LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA

This is a two-year course and equivalent to 3 A Levels.

This programme will suit you if you would like a career in the field of Medicine, but do not have the high grades required to study to be a doctor. It will offer you an alternative route to working in this field. You will explore the practical side of science, with an emphasis on medical application.

Key topics

• scientific principles and practical techniques

• laboratory organisation

• workplace practices and medical ethics

• human physiology

• contemporary issues in science

• microbiology and genetic engineering

You will

• carry out practical laboratory procedures

• plan and perform your own investigations

• attend a one-week work placement

• explore medical careers