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Access to Higher Education Diploma (Land Based Science)
Your Course at a Glance
- Gain university entry without A Levels
- Complete your course online
- Pursue an environmental career or one working with animals
- Achieve a nationally recognised qualification
- Pass your course in less than a year
- No exams
About Your Diploma
Getting Started

- Understand how study is organised and planned
- Understand how to apply theories of learning in relation to personal approaches to learning
- Understand a range of constraints upon study
- Understand the importance of assessment feedback
- Be able to write with relevance in responding to an academic task
- Know how to interpret and discuss ideas and issues in responding to a set, academic writing task
- Be able to summarise for academic purposes, selecting key points, information, or central ideas
- Understand how to use key information sources
- Understand why sources are acknowledged and referenced
- Understand a range of reading strategies
- Understand note-making methods
- Understand how to plan, draft and produce a written assignment
- Know how to use spreadsheet software
- Know how to perform calculations on spreadsheet data
- Know how to use spreadsheet software to create and develop charts
- Apply series
- Apply mathematical operations on logarithms
- Apply mathematical operations on surds
- Apply algebraic methods.
- Understand the structure and organisation of cells, including stem cells
- Understand cellular metabolism
- Understand how cells grow and divide
- Understand the Periodic Table
- Understand periodicity in the elements of Period 3
- Understand ionisation energy
- Understand oxidation and reduction
- Understand reactions of the Group 2 metals
- Understand the Group 7 elements
- Apply differentiation
- Apply integration
- Apply differentiation and integration to solve problems
- Be able to plan and carry out a primary research project on a topic relevant to your Diploma title
- Be able to plan and write a research topic report
- Understand, develop and apply basic research skills
- Understand aspects of cell biology
- Understand a range of skeletal and locomotory systems in animals
- Understand sensory organs in animals
- Understand the structure of the atom
- Understand electronic structures
- Understand the formation of ionic bonds
- Understand the formation of covalent bonds
- Apply the trigonometrical functions
- Understand the principles of trigonometric graphs
- Apply trigonometry
- Understand ecology and environmental relationships
- Understand the techniques involved with management of an ecosystem
- Understand the role of government and non-governmental bodies in environmental protection
- Understand the importance of organic compounds
- Understand the structure and characteristic reactions of alkanes
- Understand the structure and characteristic reactions of alkenes
- Understand how to plan for an investigation within an appropriate subject area
- Understand how to carry out an investigation by collecting and processing an appropriate range of data
- Understand how to Interpret and analyse results
- Understand how to evaluate the investigation
- Understand how plants are classified
- Understand pollination and fertilisation in flowering plants
- Understand transport processes in plants
- Understand plant hormones
- Know how to measure the concentrations of solutions
- Understand energy changes during chemical reactions
- Understand factors influencing rates of chemical reactions
- Understand the concept of chemical equilibrium
- Number of credits to be attained at merit or distinction level
- Successfully passing a face-to-face interview at the university
- Passing a university’s proprietary literacy and numeracy assessments
- Completion of specified work placements or work experience
- GCSE Grade C/4 or above in Maths and English (or equivalent Level 2 such as Functional Skills)

A range of units make up this qualification, with an assignment at the end of each. You will submit your work to your tutor for marking and tailored feedback. You must acquire 60 credits in total in order to achieve the Access to HE Diploma (Land Based Science). Of these credits, 45 will be taken from graded units which focus on the academic subject areas included in the course.
The remaining 15 come from ungraded units aiming to help you improve your academic writing and study skills.
As part of your programme, you will also receive help as well as guidance on your university application and the research you need to do to get the most out of your diploma.
Open College Network West Midlands

On successful completion of the Open College Network West Midlands Access to Higher Education Diploma (Land Based Science) you will receive a QAA recognised Access to HE Diploma at level 3 (QAA ref: 40010429).
A range of units make up this qualification, with an assignment at the end of each. You will submit your work to your tutor for marking and tailored feedback. You must acquire 60 credits in total in order to achieve the Access to HE Diploma (English Studies). Of these credits, 45 will be taken from graded units which focus on the academic subject areas included in the course. The remaining 15 come from ungraded units included to help you to improve your academic writing and study skills.
As part of your programme, you will also receive help as well as guidance on your university application and the research you need to do to get the most out of your diploma.
Open College Network West Midlands are a national Awarding Organisation, regulated by Ofqual, the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) and Qualifications Wales, to develop and award nationally recognised qualifications.
Open College Network West Midlands work in partnership with employers, training providers, colleges, universities, schools and voluntary and community organisations to offer vocational credit-based qualifications, Access to Higher Education Diplomas and quality assured Customised Accreditation that enables learners gain employment or to progress into further learning and Higher Education. They also Quality Endorse organisations internal training and skills delivery.

