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Access to Health Studies: Dietetics (SWAP)
Designed to enable adults with no formal qualifications to prepare, in one year, for entry into a degree course in Nutrition & Dietetics or other Biochemical degree programmes or HNC/HND Science programmes.
- Further information about SWAP Access courses can be found at the SWAP website.
Entry Requirements
There are no formal academic prerequisites however applicants should preferably have a gap (4 years) in their formal education. Successful applicants progressing to university in health related areas will need to satisfy criteria outlined by the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) (Scotland) Act 2007.
You should be highly motivated and conscientious. Admission is by informal interview.
Course Content
Core Subjects
Communications;Mathematics;Information Technology; Preparation for Higher Education
Course Specific Subjects
Biology; Chemistry
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You can add yourself to the waiting list and we will contact you if a place becomes available.
Duration
1 Academic Year
August - June
20 hours per week
“I am looking forward to a complete change of career thanks to the Access to Dietetics course at Stow. I had worked in a building society and as an air hostess but was keen to forge a career that involved food and science. I am now planning to study dietetics at Glasgow Caledonian University.”
Michelle McGuinness,
Can lead to:
HNC/HND Degree course in Nutrition & Dietetics, Food Science/Technology, Environmental Health, Biological Sciences, Nutrition, Agriculture and Horticulture, Chemical Sciences.
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