Access to Higher Education Diploma – Humanities

This programme aims to provide a firm foundation for study at degree level. Study skills and educational guidance form essential parts of the course.

Tutorial sessions support learners and offer guidance with the UCAS process and study skills.

The Diploma is taught by subject specialist teaching staff in a supportive environment to develop the academic skills necessary to progress onto higher education. You will have homework and assignment work set each week with strict deadlines.

Although you only need to attend College part time, you’re expected to dedicate up to 20 hours per week to self-study, making it equivalent to a full time commitment.

Additional support is available for students for particular difficulties/needs.

There is also:

• Learning Support Team
• Learning Resource Centres (LRCs)
• Adult Advice Team
• Future Steps Team
• Designated study spaces specifically for our HE and Access to HE students

Funding
Funding and Advanced Learner Loans are available for this course. For further information on your funding options, please phone 01392 400170 or email adultadvice@exe-coll.ac.uk for advice.

Course structure
The Access to Higher Education Humanities Diploma currently covers the following units:

English

• Appreciating Literature
• Appreciation of a Novel
• Language Change
• Shakespearean Drama
• Fairy Tales, Folklore and Culture

History

• Origins of the First World War
• Causes of Revolution in Russia
• Dictatorship in the Twentieth Century
• The Holocaust
• History Project
• Causes and Consequences in History

Introductory Academic and Study Skills

• Introductory Academic – Introduction to Literature
• Producing a Written Assignment
• Presentation Skills
• Academic Study Techniques

Please note these are subject to change.

All Access students will also be enrolled on a supplementary IT course, at no extra cost (Essential Digital Skills).

What can the course lead on to?
Past students have gone on to work or study in: History, Archaeology, Politics, English, Creative Writing, Criminology, Geography, Journalism, International Relations, Liberal Arts, Film, Law and Teaching.

• GCSE English Grade C (or Grade 4) or above or IELTS score of 6.5 overall and no less than 6.5 in any other section for all International and non-speaking English students. The test should be no older than 2 years prior to the start of the programme. You can also access English for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) or  adult GCSE English courses at the College.
• GCSE Maths Grade C/Grade 4 or above.

• The Digital and Data Centre – there are many spaces for adult students to study and an Access to Higher Education student computer room.
• Coffee shops – for example, in the Digital and Data Centre and the Tower building.
• Learning Resource Centres (LRCs)

As well as the course fees, applicants need to factor in food, travel, books, stationery and printing costs. Applications for the Bursary Fund are advisable for applicants who know that they may struggle financially.

Please be aware that there are no car parking facilities at Exeter College city centre sites, but public car parks are available across the city.