Access Diploma in Social Sciences (validated by Ulster University)
Start Date: 1st September 2025
Code: PFFN01665
- Further Education
- Full-time
- Newtownabbey
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Essentials
Duration: 1 Year Full-time
Start date: 1st September 2025
End date: 5th June 2026
Information Event: Yes
Course fee: FREE (Eligibility criteria may apply)
Course Content
You will study the following seven course modules:
- Communication
- Mathematics
- An Introduction to Sociology
- Psychology
- Social Policy
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Research Methods.
An optional module of Statistics with ICT is ONLY available on the Coleraine campus.
Course Aims
The aim of the course is to enable mature students to study for a University Access Diploma in Social Science. This will give students the opportunity to progress to higher education, or alternatively, to enhance their academic qualifications and consequently improve their career prospects. It is a modularised course and is set at A level standard. The modularised structure offers greater flexibility and is particularly important for mature students who have to fit their study around their commitments.
University Connections

Newtownabbey
BT37 9RS
0333 034 8197
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This course is also available in other NRC campuses.

Essential Skills
All full-time students at Northern Regional College have the opportunity to improve their English, Maths and ICT skills and gain qualifications. The qualification you take will depend on the qualification you already have. If you do not have a grade C or above in GCSE English, Maths or ICT, you MUST complete Essential Skills; this will form a compulsory part of your timetable. If you are planning to go on to further study (for example university), please check if a GCSE qualification (rather than Essential Skills Level 2 equivalent) is required. For those who have a GCSE grade D in Maths or English, we offer a GCSE fast-track course.
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