Access to Health Professions

The health professions pathway is aimed at those learners wishing to enter the healthcare profession and will open the door to study at university for the varied and numerous career paths within healthcare not just nursing or midwifery, how about Physiotherapy, Dietitian or Osteopathy these are just three of the many career opportunities which will be open to you once you have completed your Degree at university.

Along side your main modules, which are Human Biology and Psychology or a Science subject, Study Skills and IT are compulsory modules.  You may choose any subject module as your third choice.

Study skills is compulsory and prepares you for HE by informing you of the essential skills needed for writing essays and making oral presentations, as well as other academic requirements such as note-taking researching, revision and examination techniques.  Advice will also be given on time management and personal organisation.

The IT unit aims to develop your IT skills so that you can work effectively and confidently with Word Processing, PowerPoint and Spreadsheets.  The course is designed to be accessible and useful to everyone, from the complete beginner to the experienced user.