Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science) - Psychology with Criminology
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Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science) - Psychology with Criminology
This Course at a Glance
- Learn about the internal and external influences that impact behaviour
- Explore factors that lead to criminal and deviant activities
- Get qualified to work with criminals and victims of crime
- Study a degree without A Levels
- 100% online learning
- No exams
About your Diploma
Getting Started

- 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
- Understand the relationship between resilience and mental wellbeing
- Understand the expression of feelings and emotions and how these could be managed
- Understand how mental wellbeing can be supported and managed
- Understand the importance of research in psychology
- Understand the main approaches in psychology
- Understand ethical issues in psychological research
- Understand explanations of crime and deviance
- Understand theories of crime and deviance
- Understand perceptions of crime and deviance
- Understand what is meant by the term social welfare
- Know the purpose of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act and its effects on society
- Understand early twentieth century Liberal Reforms and their effect on society
- Understand the social problems which the Welfare State attempted to address
- Understand the significance of the Beveridge Report
- Understand research in an area of cognitive psychology
- Understand how the findings of research into cognitive processes can be applied to real-life issues
- Understand the patterns of ownership and control of the mass media
- Understand the role of the mass media
- Understand the process of selection and presentation of the news
- Understand how media stereotypes are presented
- Understand the philosophical approaches to imprisonment
- Understand the categories of prison and their relative costs
- Understand the effects of imprisonment on the individual and society
- Understand the historical origins of social policy in the UK
- Understand the key influences on social policy in the 18th and 19th Centuries
- Understand changes in the political order
- Understand different types of voluntary action and the role of poverty surveys
- Understand sources of crime statistics
- Understand the reliability of published statistics on crime
- Understand factors that are not reflected in criminal statistics
- Understand the major sub divisions of the nervous system
- Understand the structure and function of glial cells and neurons
- Understand models of crime prevention
- Understand theories of crime control
- Understand criminal justice theories as informed by different political perspectives
- Understand the difficulties faced by psychologists in the definition and diagnosis of abnormal behaviour
- Understand a psychological disorder
- Understand possible treatments used to treat people with psychological disorders
- Understand the importance of education as a socialising agency
- Understand the roles of education in contemporary society
- Understand the social explanations of labelling and the use of stereotypes
- Understand the concept of meritocracy
- Understand the criminal court process and its personnel
- Understand sentencing policy and procedures
- Understand common physiological and psychological responses to stress
- Understand the relationship between stress and illness
- Understand methods used to reduce stress
- Understand current issues in social policy
- Understand current legislation in relation to current issues in social policy
- Understand the economic context of a contemporary issue
- Understand the changes in family structure
- Understand sociological explanations of the family to include Functionalist, Marxist, feminist, interactionist and postmodern views
- A certain number of credits passed with a merit or a distinction grade
- Successful completion of a face-to-face interview at the university
- Successful completion of literacy and numeracy assessments by the university
- Completion of specific unpaid work experience or a previous job role
- Prior attainment of GCSE English and Maths at grade C/4 or above, or equivalent such as Functional Skills at Level 2

Your work will be assessed through your end of unit assignments. These will provide you with the opportunity to check up on your knowledge and advance. After each assignment, your tutor will offer feedback to help you not only progress further but also improve your skills. This Access to HE Diploma is a Level 3 Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) regulated qualification.
To successfully achieve your qualification, you will need a total of 60 credits. Of these, 45 will come from graded units of academic content, while the following 15 will be drawn from ungraded units concerning study skills.
Open College Network West Midlands
On successful completion of the Open College Network West Midlands Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science) Psychology and Criminology Pathway, you will receive a QAA recognised Access to HE Diploma at Level 3 (QAA ref: 40012554). This course has been assigned 60 credits.
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.

