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Full-time applications are now closed. There are limited spaces left on some full-time courses, please email careers@bcot.ac.uk or call 01256 306679.
Applications for part-time courses can still be made online.
This course has a strong emphasis on both biology and chemistry and learners will have the opportunity to study both equally to give a balanced view of skills to enable progression to medicine-based degree programmes.
The course has been designed to provide entry to University and is worth 21 credits in Biology, 15 credits in Chemistry and 9 credits in clinical skills. At the end of the course, you will have 45 credits which are graded and 15 credits which are ungraded study skills. The course is suitable for mature students who have been out of full-time education for at least one year and do not have the relevant qualifications for entry to higher education.
As part of your learning, resources and assignments will be uploaded to Google Classrooms for you to use.
If you do not have either English or maths you can complete this in addition to the Access course.
This course is assessed in a variety of ways with assignments including presentations, discussions, tests, projects, practical work, problem-solving exercises, essays, scientific reports, diagrams and interviews.
This course can lead on to a range of University degree courses, for example:
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