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Level 3
Access Diploma in Humanities (Blended)
COURSE OVERVIEW
This is a one year course blended course to prepare you to embark on a University degree in a range of Humanities courses, including English, History and Philosophy.
By the end of the course, you will have had the opportunity to explore the ancient Greeks, as well as Religion today. Modules will also focus on Literature through the ages and an introduction to Creative Writing.
Students need to complete 15 modules in total, from 16 offered:
Monday
- Philosophy 1 – Ancient Greek Philosophy
- Philosophy 2 – Normative Ethical Theories
- Philosophy 3 – Philosophy -; The problem of Evil
- Philosophy 4 – Philosophy of Religion -; the Existence of God
- History 1 -; The individual in History
- History 2 -; Historical controversy
- History 3 -; Historical concepts -; cause and consequence
- History 4 -; Historical concepts -; significance and perspectives
Group two
- English 1 -; Poetry
- English 2 -; Prose
- English 3 -; Shakespeare’;s Drama
- English 4 -; Short Fiction
- English 5 -; Studying a Play
- English 6 -; Introduction to Creative Writing
- English 7 -; Fairy Tales
- Creative Writing 8 -; Writing a short story
This is a blended learning course where you will attend online lessons via Microsoft Teams two evenings a week and then attend college for 6 Saturdays across the year at Chichester Campus.
You need to ensure you have facilities at home to enable you to join the online learning and have the environment and equipment in which to study in the evenings.
In addition to the lesson on a Wednesday evening, from 5-6pm there is an online study skills and progression support available to help you develop the skills you need for Higher Education. You will have regular tutorials with your course leader to support you in your studies.
FURTHER INFORMATION
You must be over 19 on the 1st September and must have a minimum GCSE grade C (grade 4 or above) in English Language and Maths. You will also be invited to an interview with a course teacher, to discuss your individual needs and progression routes.
Universities prefer Access applicants to have gained a reasonable amount of relevant work experience and/or life experience, when they apply for a degree level course.
It is also important to ensure you will realistically be able to manage the course workload alongside any other commitments in your life. Being a mature student is extremely challenging but also highly rewarding if taken up at the right time and with the right plans and support in place. You will need approximately 30 hours per week (term time) to manage the course workload.
The Access to HE diploma is intended to provide progression for those who have been out of education for some time on to a variety of degree level courses.
After studying a degree in Humanities, you could go on to a career in Journalism, Public Relations, Social work, teaching, research, politics, history related careers.
You will be fully supported with your university applications by your course leader and the College’s Progression Plus team. This will include an introductory and personal statement focussed workshop, drop-ins available with the Progression Plus team, personalised feedback on your personal statement, and a unique academic reference provided by your course leader.
Chichester University have approved progression onto these degrees:
- BA History
- BA Medieval and Early Modern History
- BA Modern History
- BA Politics and Contemporary History
- BA Politics and International Relations
- BSc Politics
- BA English Literature
- BA Creative Writing
- BA Creative Witing and English
- BA Philosophy & Ethics
- BA Religion, Ethics & Society
- BA Theology
- BA Creative Writing and History
- BA Creative Writing and Philosophy & Ethics
- BA English Literature and History
- BA Politics & Philosophy & Ethics
You will be assessed using a range of different methods, including discursive essays, assignments, presentations and in-class assessments. There is no end of course exam. The course is credit based and each unit has a number of credits attached to it; 45 credits of the 60 credits will be attached to graded units on a Pass, Merit, Distinction basis.
Students will be required to buy a number of text books approximately one per module, from approx. £10 each
The College has some funding each year for 19+ students to access, where eligible, that can help pay for things like books and travel expenses. An application to this funding can be made once you join the course in September.
There is a course fee, which most students cover with the Advanced Learner Loan. This can be applied for online from June onwards and is not awarded based on income; eligibility criteria include being over 19 years of age and having lived in the UK for 3 or more years directly before applying. Student’s topping up to a degree using a learner loan will have this L3 loan wiped.
For some applicants, this will be their first level 3 course and, if they are aged between 19 and 21 years of age, this will mean a level 3 entitlement offer, where no fee is charged.
Please apply on line or contact admissions on: Admissions@chichester.ac.uk