Expand+Unlike UCAS and CAO many of the Higher Education courses offered at South West College are by direct application to the College only.

Application forms are available to download from the College website: www.swc.ac.uk/learn/how-toapply- enrol or ...

Hide-Unlike UCAS and CAO many of the Higher Education courses offered at South West College are by direct application to the College only.

Application forms are available to download from the College website: www.swc.ac.uk/learn/how-toapply- enrol or can be requested by telephoning the College, or collecting in person.

If you have a query relating to your application, please contact the appropriate Course Coordinator using the contact details provided in this prospectus. Alternatively get in touch with the Careers Officer at your relevant campus or log onto: www.swc.ac.uk/contactus.

Some points to note before submitting your application:
• Applications are accepted now. Please do not wait until your results are available. SWC can only accommodate a limited number of applications per course

• Applying for a course does not guarantee a place on that course. All applicants will be assessed by formal interview prior to enrolment

• Check that you meet the entry requirements detailed in the ‘Entry Requirements’ section for each course

• Receipt of your application form will be formally acknowledged via a text message from the College Admissions Team

• If you are successful at the application stage and are enrolled on a course you will be provided with all the relevant course information, including timetables, at a general course induction session in September.

ALL APPLICANTS WELCOME
The College welcomes applications from mature students, students with qualifications from other countries and those seeking to gain qualifications. The standard entry requirement for many courses may be waived if alternative qualifications or experience can be offered. For further information on fees for overseas students, please contact the Admissions Office at the relevant Campus.

Week Starting: 18th September 2017.

Expand+Entry Requirements
International students must meet the general entrance requirements for admission to any College First Degree, Foundation Degree or Higher National Diploma. English language requirements for international applicants is Academic IEL...

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International students must meet the general entrance requirements for admission to any College First Degree, Foundation Degree or Higher National Diploma. English language requirements for international applicants is Academic IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5. Trinity ISE – Pass at Level 3 also meets this requirement for Tier 4 visa purposes.

General Entry Requirements
The following General Entry Requirements are the minimum qualifications needed for acceptance onto a Higher Education course at South West College. To be eligible to apply students should:

• Provide evidence of competence in written and spoken English (GCSE English Language grades A-C or equivalent); and

• Provide evidence of passes in five subjects, two of which must be at A level (grades A-E) and three at GCSE level * (grades A-C); or

• Provide evidence of passes in four subjects, three of which must be at A level ** (grades A-E) and one at GCSE level * (grades A-C); or

• Provide evidence of an approved qualification at an equivalent level such as an Access to Higher Education qualification; or

• Contact the course co-ordinator regarding evidence of Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).

*GCSE English Language (grades A-C) may be used as part of the GCSE requirement.

** Where a student holds two Advanced Subsidiary (AS) level subjects, these are counted as equivalent to one A level subject.

Entry Requirements Guidelines:
Qualification:
Level 5 HND

Guideline Requirement:
Minimum 80 UCAS Points - depending on course, may require specific subjects. Criteria may be raised depending on demand.

Entry Requirements Guidelines:
Qualification:
Level 5 Foundation Degree

Guideline Requirement:
Minimum 120 UCAS Points - depending on course, may require specific subjects. Criteria may be raised depending on demand.

Please Note:
Year 1 must be satisfactorily completed in the same calendar year for enrolling for Year 2 of any course. Alternatively students must contact the course co-ordinator.

Expand+Full-Time Higher Education
Application forms
Prospective students complete a PN1 application form through their local Education Authority to assess the level of financial support that they will be entitled to.

Financial support available incl...

Hide-Full-Time Higher Education
Application forms
Prospective students complete a PN1 application form through their local Education Authority to assess the level of financial support that they will be entitled to.

Financial support available includes:
• Tuition Fee Loan to help with the cost of tuition fees

• Maintenance Loan to help with living costs

• Special Support Grant paid to those who are entitled to certain welfare benefits (instead of the maintenance grant) to help with extra course related costs (means tested)

• Maintenance Grant to help with living costs (means tested)

• Parents’ Learning Allowance this helps with course related costs for fulltime students with dependent children

• Childcare Grant available for students with dependent children in ‘prescribed’ childcare

• Adult Dependents’ Grant for those with adult dependants (not adult children)

• Disabled Students’ Allowance to help with extra costs incurred in studying due to a disability or learning difficultly

• University/College Bursary and/or Scholarship additional financial support available from colleges/universities, contact individual institutions for details of their bursary/ scholarship schemes.

Application packs are available from Student Services or your local Education Authority (EA). For further information: www.studentfinanceni. co.uk

Non UK / EU students should apply for tuition fee loan to: European Team in Darlington: Telephone: 0141 243 3570 or email: EU_Team@slc.co.uk

Hardship Funds
The College operates a Hardship Fund to which students, aged 18 or over at time of application, may apply if they have sourced all other avenues of support and can prove circumstances of hardship.

Applications will only be considered if supported by relevant documentary evidence.

Further information and/or application forms may be obtained from the relevant Campus Student Support Officer.

NB: Students who are eligible and can be verified on the SLC (Student Loan Company) portal for a student loan, will not have to pay fees at the time of enrolment.

However, if a student cannot be verified on the SLC portal, a £200 deposit must be paid at the time of enrolment. This deposit will be refunded to the student, on receipt of monies into the College bank account from SLC.

Expand+Description
Design thinking and social marketing are quickly becoming two key processes in the operation of any enterprise. We are living through and are right at the key moment of a change in the way ideas are created and spread and implemented. Th...

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Design thinking and social marketing are quickly becoming two key processes in the operation of any enterprise. We are living through and are right at the key moment of a change in the way ideas are created and spread and implemented. This course aims to provide graduates with the skills required to research, conceptualise, create and market products in this rapidly changing world. Learners will gain knowledge of industry standards; processes and design techniques of Product and Graphic Design.

Expand+Year 1 modules:
Visual Communication; Design Culture and Context; Design Methods and Processes; Creative Business Practice; Introduction to Graphic Design; and Introduction to Product Design.

Year 2 modules:
*Materials Techniques and Processe...

Hide-Year 1 modules:
Visual Communication; Design Culture and Context; Design Methods and Processes; Creative Business Practice; Introduction to Graphic Design; and Introduction to Product Design.

Year 2 modules:
*Materials Techniques and Processes; *Virtual Design and Realisation; **Packaging in Graphic Design; **Specialist Computer Applications; and Personal and Professional Development. Negotiated Project: Developing and Realising Learners Practice; Supervised Work Based Learning.

NB: *denotes modules for product design specialism / **denotes modules for graphic design specialism.