Access to HE Diploma (Social Science) - Psychology and Criminology Pathway - online for Adults

If you’re interested in the human mind, or you want to gain a deeper understanding of the reasoning behind criminal activity, this could be the course for you. The Access to HE Diploma (Social Science) – Psychology and Criminology Pathway has been developed to help aspiring social science students achieve the grades they need to get in to university. Throughout the modules, they will examine topics such as criminal justice, prison systems, crime and deviance and even criminal law. The knowledge they gain will then set them up for undergraduate level study in this area. Psychology and criminology are popular pathways that open doors to plenty of opportunities.

The course is made up of 18 units:

• preparing to study
• academic writing skills
• preparing a written assignment
• independent research
• the origins of the welfare state
• progressing to higher education
• introduction to psychology
• introduction to cognitive psychology
• the brain & nervous system
• abnormal psychology
• psychology of mental illness
• developmental psychology
• the criminology of prisons
• criminal justice & social policy
• measurements of crime
• understanding crime & deviance
• criminal law & procedures.

If you're a UK resident aged 19 or over then you may have pay your own fees but you can apply for the government backed Advanced Learner Loan. This will be paid back in monthly instalments but the payments only begin once you've finished the Access to HE diploma and are earning over over a certain amount - please check here for up-to-date details.

Ideally, once you've finished the Access to HE diploma you'll then go on to complete a higher education (HE) qualification, such as a degree course. The outstanding balance of your Advanced Learner Loan will then be written off.

We understand that with the time constraints of home and work life, our students don’t have to wait until September to enrol on a course and start studying. You can start your studies with us as soon as you enrol. Additionally, to save you even more time, there will be no classes to attend. Your entire qualification can be completed from the comfort of your own home, as and when you like.

At the end of your completed course, you will have a varied choice of careers or progression opportunities.

This programme is suitable for adult returners to learning or those with few or no traditional qualifications to help you prepare for higher education and university.

This is a recognised entry qualification to universities and colleges across the United Kingdom.