Access to HE Diploma (Humanities and Social Sciences)

Our Access to HE Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences is an intensive one year programme of study. It will equip you with the skills, experience and qualifications to go on to study a range of higher education courses in the humanities and social science areas that can then lead to careers in education, the community and other sectors.

The core curriculum provides you with the underlying skills you need for study at university level. These include reading, essay writing, note taking, presentation, research skills, use of statistics and some IT skills. It also provides tutorial support which may take the form of a group session or one-to-one support. All students will be allocated a personal tutor from the beginning of the course.

Personal Study Time

During a normal week you are expected to attend three 2.5 hour lessons (we have breaks during the sessions), a 1 hour tutorial and two 1.5 hour study still sessions. You are expected to attend a total of 11.5 hours class activity per week. You will need to match this with anything between 10-15 hours personal study a week (some weeks more especially nearer the end of the course if you are still chasing the target of 20 modules completed.)

The core curriculum provides you with the underlying skills you need for study at university level. These include reading, essay writing, note taking, presentation, research skills, use of statistics and some IT skills. It also provides tutorial support which may take the form of a group session or one-to-one support. All students will be allocated a personal tutor from the beginning of the Diploma.

You will be timetabled to 3 days in lessons per week for the academic year. These sessions will form the core of the Diploma which will enable you to carry out approximately 20 hours of self-study per week. You are expected to attend all classroom sessions.