If you are thinking of a career in a person centered career but dont yet have the prerequisite qualifications for university, then this is the right course for you. An Access to Higher Education qualification is a fast-track course that is widely recognised by universities and bridges the gap between existing education and what is needed to study at degree level. The Access to Social Science pathway is an intensive and challenging one-year course that will give you an overview of Sociology, Law and Psychology in the 21st century and help you to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence needed for university and beyond.
You will study core modules such as Sociology of the Family, the Jury System and Psychological Perspectives, by our skilled and highly qualified teacher who also deliver university level courses in Psychology, Criminology and Education. This range of modules are ideal for students wanting to study either academic degrees relating to the Social Sciences, such as Law, Psychology, Criminology or Sociology, or linked vocational courses such as social work, policing and youth work.
The programme is split into three teaching topics - Sociology, Law and Psychology. A full list of the units studied can be found beloW:
Sociology Sociology of the Family Changing Belief in British Society Education and Social Inequality Social Stratification and Inequality Sociological Theory
Law Law of Tort Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person The Jury System Precedent, Statute and Statutory Interpretation Homicide
Psychology Psychological Perspectives Memory Social Influence Reliability of Evidence* Offender Profiling*
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