014 | COURSES Key Levels of study and duration
Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE) Two to three years • 120 credits at level 4, of value if you are just beginning your academic journey
Credits A credit is a unit that gives weighting to the value, level or time requirement of a course
Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) Three to four years • 120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5
Diploma of Higher Education Top-up (DipHE top-up) Two to three years • 120 credits at level 5 (applicants will already have 120 credits at level 4)
Foundation degree (FdA/FdSc) Three to four years Foundation degrees are degree-level qualifications, designed with the guidance of employers, and combining academic study with workplace learning.
FdA—Foundation degree Art FdSc—Foundation degree Science
• 120 academic credits at level 4 and 120 at level 5, of value if you are just beginning your academic journey
Graduate Diploma (GradDip) Two to three years • 120 academic credits of learning at level 6, for those who have been awarded an honours degree
Honours degree (BA (Hons) /BSc (Hons)/LLB) Four to six years Long regarded as the typical undergraduate route
BA—Bachelor of Arts BSc—Bachelor of Science LLB—Bachelor of Laws
• 120 academic credits of learning at level 4, 120 credits at level 5 and 120 credits at level 6
Honours degree Top-up (BA/BSc (Hons) top-up) Two to three years If you have already completed a foundation degree, HND or Diploma (HE) these courses give you the opportunity to gain a full honours degree. • 120 academic credits of learning at level 6 (applicants will already have 120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5)
Masters (MA/MBA/MSc) Two to five years
MA—Master of Arts MBA—Master of Business Administration MSc—Master of Science
• 180 academic credits of learning at level 7 including dissertation
• identified exit points at postgraduate certificate (60 credits) and postgraduate diploma (120 credits)
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