Degree and other Higher Education Courses
 Mature applicants are welcomed by universities and colleges who are flexible about entry requirements for mature students (over 21).
Possible entry routes are:
- Access courses - special courses to give adults entry to degrees
- Higher National Certificate (HNC) - can take you into 1st year of a degree
- Higher National Diploma (HND) - can take you into 2nd or even 3rd year of a degree
- Qualifications gained at work.
Make early contact with the Institution to negotiate your degree route. Heriot-Watt University, Scottish Borders Campus offers both Degree and MSc courses by full-time, part-time and distance learning. There are two schools operating in the Scottish Borders Campus; the School of Textiles and Design and the School of Management and Languages offering a range of degrees. Heriot-Watt offer an alternative approach to structuring student timetables attempting, where possible, to run lectures concurrently in blocks (usually of 3 hours) offering students the opportunity to attend classes over an intensive three day week instead of scattered over a full week. This method is beneficial to students who work, have children or have other time constraints. A range of business related MScs are now on offer including specialisms in Marketing, Human Resources and Finance. The Institution is an active research centre for a range of textile and fashion based research.
For further information about Heriot-Watt
see www.hw.ac.uk or contact:
School of Management and Languages
Tel: 01896 892122
School of Textiles and Design
Tel: 01896 892156 Scottish Wider Access Programme (SWAP)is a consortium of Scottish colleges and universities which helps adults without traditional entry requirements to access higher education. SWAP Access Programmes are run in local Further Education colleges. The Programmes are designed for adults with few or no qualifications and provide thorough preparation for entry to HN or degree study. Successful completion of the one-year SWAP Programme can lead to guaranteed places on courses at college or university. Fee-waivers, bursaries and additional help with living and childcare costs are available. For information about SWAP Programmes and impartial advice on opportunities to access higher education:
Freephone: 0800 7310949
e-mail: swapeast@ed.ac.uk
or see: www.swap2highereducation.com The Open University in Scotland offers a wide selection of courses, across a range of subjects and levels. These include short courses, undergraduate and post graduate degrees, diplomas, individual courses at degree level and professional development in educational qualifications. Full details of all Open University courses are available on-line at www.open.ac.uk/courses Students study on a part-time basis, mainly at home, and have continual support from their course tutor who is on hand to provide guidance and regular feedback. For most courses no previous qualifications are required and prospective students on low incomes could qualify for a free place. For further details contact:
The Open University in Scotland
10 Drumsheugh Gardens
Edinburgh
EH3 7QJ
Tel: 0131 226 3851
Email: scotland@open.ac.uk
Website: www.open.ac.uk/scotland Napier University, Faculty of Health Studieshas a Borders Campus which offers Diplomas of Higher Education in Nursing and Midwifery. Practice placements and some classes take place in the Borders. For further information about health studies in the Borders and at the university’s Edinburgh campus contact:
Recruitment Adviser
Faculty of Health Studies
Napier University
74 Canaan Lane
Edinburgh EH10 4TB. Tel: 0131 5365601
For information on all Napier University courses view the Napier University website on www.napier.ac.uk
Borders Collegeoffer a wide range of Higher National Certificates and Diplomas. Many of these Higher Education courses have agreements which give direct entry to 2nd or even 3rd year of a degree course.
For further information:
Contact Borders College, Thorniedean House, Melrose Road, Galashiels, TD1 2AF
Tel: 08700 505152
Or see www.borderscollege.ac.uk
Outwith the Borders your nearest universities are: - The University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL
Tel: 0131 650 1000
www.ed.ac.uk - Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, EH14 1DJ.
Tel: 0131 449 5111
www.hw.ac.uk - Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus, Edinburgh EH14 1DJ
Tel: 0500 35 35 70
www.napier.ac.uk - Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9DF
Tel: 0131 221 6000
www.eca.ac.uk - University of Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU
Tel: 0191 222 6000
www.ncl.ac.uk - University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Ellison Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST
Tel: 0191 232 6002
northumbria.ac.uk - Queen Margaret University College. Corstorphine Campus, Clerwood Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 8TS
Tel: 0131 317 3247
www.qmced.ac.uk - The Scottish Agricultural College
West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG
Tel: 0131 535 4000 Fax: 0131 535 4246
www.sac.ac.uk
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