With this Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science) Psychology and Criminology Pathway, under your belt, and a related degree, you will be able to pursue professional opportunities in a number of important areas.
- Counter Fraud Intelligence Analyst
- Defence and Security Analyst
- Investigative Data Analyst
- Offender Case Administrator
- Police Officer
- Probation Officer
- Youth Offending Support Officer
Further Qualifications and Prospects
- Mental Health and Social Care
- Mental Health and Counselling Level 3 Diploma (RQF)
- TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People's Mental Health
- TQUK Level 3 Certificate in Understanding Mental Health, and more
- Anger and Aggression Management
- Grief and Bereavement Counselling
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Understanding Domestic Abuse and the Restorative Process
Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science) - Psychology with Criminology
This Course at a Glance
- Learn about the internal and external influences that impact behaviour
- Explore factors that lead to criminal and deviant activities
- Get qualified to work with criminals and victims of crime
- Study a degree without A Levels
- 100% online learning
- No exams
About your Diploma
Getting Started
Modules
- 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
- Understand the relationship between resilience and mental wellbeing
- Understand the expression of feelings and emotions and how these could be managed
- Understand how mental wellbeing can be supported and managed
- Understand the importance of research in psychology
- Understand the main approaches in psychology
- Understand ethical issues in psychological research
- Understand explanations of crime and deviance
- Understand theories of crime and deviance
- Understand perceptions of crime and deviance
- Understand what is meant by the term social welfare
- Know the purpose of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act and its effects on society
- Understand early twentieth century Liberal Reforms and their effect on society
- Understand the social problems which the Welfare State attempted to address
- Understand the significance of the Beveridge Report
- Understand research in an area of cognitive psychology
- Understand how the findings of research into cognitive processes can be applied to real-life issues
- Understand the patterns of ownership and control of the mass media
- Understand the role of the mass media
- Understand the process of selection and presentation of the news
- Understand how media stereotypes are presented
- Understand the philosophical approaches to imprisonment
- Understand the categories of prison and their relative costs
- Understand the effects of imprisonment on the individual and society
- Understand the historical origins of social policy in the UK
- Understand the key influences on social policy in the 18th and 19th Centuries
- Understand changes in the political order
- Understand different types of voluntary action and the role of poverty surveys
- Understand sources of crime statistics
- Understand the reliability of published statistics on crime
- Understand factors that are not reflected in criminal statistics
- Understand the major sub divisions of the nervous system
- Understand the structure and function of glial cells and neurons
- Understand models of crime prevention
- Understand theories of crime control
- Understand criminal justice theories as informed by different political perspectives
- Understand the difficulties faced by psychologists in the definition and diagnosis of abnormal behaviour
- Understand a psychological disorder
- Understand possible treatments used to treat people with psychological disorders
- Understand the importance of education as a socialising agency
- Understand the roles of education in contemporary society
- Understand the social explanations of labelling and the use of stereotypes
- Understand the concept of meritocracy
- Understand the criminal court process and its personnel
- Understand sentencing policy and procedures
- Understand common physiological and psychological responses to stress
- Understand the relationship between stress and illness
- Understand methods used to reduce stress
- Understand current issues in social policy
- Understand current legislation in relation to current issues in social policy
- Understand the economic context of a contemporary issue
- Understand the changes in family structure
- Understand sociological explanations of the family to include Functionalist, Marxist, feminist, interactionist and postmodern views
Requirements
- A certain number of credits passed with a merit or a distinction grade
- Successful completion of a face-to-face interview at the university
- Successful completion of literacy and numeracy assessments by the university
- Completion of specific unpaid work experience or a previous job role
- Prior attainment of GCSE English and Maths at grade C/4 or above, or equivalent such as Functional Skills at Level 2

Assessment
Your work will be assessed through your end of unit assignments. These will provide you with the opportunity to check up on your knowledge and advance. After each assignment, your tutor will offer feedback to help you not only progress further but also improve your skills. This Access to HE Diploma is a Level 3 Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) regulated qualification.
To successfully achieve your qualification, you will need a total of 60 credits. Of these, 45 will come from graded units of academic content, while the following 15 will be drawn from ungraded units concerning study skills.
Qualifications
Open College Network West Midlands
On successful completion of the Open College Network West Midlands Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science) Psychology and Criminology Pathway, you will receive a QAA recognised Access to HE Diploma at Level 3 (QAA ref: 40012554). This course has been assigned 60 credits.
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.

With this Access to Higher Education Diploma (Social Science) Psychology and Criminology Pathway, under your belt, and a related degree, you will be able to pursue professional opportunities in a number of important areas.
- Counter Fraud Intelligence Analyst
- Defence and Security Analyst
- Investigative Data Analyst
- Offender Case Administrator
- Police Officer
- Probation Officer
- Youth Offending Support Officer
Further Qualifications and Prospects
- Mental Health and Social Care
- Mental Health and Counselling Level 3 Diploma (RQF)
- TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People's Mental Health
- TQUK Level 3 Certificate in Understanding Mental Health, and more
- Anger and Aggression Management
- Grief and Bereavement Counselling
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Understanding Domestic Abuse and the Restorative Process
