Hartpury University Access to HE Diploma Roadmap

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ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION DIPLOMA

If you’re considering studying for a university degree but don’t quite have the qualifications you need yet, our Access to Higher Education diploma offers the ideal progression route.

Our Land-Based Studies Access diploma will provide you with the necessary study skills and field-specific grounding to go on to succeed within your chosen agriculture pathway. Core units include science, business, research projects and higher education study skills, as well as two specialist units which focus specifically on livestock and crop production.

As the highest achieving land-based college in England (DfE 2018/19), we’re committed to sustainability and ensuring our students graduate with the right skills for net zero, meaning you’ll be ready to contribute to the agriculture industry now and in the future.

We’ll help you prepare to make a difference to the future of the agriculture sector as you benefit from access to our commercial facilities, including our award-winning farm business which supplies some of the UK’s largest organisations, government-funded Agri-Tech Centre and state-of-the-art dairy parlour.

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Around

students take advantage of the Access to Higher Education entry route to university every year (CAVA) 40,000

£120 billion The UK food and farming industry is worth more than £120 billion to the national economy (NFU Online). Net zero The NFU has set the ambitious goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the whole of agriculture in England andWales by 2040.

Watch now Discover agriculture at Hartpury hartpury.ac.uk/watch-agriculture

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Career progression opportunities Our students have gone on to study degrees in agriculture, animal science, behaviour and welfare, equine science and veterinary nursing at Hartpury University and other institutions. As a Hartpury agriculture graduate, you could progress into a range of careers including;

Agronomy Livestock Enterprise Manager Livestock nutrition Biosecurity Agricultural policy Research Farm manager Food purchasing

The average agriculture salary in the United Kingdom is £32,166 per year (talent.com)

Food security and safety Agricultural consultancy Agricultural charities Agricultural researcher

The South West’s agriculture industry contributes twice as much to the economy and generates twice as many jobs as England’s regional average (NFU)

7,419 people are directly employed in agriculture in Gloucestershire… That’s 12.1% of the region’s farm workers (NFU)

100% of Hartpury University’s Agriculture graduates are in meaningful employment within 15 months (Graduate Outcomes, 2021)

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Routes to progression

Access to Higher Education diploma

University Undergraduate study Bachelor’s degree

Postgraduate Master’s degree Research degree PhD study

CAREER PROGRESSION

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“Access to HE was the best choice for me. Without it, I wouldn’t have had the specialist knowledge, study skills or qualification I needed to go to university. It has opened doors to my dream career.”

Scarlett Millar

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“Hartpury has set me up for my career. Access gave me an understanding of what’s required of a university student and ensured I had a smooth transition into my degree-level studies. I felt confident that I had a good foundation of knowledge.”

David Monaghan

“Access considers everyone of different ages, knowledge and backgrounds. The lecturers adapted their teaching to give individual help, changing their pace to suit the students. The units I undertook helpedme to grasp the basics, which aided mewhen I startedmydegree at HartpuryUniversity.”

Zoe Brown

If you have any queries relating to Access to Higher Education, please contact our Admissions team.

+44 (0) 1452 702244 admissions@hartpury.ac.uk

www.hartpury.ac.uk/access