Access to Higher Education Diploma in Criminology & Law - Level 3 - September Start

• Mode of study:

  Full Time

• Level:

  3

• Duration:

  1 Year

• Awarding/validation body:

  OCN

The Level 3 Access to HE Diploma is a nationally recognised qualification regulated by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA).

This diploma will help you get the qualifications you need to study at university. The qualification will provide you with a broad understanding of crime and the criminal justice system, whilst also covering topics such as psychology, forensics, sociology and victimology.

Successfully completing the diploma will lead to the award of Access to HE Diploma

o Excellent progression to universities.
o The course will help you to develop the essential academic skills of critical thinking, evaluation and analysis. All of which will prepare you for independent study at university.
o Academic and tutorial support is given throughout the course, and you'll receive help and advice with your university application throughout the UCAS process.
o Careers advice and Guidance.

The qualification gives you the relevant academic subject knowledge needed for higher education study and the opportunity to develop study skills to help you to succeed. It is well established and widely accepted by universities, qualifying for UCAS tariff points that are comparable to the tariff points for three A levels.

Learners primarily progress to Higher Education study in areas related to Policing and Criminology. These may include some of the following areas of Degree level study:

o Policing
o Criminology
o Policing and Forensics
o Criminology and Law
o Criminology and Psychology
o Sociology with Criminology and a wide range of combined and related degrees.

In order the gain the Access to HE Diploma, learners must achieve a total of 60 credits. Of these 60 credits, 45 credits must be achieved at Level 3 from graded subject specific units.
Graded units can be awarded at Pass, Merit or Distinction. The remaining 15 credits must be from study skills units which are ungraded.

The core subjects for Access to HE Criminology and Law are study skills, policing, criminology and Law, psychology and sociology.

o The Access to Criminology and Law course is delivered over three days approx. 10am to 5pm.
o Class tutors will use a variety of assessment methods: formal reports, presentations, written assessments, in-class and practice assessments under controlled conditions, exams, case studies and reflective statements.
o Tutorial support is embedded into the programme.

Universities are increasingly asking for English and Maths GCSEs or Functional Skills at Level 2 as part of their entry criteria. 

The Access course is an intensive course and will prepare you for the demands of a University degree. Think carefully about how you are going to balance  your work, family and social life with your Access studies.