Access to HE Diploma (Health Science Professions)

Available Pathways

Access to Health (Nursing, Midwifery, ODP & OT)

Nursing is a popular career choice if you love to help people. This qualification will give you the entry requirements and skills to go on to university to study for a full nursing degree before moving to employment within the sector. 

Units

• Bio-Psychology: Behaviour and the Brain
• Bio-Psychology: Behaviour and Drugs
• Healthcare Communication
• Diagnosis and management of Physiological Disorders
• Non-Infectious Disease
• Structure and Function of Cells
• Endocrine System
• Genetic Inheritance
• Human Sex and Reproduction
• Musculoskeletal System
• Nervous System
• Human Urinary System

Access to Chemistry (Dental Hygiene & Therapy)

As a Dental Hygienist, you will work with a range of people within the community, including both adults and children. You will promote good oral health and will practice a range of treatments and procedures such as scaling teeth, polishing teeth and applying topical fluoride and fissure sealants. You could find yourself working for the NHS, as a specialist dental hygienist or in a private practice.

Units

• Bio-Psychology: Behaviour and Drugs
• Bio-Psychology: Behaviour and the Brain
• Biochemical Molecules
• Non-Infectious Disease
• Endocrine System
• Genetic Inheritance
• Musculoskeletal System
• Human Urinary System
• Structure and Function of Cells
• Chemistry for Drugs and Medicine
• Chemistry for Biologists
• Chemistry and Society

Access to Biology (Physiotherapy & Paramedicine)

Preparing you to become a paramedic, whether you wish to study paramedic practice or paramedic science. Being a paramedic is highly-rewarding and you can make a difference to your community. You can do all this whilst still learning new things which can lead to multiple career pathways. Along with career opportunities within the NHS you could also work in the armed forces or HM Prison Service to name a few.

Units

• Bio-Psychology: Behaviour and the Brain
• Bio-Psychology: Behaviour and Drugs
• Healthcare Communication
• Structure and Function of Cells
• Non-Infectious Disease
• Endocrine System
• Genetic Inheritance
• Human Sex and Reproduction
• Musculoskeletal System
• Nervous System
• Microbiology
• Biochemical Molecules
• Human Urinary System

Access to Biopsychology (Psychology, Mental Health Nursing & Social Work)

Units on this course have been selected to provide you with foundation knowledge in Psychology and Social Science which complement additional Biology components. This is a growing area of employment within the NHS and other leading employers such as the armed forces, mental health charities and education. You can choose whether you want to specialise in working with certain groups or within a specific area such as eating disorders, depression and anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder. 

Units

• Bio-Psychology: Behaviour and the Brain
• Bio-Psychology: Behaviour and Drugs
• Stress and Eating Disorders
• Aggression
• Psychological Disorders and Therapeutic Strategies
• Mental Health and Coping Strategies
• Endocrine System
• Genetic Inheritance
• Musculoskeletal System
• Nervous System
• Structure and Function of Cells
• Key Aspects of Psychology

Access to Physics (Radiography & Radio Therapy)

There are two routes within radiography, Diagnostic and Therapeutic. Diagnostic Radiographer diagnoses illnesses and injuries and a Therapeutic Radiographer treat and care for people with cancer. Within Diagnostic Radiography you can choose to specialise in certain areas, such as ultrasound or trauma and emergency care.

Units

• Bio-Psychology: Behaviour and Drugs
• Bio-Psychology: Behaviour and the Brain
• Microbiology
• Healthcare Communication
• Non-Infectious Disease
• Endocrine System
• Genetic Inheritance
• Musculoskeletal
• Structure and Function of Cells
• Human Urinary System
• Nervous System
• Medical Physics Radiology and Medical Imaging
• Radioactivity in Medicine

Adults enrolling on an Access to HE course have made a conscious decision to return to education, bringing a commitment and wider life experience to their studies.  Our Access course is designed to reflect this with applicants demonstrating clear commitment, maturity and motivation. The course is intended for adults who do not have traditional sixth-form or vocational qualifications, allowing them to prepare for and gain entry to degrees and other Higher Education programmes.

Learners are admitted to the programme by application form and formal interview, with a further guidance interview where appropriate. Where necessary, evidence of your determination to succeed may be requested. 

To apply you must have already achieved a Level 2 or above in English and maths, producing certificates/evidence of this at interview.

It is expected that you will have experience of, and currently be working in (paid or voluntary), a professional care environment. Universities will expect candidates to have relevant care experience upon application.

Access courses have an excellent track record for progression. Many students choose to continue their HE studies in subjects such as BSc Nursing, BSc Midwifery, BSc Exercise Science and Rehabilitation, BSc Nutrition, BSc Occupational Therapy, BSC Paramedic Science, BSc Operating Department Practitioner, BSc Physiotherapy, BSc Biomedical Science,  BSc Radiography, BSc Psychology and BSc Speech and Language Therapy.

There are excellent progression routes offered at universities, both locally and  further afield. Many of our Access students have opted for Degrees in Nursing, or Psychology with Criminology at Southampton Solent, and Occupational Therapy, Nutrition, Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Southampton.  Nursing, Physiotherapy, Paramedic Science at Bournemouth University are also a popular progression choices.

Some students undertake employment in their chosen field to consolidate their experience before they progress on to university.

£3,384

ELCAS eligable

Awarding Body:
Skills and Education Group Access

Qualification:
Access to Higher Education Diploma

Curriculum Area:
Science, Care and Health - Science, Health and Humanities