Applications open for Access to Higher Education

Wed, 06 Apr 2022

Applications are now open for anyone looking to gain UCAS points, retrain or improve their career prospects through University College Isle of Man’s (UCM) Access to Higher Education courses starting in September.

The access courses take one year to complete, and are designed for people who wish to continue on and study at degree level.

UCM currently runs two Access to HE courses, Humanities, which includes Sociology, Psychology and History, and Science. On completion of the course, students will earn UCAS points which will enable them to continue their studies at Higher Education level at UCM or at other educational institutions off Island.

Potential career prospects are wide ranging and can include biomedical science, social work and even psychology.

Karen Davies, Head of UCM’s Wellbeing Faculty said: “It’s never too late to change career or return to education with a more mature mindset, ready to take on new qualifications. Many of our Access to Higher Education students have dreamed about achieving a degree but because they didn’t obtain the required qualifications whilst at school, they didn’t think it would be possible, so they are delighted to achieve this by studying an access course and move on to degree studies.”

“These courses are also perfect for anyone who feels stuck in a rut in their current job and want to move into their dream career.”

Whilst there are minimum Maths and English requirements for the course, students can attain ‘Functional Skills Maths and English’ at UCM.

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