Health and Human Sciences – Access to HE Diploma

A qualification in Health and Human Sciences can open the door to a wide range of rewarding careers, including biomedical science (with potential routes into medicine or pharmacy), physiotherapy, radiography, diet and nutrition, mental health, and roles in care work or home care.

If you’d like to study Health and Human Sciences at university but left school without the qualifications you need, our Access to HE (Higher Education) Diploma in Health and Human Sciences can help you get there. This course provides the essential qualifications required to progress to degree-level study in this field or a related subject.

A qualification in Health and Human sciences can lead to careers in following areas and into specialisms:

• Bio-Medical Science (leads to medicine or pharmacy)
• Care worker / Home carer
• Diet and Nutrition
• Mental Health
• Physiotherapy
• Radiography

The course covers the following modules:

• Blood and Circulation
• Cell Biology
• Ethical Issues in Health and Social Care
• Homeostasis and Body Regulation
• Human Anatomy and Physiology
• Introduction to Psychology
• Role of the Health and Social Care Professional
• Tissues and Organ Systems

You will develop key study skills, including effective note-taking, academic reading and research, essay writing, exam preparation, and oral presentation. Throughout the course, you will be supported by a personal tutor, who will also guide you through the process of applying to Higher Education. You will also build your professional communication skills and learn how to source, interpret, and use information confidently.

Each year, over 20,000 Access to HE students apply for a degree courses at a UK university. If you go on to complete a relevant degree at university, your Advanced Learner Loan will be written off by Student Finance England.