An Access to Higher Eduction Diploma (Land Based Sciences) will give you foundational knowledge in a number of areas including ecology, the environment, chemistry, biology and physics.
- Animal Studies
- Arboriculture
- Horticulture
- Ecologist / Conservationist
- Landscape Architecture
- Landscape and Garden Design
- Agriculture
Further Qualifications and Prospects
Access to Higher Education Diploma (Land Based Science)
Your Course at a Glance
- Gain university entry without A Levels
- Complete your course online
- Pursue an environmental career or one working with animals
- Achieve a nationally recognised qualification
- Pass your course in less than a year
- No exams
About Your Diploma
Getting Started
Modules
- Understand how study is organised and planned
- Understand how to apply theories of learning in relation to personal approaches to learning
- Understand a range of constraints upon study
- Understand the importance of assessment feedback
- Be able to write with relevance in responding to an academic task
- Know how to interpret and discuss ideas and issues in responding to a set, academic writing task
- Be able to summarise for academic purposes, selecting key points, information, or central ideas
- Understand how to use key information sources
- Understand why sources are acknowledged and referenced
- Understand a range of reading strategies
- Understand note-making methods
- Understand how to plan, draft and produce a written assignment
- Know how to use spreadsheet software
- Know how to perform calculations on spreadsheet data
- Know how to use spreadsheet software to create and develop charts
- Apply series
- Apply mathematical operations on logarithms
- Apply mathematical operations on surds
- Apply algebraic methods.
- Understand the structure and organisation of cells, including stem cells
- Understand cellular metabolism
- Understand how cells grow and divide
- Understand the Periodic Table
- Understand periodicity in the elements of Period 3
- Understand ionisation energy
- Understand oxidation and reduction
- Understand reactions of the Group 2 metals
- Understand the Group 7 elements
- Apply differentiation
- Apply integration
- Apply differentiation and integration to solve problems
- Be able to plan and carry out a primary research project on a topic relevant to your Diploma title
- Be able to plan and write a research topic report
- Understand, develop and apply basic research skills
- Understand aspects of cell biology
- Understand a range of skeletal and locomotory systems in animals
- Understand sensory organs in animals
- Understand the structure of the atom
- Understand electronic structures
- Understand the formation of ionic bonds
- Understand the formation of covalent bonds
- Apply the trigonometrical functions
- Understand the principles of trigonometric graphs
- Apply trigonometry
- Understand ecology and environmental relationships
- Understand the techniques involved with management of an ecosystem
- Understand the role of government and non-governmental bodies in environmental protection
- Understand the importance of organic compounds
- Understand the structure and characteristic reactions of alkanes
- Understand the structure and characteristic reactions of alkenes
- Understand how to plan for an investigation within an appropriate subject area
- Understand how to carry out an investigation by collecting and processing an appropriate range of data
- Understand how to Interpret and analyse results
- Understand how to evaluate the investigation
- Understand how plants are classified
- Understand pollination and fertilisation in flowering plants
- Understand transport processes in plants
- Understand plant hormones
- Know how to measure the concentrations of solutions
- Understand energy changes during chemical reactions
- Understand factors influencing rates of chemical reactions
- Understand the concept of chemical equilibrium
Requirements
- Number of credits to be attained at merit or distinction level
- Successfully passing a face-to-face interview at the university
- Passing a university’s proprietary literacy and numeracy assessments
- Completion of specified work placements or work experience
- GCSE Grade C/4 or above in Maths and English (or equivalent Level 2 such as Functional Skills)

Assessment
A range of units make up this qualification, with an assignment at the end of each. You will submit your work to your tutor for marking and tailored feedback. You must acquire 60 credits in total in order to achieve the Access to HE Diploma (Land Based Science). Of these credits, 45 will be taken from graded units which focus on the academic subject areas included in the course.
The remaining 15 come from ungraded units aiming to help you improve your academic writing and study skills.
As part of your programme, you will also receive help as well as guidance on your university application and the research you need to do to get the most out of your diploma.
Qualifications
Open College Network West Midlands

On successful completion of the Open College Network West Midlands Access to Higher Education Diploma (Land Based Science) you will receive a QAA recognised Access to HE Diploma at level 3 (QAA ref: 40010429).
A range of units make up this qualification, with an assignment at the end of each. You will submit your work to your tutor for marking and tailored feedback. You must acquire 60 credits in total in order to achieve the Access to HE Diploma (English Studies). Of these credits, 45 will be taken from graded units which focus on the academic subject areas included in the course. The remaining 15 come from ungraded units included to help you to improve your academic writing and study skills.
As part of your programme, you will also receive help as well as guidance on your university application and the research you need to do to get the most out of your diploma.
Open College Network West Midlands are a national Awarding Organisation, regulated by Ofqual, the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) and Qualifications Wales, to develop and award nationally recognised qualifications.
Open College Network West Midlands work in partnership with employers, training providers, colleges, universities, schools and voluntary and community organisations to offer vocational credit-based qualifications, Access to Higher Education Diplomas and quality assured Customised Accreditation that enables learners gain employment or to progress into further learning and Higher Education. They also Quality Endorse organisations internal training and skills delivery.

An Access to Higher Eduction Diploma (Land Based Sciences) will give you foundational knowledge in a number of areas including ecology, the environment, chemistry, biology and physics.
- Animal Studies
- Arboriculture
- Horticulture
- Ecologist / Conservationist
- Landscape Architecture
- Landscape and Garden Design
- Agriculture
Further Qualifications and Prospects














