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Our Access to Higher Education Diploma is proving once again to be a vital stepping stone for helping learners start their journey to a rewarding career.
Applied Science is a work-related qualification that focuses on the development of practical skills and underpinning knowledge in the Science industry . The course will appeal to students who enjoy studying Science through practical work such as completing projects and assignments based on realistic workplace situations.
During your first year you will study:
• Principles and applications of science I
• Practical scientific procedures and techniques
• Science investigation skills
• Laboratory techniques and their application
• Physiology of human body systems
• Electrical circuits and their application
• Microbiology and microbiological techniques
During your second year you will study:
• Principles and applications of science II
• Investigative project
• Contemporary issues in science
• Applications of inorganic chemistry
• Applications of organic chemistry
• Medical physics applications
How you will be assessed:
Future career opportunities may include:
Positive Futures is a set of essential qualities, embedded throughout your study programme, that we seek to develop in all students:
You will also engage in the Positive Futures Careers Programme, developing key employability skills through a diverse range of activities including work placements, volunteering, employer talks, industry study visits and employment and university fairs.
As a Bury College student you will have access to a wide range of enrichment opportunities which will contribute to your personal growth and development and support your academic studies.
These may include:
Please Note: We attempt to ensure that all information contained within this website is correct and up-to-date. However, some details may change as we review and update our provision. Although every effort is made to provide the teaching, examination, assessment and other services detailed on this website and in our other publications, Bury College cannot guarantee the provision of such programmes, services, facilities and fees. Bury College reserves the right to amend, withdraw, alter or amalgamate any of the courses, locations and facilities detailed within at any time. Should circumstances require such amendments, Bury College undertakes to use all reasonable steps to minimise the resultant disruption to those services and most importantly to students.
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