Access to Higher Education - Access to Psychology

Heart of Yorkshire Education Group

Margaret Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2DH

Access to Higher Education

Level 3

Available start dates

Saturday, 01 August 2026

From August 2026

Online

9 Month(s)

Part time

Not applicable

There is funding available for this course, subject to previous qualifications, if you are not eligible for funding the course can be funded via the Advanced Learner Loan.

Course Summary

Our level 3 courses are designed to give learners the UCAS points needed to progress to university. The courses are fully online courses, where you can access the course materials and assessments 24 hours a day. The course takes 9-12 months to complete.

Upon success completion of this course this will allow students to progress to different university courses including:

• Psychology

• Social sciences

Course Details

Throughout this course you study 17 units over different subject areas including Psychology, Criminology and Biopsychology. Some of the units are:

Developmental Psychology

Behaviour and the Brain

Psychological Profiling

Social Psychology

How will it be delivered and assessed?

You will be assessed through a variety of different methods, including written essays, presentations and timed control assessments.

Entry requirements

GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4.

Your next steps...

Access to HE courses are designed to enable you upon successfully completion to progress to Higher Education.

Additional information

https://www.heartofyorkshire.ac.uk/adult-learners/access-to-he

To book please visit: https://www.heartofyorkshire.ac.uk/students/information-for-prospective-students/how-to-apply

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