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Foundation Certificate courses - Full time over 1 year, Part time over 2 years.

No prior qualifications needed, financial support and accommodation available for eligible applicants.

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Pathway to Nursing College Course
Study Full time for 1 year or Part time for 2 years

Next Course Starts September 2012

Contact us for more information : Call 01766 781900, Email info@fc.harlech.ac.uk, or

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If you wish to go on to a career in nursing or other health care field, but don't currently have the qualifications required then follow this pathway.

The Programme

Students follow a core programme that is shared with the social studies students, however during the year they have the opportunity to focus on modules that will be most suitable to a future in nursing as follows

Psychology, Human Biology, Sociology of Health and Illness, Medical Ethics, Biological bases of Behaviour.

Be aware that a standard entrance requirement to a nursing degree applicants need to have a current GCSE maths qualification. At Coleg Harlech we offer GCSE maths classes and support to enable you to leave with this qualification.

Please check the university entrance criteria to ensure that on completion of your course at Coleg Harlech you will be eligible to apply for your university of choice.

Tutors: Sian Court and Mark Jenkins

This foundation certificate is validated and awarded by the University of Wales UK. For further details regarding the University and its validation services, please log on to www.wales.ac.uk/validation or email validation@wales.ac.uk.

The course consists of 12 modules worth 10 credits each (level 3) as follows

A number of these modules are also followed by students taking the Social Studies option
Note: these modules are currently under review and may change

Term One mandatory modules

  1. Psychology and Personality
  2. Sociological Theory
  3. Sociology of Crime and Deviance
  4. Social Psychology

Term Two

  1. Critical Issues (core subject)
  2. Human Biology
  3. Sociology of Health and Illness

Choose one from the following two options

Term Three

  1. Social Research Methods (core subject)
  2. Abnormal Psychology
  3. Medical Ethics

Choose one from the following two options

Note: The module list is subject to change

Full details of the programme can be down loaded from the attached pdf