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The Higher National Diploma (HND) is a Level 4 and Level 5 qualification made up of 240 credits. It is usually studied full-time over two years, or part-time over four years. Students undertaking an HND who fail to successfully complete the full qualification may be awarded an HNC if their credit achievement permits. Teaching will be delivered online plus. Your full-time course will be a mixture of time spent in classrooms and then other time spent learning online. In-person sessions will be offered at our Waterloo centre. To give learners maximum choice, we have adapted our curriculum to offer an Online Plus format of learning where the majority of teaching is delivered online with around 20% of in centre delivery. The Online Plus delivery model provides ample opportunities to engage with course material while developing vital transferable skills for online working. Our digital teaching and learning resources incorporate Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Teams and Moodle. Moodle is a learning platform designed to provide learners with a single robust, secure, and integrated system to create personalised learning environments. The course will involve a range of teaching methods, including lectures, group discussions and tutorials. Learning is achieved through completion of written coursework, individual and group presentations, and role-plays. Your progress towards achieving the learning outcomes will be reviewed throughout the course. At the start of the course you will have an opportunity to discuss these with your tutor and set your own personal targets, linked to the learning outcomes and future goals i.e.: progression to another course.

UCAS Tariff - 48 points
48 UCAS points equivalent: - Access to Higher Education Diploma - A levels - BTEC at level 3 With GCSE English grade 4 or C minimum. Desirable GCSE Maths.

IELTS (Academic): 5.5
Students and prospective students require a minimum level of 5.5 IELTS (or equivalent) with no score lower than a 5 in listening and speaking and no score lower than a 5.5 in reading and writing.
PTE Academic: 42
Pearson Test of English Academic

Students undertaking higher level education need to have a commensurate level of understanding of the English language so as to be able to achieve their qualification. In the case of applicants for whom English is a second language, the interviewer and Central Admissions Team must assure themselves of the applicant’s ability to function at IELTS English Level 5.5 (or equivalent). This is in line with the requirements of the awarding and validating bodies. Where applicants do not hold an IELTS qualification at 5.5 or equivalent, the Central Admissions will ask the applicant to sit an online test (BKSB) to check the suitability of the applicant’s English level prior to interview. Photographic identification will be required. Applicants who have recently completed (i.e. in the last 2 years) a formal programme of study in English at an appropriate level (such as a level 3 BTEC or ‘A’ level) prior to starting their Higher National are considered to be at a suitable level of English without requiring additional evidence..