Access to HE Diploma (Humanities & Social Sciences)
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This course is intended to prepare students to study social sciences in higher education or at higher skills level.
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Level 3
Attendance - Full-time
Duration - 1 year
Start Date - September - June
Where - Huddersfield Centre
Course Overview
This course is designed to support you on your path to further study in areas such as social work and psychology. You will develop your skills and self-confidence with high levels of support from experienced and skilled tutors.
You will also further develop your wider understanding through studying history, as well as study skills designed to support you in reaching your potential on the programme.
The course will build your core knowledge to support you in progressing to the next stage of your studies. You will have a broad introduction to psychology and sociology to prepare you for work within the social sciences.
An access to higher education course is designed for adults who wish to change their career, study at degree level or improve their job prospects. If you have been out of education for a while or don’t have the right qualifications for the university course you would like to complete, then an access course is perfect for you.
This course is designed to support you on your path to further study in areas such as social work and psychology. You will develop your skills and self-confidence with high levels of support from experienced and skilled tutors.
The course will build your core knowledge to support you in progressing to the next stage of your studies. You will have a broad introduction to psychology and sociology to prepare you for work within the social sciences.
You will also further develop your wider understanding through studying history, as well as study skills designed to support you in reaching your potential on the programme.
An access to higher education course is designed for adults who wish to change their career, study at degree level or improve their job prospects. If you have been out of education for a while or don’t have the right qualifications for the university course you would like to complete, then an access course is perfect for you.
This is for you if you are:
Flexible and adaptable
Able to work independently
A keen collaborator
Interested in a specturm of art disciplines
Interested in art as a business
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A minimum of GCSE English and maths grade C/4 or above. All applicants must be aged 19+. Please note we will need to see certificates/evidence that you have achieved the required GCSE grades. You will not be able to undertake the course without this.
If you have an EHCP then please be aware that the college needs to have agreed, via the consultation period with your local authority, that we can meet the needs outlined in your EHCP before you can start on a course with us.
Social work, sociology, youth work, psychology, criminology plus a number of other degree courses in related social science subjects.
This course may be eligible for an advanced learning loan or for fee remission depending on your personal circumstances.
If you pay for this course the cost is £3022.
For further information on fees and payments please email customerservices@kirkleescollege.ac.uk
If you pay for this course the cost is £3022.
For further information on fees and payments please email customerservices@kirkleescollege.ac.uk
This course is designed to provide a stepping stone degree level study. A degree in social sciences can lead to careers in social work, youth work, nursing, management roles and teaching.
On the course, you will be assessed via written reports, classroom presentations, professional discussions and practical experiments. At the start of the course, assessments are ungraded to support your study skills and academic writing. There are no exams on this course.
Access to HE Diploma awarded by Skills and Education Group Access
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