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Higher Education

Click on the link below to find out all you need to know about HE options including degrees, foundation degrees, HNC and HND courses, plus more. 

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Sources of Information

Types of HE courses

Types of HE courses

Most people in the UK are aware of the usual degrees, but there's more to it! For example:

UCAS: What are foundation degrees?

What Uni: What is an HNC and HND?

UCAS: What are sponsored degrees?  

All About Careers: What is a sandwich course?

What Uni: A guide to joint (combined) degrees

What is postgraduate?

Choosing subjects

Types of HE courses

Websites to help you decide what to study:

 

How to search for and choose a degree:

Search for any UK Degree

The Uni Guide (degree search)

UCAS - subjects guide

How to choose your subject

Search job roles and industries


Info about UCAT and BMAT (Medicine)

UCAS Points

Choosing a university

Understanding UCAS points with so many different types of courses from A-levels to BTEC Diplomas and IB programmes. 

Here's some help:

UCAS points explained 

Another UCAS Tariff Chart

What are UCAS points?

What if I did a BTEC course?


What is UCAT? (For Medicine degrees)

Choosing a university

Choosing a university

There's various ways to select a university: 

The course you want to study.

The location - how far away from home you want to be, what kind of place you might like to live in,

Reputation (or ranking),

For university rankings, click here. You can also check which institutions are ranked more highly for your chosen subject area. The Russell Group represents 24 leading universities in the UK. Click here for more info.

What can I do with my degree?

Prospects is a website for graduates, students currently at University, and those who are younger but planning-ahead. Different degrees can be useful for different jobs, but how do you know what these are? 


Click on the picture to find out more, or click here. 

University vs apprenticeship

It can be a tough call! Apprenticeships give you real work experience plus pay! However you may miss out on the student lifestyle you'd get at uni. Apprenticeships can be more competitive to obtain, and you may not always find the apprenticeship you're looking for at the time you need it. Click here for more info. 

How to choose a career

The National Careers Service "explore careers" page is designed to tell you more about different job roles and the sectors they belong to. There are other websites that give you this information such as Prospects; Job Profiles page.  This page helps you figure out what job may suit you.

Personal Statements

Advice on how to write a personal statement.

How to write a personal statement (UCAS)

Personal Statement for Law (Prospects)

Medicine Personal Statements 

Information about UCAT


Finance for HE

Finance for HE

Affordability and debt often puts people off considering University as an option. But remember there are sources of financial support. Click here for Student Finance info. Also be aware of sponsored degrees which may be paid for you, scholarships, grants and bursaries (such as NHS and Teaching). 

Parents

Here is a UCAS guide to university, especially for parents. You can also check out the News page. 

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