSc Biochemistry
- BSc Biomedicine
- BSc Diagnostic or Therapeutic Radiography
- BSc Biological Sciences
- BSc Microbiology
- BSc Ecology and Wildlife Conservation
- BSc (Hons) Paramedic Practitioner
- BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
- BSc Ecology
- BSc Health Sciences
- BM BCh Medicine
- Veterinary Science
- BSc Psychology
