Barrow Sixth Form College courses

...Requirements There are no special requirements beyond the normal 5 GCSE grades A-C. About the Course In the AS course you will study two different topics...

...e.g. skills in research, evaluation and problem-solving; prepare for further study and/or training. A qualification in A level Health and Social Care...

...· Who were the Vietcong, and how did they defeat a superpower? All these questions and many more will be answered in the new History A Level offered...

...Also how the law is made in this country eg by Parliament, judges, local authorities etc. Unit 2 (AS) Concepts of Liability. This involves studying two types of liability...

...As well as being a subject in its own right, Mathematics complements and supports the majority of other subjects offered in college. The AS and A level...

...The AS course introduces you to the basics of media texts, concepts and contexts. It allows you to develop an ability to interpret a media text as well as to study a broad...

...at least a grade B at GCSE music before starting the course. Your higher performance level on your main instrument/voice should be Grade 5 Associated Board standard or higher...

...This will give you an opportunity to collect information for your coursework as well as providing you with practical experience of working in a Care setting...

...develop skills to help you to progress onto further health and social care courses or training; keep your options open if you are not sure about what career direction to...

...of objects at great distances from Earth such as black holes and quasars and discover the ways in which information from these objects can be gathered...

...we will study 2 areas: Forensic Psychology Some of the influences that psychologists have used to explain criminal behaviour The investigative process...

...Religious Experience, including mysticism, visions and conversion; Psychology and Religion, Freud and Jung; and Atheism and Postmodernism. Unit 3...

...the different ways of understanding societies and social change. You are introduced to a range of topics and debates where a wide variety of teaching methods...

...in most cases GCSE will be completed within the first year of the course, AS and A within the second year. Our aim is that at the end of the course...

...The A2 course covers the following areas: Unit 3 (PHED3 ) - This is split into applied physiological, psychological and contemporary aspects that optimise performance...

...carry out and evaluate a real Travel and Tourism project that is of interest to you. Students will need to produce a business plan for the project before it takes place...

...often using graphical calculators and computers. The course consists of three units, a compulsory algebra unit, a data analysis unit and a decision mathematics...

...Through these projects you will be shown how to apply correct and safe working practices. This will be vital and beneficial to you, both during the course and in the workplace...

...It is a practical course and the assessment is therefore practical. It occurs through the candidates' ability to plan, deliver and evaluate a range of physical activities...

...Examination papers are 1 hour long and require short answers to questions. The remaining 34% will be gained from satisfactory completion of set practical...