Pearson BTEC HNC in Applied Sciences

Contact Hours per week

7 hours contact time to include practical classes, lectures, workshops or tutorials.

Mandatory Additional Study

Maximum of 1.5 hours per week average over the academic year.

Personal Study

11 hours maximum studying and preparing assessments in your own time per week, including use of online materials.

GCSE English

• GCSE English Language Grade C/4 or above OR Pass in Level 2 Essential Skills Literacy.

GCSE Maths

• GCSE Mathematics Grade C/4 or above OR Pass in Level 2 Essential Skills Numeracy, OR equivalent*.

    *It should be noted that we strongly recommend that if you do not hold a GCSE in Maths that you enrol in a course concurrently with the HNC as many Universities           require GCSE Maths as an entry requirement for Science degrees.

Other GCSE

• Four passes at Grade C/4 or above, 2 of which to include English (as above) and Maths (as above) OR equivalent.

UCAS

A minimum of 32 UCAS points including:

• At least one A Level pass preferably in an appropriate subject (e.g. Chemistry or Biology) OR
• An appropriate Level 3 Diploma in Applied Science or related subject

Access Diploma

• Access Diploma in Foundation Studies with an overall average of 60%-65% + and with one science module at a minimum of 60%

International Requirements

• Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) level B2
• PTE 51
• IELTS 6.0 (minimum of 5.5 in all skills)
• Or equivalent (Examples of equivalent qualifications would be a GCSE in English, Level 3 Programmes, Essential Skills in Literacy – Level 2, ESOL Level 2 or another qualifications gained at an Institution within the UK).

Admissions

Successful completion of the Admissions Process

APEL

Provide evidence of ability to undertake the programme by meeting the requirements for the accreditation of prior experiential learning.  Further details on APEL can be found in the Admissions Section of our website.

Students are assessed using a range of different methods.

These include time constrained assignments, coursework, Project Based Learning, presentations, practical, posters, leaflets, role-play, and case studies. 

This is dependent on the requirements of each unit of study.  Oral, written and online feedback will be provided during your course to help improve and monitor performance.

As part of the course you will be expected to participate in field trips to Lough Neagh Discovery Centre or W5 which will incur travel costs (£15.00).  

Year 1 Modules:

MANDATORY MODULES:

Fundamentals of Laboratory Techniques

Scientific Data Handling

Approaches and Techniques

OPTIONAL MODULES: 

Fundamentals of Biochemistry

Microbiological techniques

Year 2:

MANDATORY MODULES:

Regulation and Quality in the Applied Sciences

Cell Biology

Fundamentals of Chemistry Anatomy and Human Physiology