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Full time, 1 year, Foundation Certificate courses. No prior qualifications needed, bursaries and accommodation available for eligible applicants. Next intake September 2010.

Week and weekend courses in Coleg Harlech

Social Studies Full Time College Course

Where it leads

Successful students typically go on to read for degrees in Psychology, Sociology, Nursing, Social Policy, Criminology progressing into careers in social services, community and youth work, housing, the NHS, probation service, guidance and advice.

The Programme

The Social Studies programme focuses on a variety of issues of urgent concern to us all: poverty, crime, the family, human psychology, the environment, business and economics. It contains a wide range of module choices, giving students the opportunity to explore a variety of interests, or to specialise in one or more academic disciplines.

For those wishing to progress onto degree courses in Psychology, tuition is provided in Basic Maths and Statistics. The Programme is taught through a combination of lectures, small-group seminars, workshops and one-to-one tutorials.

Tutors: Sian Court and Mark Jenkins

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 Pathway to Nursing option

Note: these modules are currently under review and may change

Term One

  1. Psychology and Personality
  2. Social Psychology
  3. Sociological Theory
  4. Sociology of Health and Illness

Term Two

  1. Critical Issues (core subject)

Choose any three from the following four options

Term Three

  1. Social Research Methods (core subject)

Choose any three from the following four options

Note: The module list is subject to change

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