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Higher Education Courses

At Riverside College our Higher Education qualifications are designed to enhance your career prospects, support progression, promotion and increased earning potential. They also offer you the opportunity for a complete change of direction.

Engineering Courses

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HNC Engineering

Level: 4 | Duration: 2 Years | Time Per Week: 1 Day, 1pm-9pm
Part Time Course

A HNC in an engineering discipline is considered to be one of the benchmark qualifications for the industry. This programme of study has been designed to develop higher level skills and knowledge in Engineering.

HND Engineering Course Riverside College Higher Education Courses Widnes Runcorn St Helens Warrington Liverpool

HND Engineering

Level: 5 | Duration: 1 Year | Time Per Week: 9am-9pm
Part Time Course

The Higher National Diploma in Engineering is a one-year specialist work-related course, to allow you to top up your HNC Engineering to a HND. At Riverside College, we offer two specialist pathways:  Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) and the Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering).

Computing and IT Courses

HND Computing IT Course Riverside College Widnes Runcorn

HND Computing

Level: 5 | Duration: 2 Years | Time Per Week: 3 Days
Full Time Course

Whether you are already working in IT or would like to gain a higher level qualification to start your career, the HND will allow you to gain leading edge skills in the field of computing and systems development through a nationally recognised qualification awarded by Pearson.

BSC (Hons) Computer Science

Level: 6 | Duration: 1 Year | Time Per Week: 3 Days
Full Time Course

The BSc (Hons) Computer Science Top-Up will provide HND Computing Level 5 and HND Computing and Systems Development graduates with the opportunity to progress their study at an advanced level through specialist modules that are linked to potential career choice eg within cloud-based technologies, in internet and web management, data analytics, and network computing.

Counselling Courses

Foundation Degree Counselling FdSc

Foundation Degree Counselling (FdSc)*

Level: 5 | Duration: 3 Years | Time Per Week: 1 Day or 2 Evenings
Part Time Course

The Foundation Degree in Counselling will provide in depth professional training in counselling skills and theory. This programme aims to provide a stimulating learning environment where you will develop a sound understanding of professional, legal and ethical issues.

Foundation Degree Counselling Young People Riverside College Widnes Runcorn

Foundation Degree in Counselling Children and Young People (FdSc)

Level: 5 | Duration: 3 Years | Time Per Week: 1 Day
Part Time Course

The Foundation Degree in Counselling Children and Young People is an innovative programme that provides education and training for working therapeutically with children and young people from early years to young adulthood using a variety of therapeutic approaches.

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BSc (Hons) Counselling*

Level: 6 | Duration: 1 Year | Time Per Week: 1 Day or Two Evenings Per Week
Full Time Course

This course has been specifically developed for counsellors who are already qualified to Diploma or Foundation Degree level. It provides an opportunity for candidates to deepen their understanding of counselling theory and practice and to develop expertise in areas of specific interest.

Health and Social Care Courses

Foundation Degree In Health And Social Care

Foundation Degree In Health And Social Care (Fdsc)*

Level: 5 | Duration: 2 Years | Time Per Week: 2 ½ Days
Full Time Course

The Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care (FdSc) offers you the opportunity to develop core transferable skills and knowledge relevant to health care, social care and public health to enable you to gain employment in an area of your choice.

BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care (Top-Up)

BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care* (Top-Up)

Level: 6 | Duration: 1 Year | Time Per Week: 2 Days
Full Time Course

This course has been designed to produce the professionals of the future, who can positively address the challenges that health and social care presents.

Sport Courses

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Foundation Degree in Sport Coaching & PE (FdSc)*

Level: 5 | Duration: 2 Years | Time Per Week: 2 ½ Days
Full Time Course

The Foundation Degree in Sport Coaching and PE (FdSc) is a two-year full-time programme of study and will provide in-depth professional theory with the opportunity to progress to employment within the Sport, Leisure and Educational industry in a wide range of roles.

Top Up BA Hons Sport Coaching and Sport Development

BA (Hons) Sport Coaching & Sport Development*

Level: 6 | Duration: 1 Year | Time Per Week: 2 ½ Days
Full Time Course

The aim of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to maximise their employability by providing them with academic knowledge, practical skills, and the opportunity to gain additional coaching qualifications.

Education Courses

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Foundation Degree In Education (Fda)*

Level: 5 | Duration: 2 Years | Time Per Week: 4 Hours Per Week
Full Time Course

This course is for support staff working within an educational setting (teaching assistants, learning support workers, teaching and learning mentors). It will provide an opportunity for you to build on your knowledge and experience of working in education and will enhance your understanding of your current professional role.

BA (Hons) Education (Top-Up)

BA (Hons) Education* (Top-Up)

Level: 6 | Duration: 1 Year | Time Per Week: 4 Hours Per Week
Full Time Course

The BA (Hons) Education offers a holistic approach to education and learning, relating appropriate theory to practice; a key feature of the course is a progressive understanding of you as a learner and as a learning practitioner.

Teacher Education Courses

Teacher Education Course PCET

Certificate in Education (PCET) / Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE PCET)*

Level: 5/7 | Duration: 2 Years | Time Per Week: 4 Hours Per Week
Part Time Course

The Certificate in Education (PCET) is an ideal course for vocational experts who wish to gain a full teaching qualification in order to seek employment in the Further Education Sector. In Year 2, there is an option for candidates with a degree, to work towards the Post Graduate Certificate in Education.

*Awarded by Staffordshire University

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Riverside College Higher Education Courses HNC HND Degree Foundation Widnes Runcorn

Learning with us on average can cost £10,000 less than at university. Student loans are available for all of our HE courses (subject to eligibility).

Riverside College is committed to helping all students within their first year of full-time Higher Education study (to purchase, for example, course related equipment). We are pleased to offer a £500 bursary which will be linked to student attendance, punctuality and achievement.
To find out what support you could be eligible for, please call our Admissions Team on 0151 257 2053.

How to Apply

For more information on Higher Education courses at Riverside College and student finance, please call our Higher Education Admissions Team on 0151 257 2053. You can apply through the college application form by clicking here. You do not need to apply though the UCAS system. Please ensure that on your application form within the course section you indicate that you are applying for a Higher Education course.

Higher Education National Student Survey Riverside College Widnes

Riverside College In Top 6 Nationally for Higher Education Student Satisfaction

The Higher Education National Student Survey 2018 revealed that nationally 83% of Higher Education students were satisfied with their course, while Riverside College received an impressive taught satisfaction rate of 96%: placing them in the top six nationally for further education institutions who offer a Higher Education provision. Read more.