GCSEs at grade 4 or above in English Language, Maths and Science.
Entry requirements
Why choose this course?
Our Access Diploma is a one-year intensive course designed to get you into HE. This course has a proven track record of developing independent, confident individuals with skills for university life. The Science pathway is focused on a career in a scientific role such as Ecology or Chemical Engineering with a mix of Biology, Chemistry and Maths, appropriate for most university level courses.
Further information
This course is designed for those wanting to move towards a scientific profession, either as a pharmacist, ecologist, material scientist or conservation biologist. It also will support students wanting to move into research or into other scientific fields in HE or higher study.
- 24 L3 Credits in Biology – Including units covering Genetics, Biodiversity, Human Body Defences and Biochemistry
- 18 L3 Credits in Chemistry – Including units in Organic Chemistry, Acids and Equilibria and Fundamentals of Chemistry
- 12 L3 Credits in Maths – Including Algebra and Statistics
- 6 L3 Credits in Study Skills – This is the Research Project
The courses are focussed to help progression on your chosen career path, whilst allowing you to explore a broad range of topics. Access Diplomas are designed to support you with your path to HE. Normally Access aims people towards university and can give you a chance of getting into a range of science programs, including Pharmacy, Radiography, Ecology, Conservation and Environmental Chemistry.
The course is assessed with a mixture of exams, workbooks, presentations and essays. Our goal is to provide a full range of the assessments that you will face at university, so our assessment schedule is fairly busy, but also fairly diverse. The course is credit based and each unit has a number of credits attached to it; 45 credits will be graded on a Pass, Merit, Distinction basis.
You may wish to purchase textbooks, though these are not mandatory for the course. The price of books will vary depending on your course/topic.
You will required to purchase a lab coat if you do not already own one. We sell these in college and they cost approx. £18 (subject to change), but you are welcome to purchase your own independently as long as it meets Health and Safety requirements.