Environmental Science Access to Higher Education - Level 3

• GCSEs at grade A-C or Grade 4 or above, including maths, English and science.

If you have Level 2 Functional Skills English or maths, but do not yet hold both GCSEs, you may be eligible to study one GCSE alongside your access course

If you complete this course successfully you will receive an Ascentis Access to HE Diploma in Environmental Science.

Biology
• Introduction to cell biology
• Macromolecules and key biological principles
• Aspects of human physiology

Environmental Science
• Introduction to environmental science
• Ecological relationships between organisms
• Environmental damage and protection

Statistical and Mathematical Methods (SAMM)
• Introduction to numerical and algebrai methods
• Foundations in statistics
• Statistical skills and techniques

Study Skills
• CVs, mock interviews, UCAS and personal statements
• Time management and organisation skills
• Presentation skills and reflecting on own performance.

• Lectures
• Practicals
• Seminars
• Tutorials
• Personal study
• Study Clinics

• Written assignments
• Portfolios
• End-of-unit tests
• Exams

This course will help to to progress onto a Level 4 course or degree programme.

The cost of this course will depend on your circumstances. Check our course cost categories to find out which category you fit into.

• Cat A - Free#
• Cat C - £3,384
• Adult Learner Loan - £3,384*

#Only applicable if you’re aged 19-23 years and planning to study towards your first full Level 2 or first full Level 3.

*Student Finance England will ‘write off’ any outstanding Advanced Learner Loan balances you owe for an Access to Higher Education course once you complete a degree course. This means you do not have to repay it.