This course is delivered online through the platform Moodle. Moodle allows learners to achieve recognised Access to Higher Education Diplomas from home, on the move or in the workplace. Moodle is more than just a delivery tool, course materials, assessments and interactive content are mapped to your specific regulated diploma through a cloud-based Virtual Learning Environment. You will have the opportunity to come into college for ‘drop-in’ support sessions with your specialist tutor who can provide guidance and support with your assignments and access remote support during the working week.
Your study materials, resources, textbooks and assignments are provided and supported using the Moodle platform, with ongoing support from the experienced and subject specialist Access to HE curriculum team.
Modules
Unit 1: Researching and Understanding Opportunities in Higher Education
Upon successful completion of this unit, you will:
- Understand the range of opportunities available in Higher Education
- Understand the advantages and disadvantages of choosing a particular Higher Education opportunity.
- Be able to action plan for the development of career related abilities and skills.
- Understand the importance of broader life experiences and transferable skills in relation to progression to Higher Education.
Unit 2: Academic Writing Skills
Upon successful completion of this unit, you will:
- Be able to structure a written response
- Be able to develop a structured response to a plan
- Be able to present the response appropriately for audience and purpose
- Understand how to apply academic writing principles to own work
Unit 3: Numeracy in a Health Context
Upon successful completion of this unit you will:
- Understand and use the four rules of number including in relation to units of measure.
- Understand and use decimals, fractions and percentages, including in relation to units of
- Know how to use a calculator to solve problems and use appropriate tools to check their answers.
Unit 4: Reflective Practice
Upon successful completion of this unit you will:
- Understand the importance of self-awareness in personal and professional contexts
- Understand the different models of reflection
- Be able to apply reflective writing to enhance personal and professional development
Unit 5: Professional Behaviours: Nursing and Health Professions
Upon successful completion of this unit you will:
- Understand the characteristics required to be a health professional making reference to the relevant professional and regulatory body’s and the Professional Standards Authority standards for registration in relation to patient-centred care and concepts of professionalism as they apply to conduct, performance and ethics of those on the relevant professional and regulatory body’s register
- Understand effective communication and teamworking skills.
- Know how to manage risk and deal effectively with problems.
- Reflect on own personal and professional practice and develop a personal and professional development plan.
Unit 6: The Structure and Function of Cells
Upon successful completion of this unit you will:
- Understand cellular structure and organisation
- Be able to analyse cellular activity.
- Be able to analyse the cell cycle.
Unit 7: Genetics
Upon successful completion of this unit you will:
- Understand DNA structure and replication.
- Understand Protein Synthesis.
- Be able to differentiate between forms of cell division.
- Be able to solve problems of monohybrid inheritance.
- Be able to solve dihybrid crosses.
Unit 8: Systems Physiology
Upon successful completion of this unit you will::
- Understand the structure, function and role played by the cardiovascular system.
- Understand the structure, function and role played by the respiratory system
- Understand the structure, function and role played by the digestive system.
- Be able to analyse the basic principles of physiology.
Unit 9: Human Musculoskeletal System
Upon successful completion of this unit you will:
- Understand the human skeleton and how it relates to locomotion
- Be able to analyse muscle contraction.
- Understand the development of bone
Unit 10: Infection and Immunity
Upon successful completion of this unit you will:
- Understand how the human body responds to infection
- Understand the cause and transmission of different pathogens
- Be able to analyse how infections can be prevented by vaccination.
- Understand the mechanism of action of antibiotics.
Unit 11: Human Sex and Reproduction
Upon successful completion of this unit you will:
- Understand the structures and functions of male and female reproductive systems.
- Be able to analyse the human menstrual cycle and methods of contraception.
- Understand gametogenesis and fertilisation.
Unit 12: Endocrine System
Upon successful completion of this unit you will:
- Understand terms hormone and endocrine gland
- Be able to analyse homeostasis and feedback mechanisms.
- Understand the action of hormones
Unit 13: Pregnancy and Health
Upon successful completion of this unit, you will:
- Understand the development, diagnosis and care of gestational diabetes.
- Understand development, diagnosis, monitoring and potential risks of pre-eclampsia.
- Understand the dangers of substance misuse in pregnancy.
Unit 14: Foetal Development, Monitoring and Intervention
Upon successful completion of this unit, you will:
- Understand the development of a healthy embryo and foetus
- Understand antenatal foetal monitoring methods before labour
- Understand the monitoring of the foetus during labour
- Understand the detection and possible interventions of specific foetal disorders and disabilities
- Understand the process of miscarriage and termination
Unit 15: Early Attachment and Development
Upon successful completion of this unit, you will:
- Understand the importance of early relationships in child development
- Understand explanations of the development of individual differences
- Understand the development of a healthy embryo and foetus.
