This accredited course prepares you for the study of art and design at the degree level. You'll gain an understanding of visual communication, three-dimensional design, fashion and fine art. You'll explore a range of art forms, media and techniques, and begin to develop your own creative style.

This Diploma of Higher Education in English Language diploma explores human communication by focusing on the English language, its history, diversity and flexibility. You’ll learn what distinguishes machine language from human language and how people adapt and change their ways of communicating in multilingual and multicultural contexts.

This Diploma of Higher Education in Mathematical Sciences will give you a thorough grounding in pure and applied mathematical concepts, theories and their uses, with the option to combine them with statistics to suit your needs and interests. You'll get practice with essential methods and tools; gain an appreciation of abstract mathematics and mathematical modelling; increase your familiarity with mathematical software, and build experience in communicating mathematical arguments and conclusions.

This is one of several subject combinations available in our Diploma of Higher Education in Computing & IT and a second subject (Q67). Diploma of Higher Education in Computing & IT and Statistics With this joint diploma, you can specialise in an area of computing and IT and combine it with statistics, dividing your time equally between subjects. With competence in statistics and computing skills, you’ll be equipped to work in organisations that base decisions on statistical analysis or seek to interpret “big data”.

This Diploma of Higher Education in Language Studies will equip you to communicate in different languages, develop your cultural understanding, and explore the structure and use of language in different contexts. Starting with a broad grounding in the study of language, you’ll study either two modern languages – choosing from French, German and Spanish – or combine one with English.

This Diploma of Higher Education in Natural Sciences is ideal if you’re curious about the world we live in and enjoy delving into a broad range of scientific topics. You’ll explore aspects of biology, chemistry, earth sciences, environmental sciences, physics, astronomy and planetary science – while developing critical thinking, data analysis and problem-solving skills.

The ATHE Level 4 Extended Diploma in Business and Management qualification is 120 Credits at Level 4 and is equivalent in level to the first year of a bachelor degree.

The 12-month online Diploma in Ship Management course, delivered in partnership with North Kent College, is designed to equip the existing and prospective ship managers, and the professionals working alongside the ship management sector, with the fundamental knowledge, and skills they need to stay current and succeed in their role.

It's crucial that you learn the right skills and knowledge to take advantage of the opportunities presented in volatile markets and to minimise your risks. If you are keen to understand the factors which cause shifts and fluctuations in global financial markets, you’re in the right place! The Advanced Trading Course is the academy’s pre-eminent programme and you don’t need any prior knowledge to sign up for it, although some awareness will be useful. You’ll learn how to build a strong, profitable trading strategy with an in-depth insight into technical analysis tools. You’ll also explore trading psychology and risk management to understand how human emotions can influence financial decisions.

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The ATHE Level 7 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management qualification provides much of the underpinning knowledge and understanding for the National Occupational Standards in Management and Leadership and is recognised by the University of Bolton, for progression to their MBA top-up.

It is essential for nurses to continue their professional development through further learning. This 100% online and part-time PG Dip Nursing is designed to help you gain the key knowledge and skills to improve your nursing practice. Through this online PG Dip Nursing, you will explore various management aspects of healthcare as well as topics relevant to nurses in a range of positions at different organisations and in different countries. You can also tailor your studies to your interests or career ambitions through a selection of optional modules. Towards the end of your studies, you will have the opportunity to advance onto the full Master's programme.

Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership leading to MBA Top Up develops students' knowledge, understanding and skills learners require to deal with the complexities of leadership and strategic management in a business context, and to develop their ability to lead change in organisations.

This Diploma of Higher Education in History wide-ranging course will develop your knowledge of different periods of history from around 1500 to the twentieth century. You’ll tackle such exciting and challenging issues as power and warfare, culture and beliefs, health and medicine, imperialism, class and gender. You’ll begin to develop the skills of the historian in studying historical materials; exploring how we understand, interpret and debate past events; and investigating a range of critical approaches.

Our Diploma of Higher Education in Biology is for those inspired by the natural world. Studying with the OU will enable you to gain a deeper understanding of the foundations of life and the biological processes involved. Explore diverse subject areas from the cellular and molecular levels to whole organism survival.