Access to Higher Education (Humanities pathway) CERTA Diploma Level 3

Access to Higher Education (Humanities pathway) CERTA Diploma Level 3

This course offers mature students an excellent opportunity to progress to university. You will attend 2 full days per week. Access will help you to develop your skills and self-confidence so you can successfully return to studying and progress to university. We have long-established links with local universities which many of our students progress to. Experienced tutors will support you to apply for the university course of your choice. You will need to complete a portfolio of work to show you have achieved the required number of credits in your chosen subjects and study skills.

You will study: English - language change, literature: dramatic text, literature: from critical reading to creative writing and literature: poetry; History - 14th century English history, social and economic change in 19th century Britain, Victorian values; Sociology - concepts and perspectives, research project, socialisation; Study Skills - presentation skills, reflective practice, academic writing skills, information literary skills and researching and understanding opportunities in Higher Education.

You will have a combination of coursework, exams, seminars, assessed discussions, presentations. Students who have completed the Access course have gone on to a wide range of degree courses at local and national universities including law, teaching (primary and secondary), media, journalism, politics, history, museums and libraries, archaeology, anthropology, creative writing, marketing, events promotion.