Access to Higher Education Diploma (Humanities Combined with Social Sciences) - MK College

Access to Higher Education Diploma (Humanities Combined with Social Sciences)

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INTRODUCTION

This course is ideal for anyone looking to move into HE and pursue a future career within the field for Humanities or Teaching.

On the course you will study a wide range of humanities and social science-based subjects to give you a broad knowledge of contemporary sociological issues (such as race, class and gender), global and national politics, mass media, classical literature and ethics.

STUDENT SUCCESS

Shara recently graduated from MK College and has accepted a place at the University of Bedfordshire:

“Studying Access to Humanities and Social Sciences has massively helped me to get one step closer to my overall goal of being a secondary school teacher.

Access was a great experience for me to understand what life as a university student would be like. Studying was never too difficult for me as I had such an excellent support system in my teachers and my classmates.

The main challenge for me was that English is not my first language so I would translate the work to help me have a better understanding, but with the help of my tutors I started to use different strategies and with their guidance and encouragement I overcame this challenge. My tutors were fundamental in helping me achieve good grades and get where I am today.”

What will I do?

Alongside the subject classes, you will also be given the opportunity to develop your study skills, developing the necessary academic skills, such as essay writing, delivering presentations, research skills which will prepare you for study at university.

  • Provisional Course Content (TBC):
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Literature from the Counter Culture
  • The Mass Media
  • Ethics
  • Crime and Deviance
  • Critical Thinking
  • Communicating through Speaking and Listening
  • Reading and Writing Skills
  • Further Skills
  • Application of Numbers using Calculation
  • Application of Numbers using Data Interpretation

What’s next?

This course is an accepted entrance qualification to Higher Education onto Humanities degrees such as Politics, Media Studies, History, Anthropology, International Relations, Humanities, Cultural Studies, Criminology, Sociology and Globalisation studies among others, as well as more vocational degrees such as Journalism.

Is it for me?

This course is for students aged 19 and over when the course begins who wish to progress onto Higher Education.

International students who are applying for Access courses in order to enter the nursing profession should be aware that they are required to meet specific three-year residency criteria to be able to progress to Higher Education courses.

Course Information

  1. Access to Higher Education Diploma (Humanities Combined with Social Sciences)

    (0041HSB-1/1)

    START DATE

    16 Sep 2024

    DAYS

    Mon to Fri

    TIME

    09:30 – 15:00

    LOCATION

    Chaffron Way Campus


    • FEES

    • 19 – 23

      £3022

    • 24+

      £3022

    • Overseas

      £3022

More information is available on Fees & Funding for 19 + here and EEA Nationals here.

HOW MUCH WILL I HAVE TO STUDY EACH WEEK?

Students will have 10.5 hours in face to face lessons and there is the expectation that 8 to 10 hours private study for the development of course work.

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