£138.33
per month *(
Price excludes upfront registration payment of £149.00)
* For 12 months.
Become a Scientist or Engineer
Your online route to gaining a degree in science, engineering and a large range of related subjects.
Start your career journey to become an engineer, scientist or technician
Enhance your career if you’re already working in science or engineering
Help you work in science or engineering for the first time
Help you secure a University place in a science and engineering related courses
Whatever your previous experience of studying, this course can be right for you.
Designed for adults to be easy to follow online, the course is broken up into a series of easy to understand units, which are provided to you like a “book” to work through at your own pace. You’ll complete a wide variety of activities, such as word searches, questions, problem-solving and case studies. Each unit will normally have links to videos, websites and presentations to help you learn. Completing the activities will help you understand the subject and complete each unit.
Completing a unit unlocks the next unit and so on until you’ve successfully completed every unit to achieve your Diploma. Along the way, you will have feedback from an expert assessor on each unit you submit.
The course covers subjects as interesting and diverse as chemistry, electricity; waves, light & sound and power transmission systems.
Enrol on this course today and receive a 10% discount on course fees when you pay in full!
Payment options
Payment in Full:
Receive a 10% discount at the time of purchase when you pay in full.
Course fees: £1494.00
Registration fee: £149.00
Total Cost of the Course: £1643.00
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Monthly Payment Plan:
Initial deposit: £138.33
Registration fee: £149.00
Total at the time of purchase: £287.33
Followed by 11 monthly instalments of £138.33
Total Cost of the Course: £1809.00
How will my course work?
Moodle is a VLE, or virtual learning environment, that was created specifically for online courses, and is designed to be easy to use, interactive and helpful.
Once you’ve enrolled and received your log in, you’ll be able to access your Diploma course, which is easy to follow and designed so that you always know where you are, what you have to do and how you can progress through the course.
Each unit is presented as a book, you just ‘turn’ the pages as you work through the unit. Moodle gives us the opportunity to provide you with varied activities to help your learning in each unit, such as quizzes, crosswords and word searches. Resources like videos and presentations are embedded into units whenever possible, so you don’t have to leave the Moodle to view them and you don’t need to download lots of documents.
On Moodle, it’s easy to:
Complete unit activities
Check your answers to unit activities
Submit your assessments
Receive feedback from an assessor
Keep up to date with any news or announcements relevant to your Diploma
Send and receive messages
One thing you always need to keep in mind – you can’t break it!
How will my course progress?
The units have been written specifically for online learners, provided as ‘books’, for you to work through at your own pace.
There are activities throughout a unit for you to complete, such as:
word searches
crosswords
questions
problem solving
case studies
quizzes
Videos, presentations and web links are provided to broaden your understanding of a subject. These formative activities will help you to complete the assessment that you need to do for each unit, details of which are contained in the unit assessment brief.
You can view the full syllabus for the science and engineering course, which contains the units you need to study, click on the tab section relating to the Syllabus below.
How will I complete my units?
Each unit comes with an assessment brief. You will be able to access the assessment brief right at the beginning of a unit, so you can see what you are working towards. The assessment brief contains all the details you need about the assessment tasks that you must complete to achieve a unit.
Every assessment task is clearly mapped to the appropriate unit learning outcomes and assessment criteria.
The activities that you complete during your work on a unit have been developed so that you gain the knowledge, understanding and skills to complete the assessment.
The types of assessment are varied and interesting. The following are some examples, which can vary depending on which Diploma you’re studying:
research notes for a radio programme
e-presentation
leaflets
newspaper article
presentation paper with audio summary
report
diagrams
fact sheets
case studies
calculations
drawings
When you have finished your unit study, you submit your assessment tasks, which will be marked by an assessor. Once you have successfully completed a unit, you will be able to progress onto the next one.
How much time will I need?
An Aspire Access Diploma requires the achievement of 60 credits. Each unit in a Diploma carries a certain number of credits – these can be 3, 6 or 9.
The 60 credits comprise:
15 credits from ungraded units
45 credits from graded units (grades are pass, merit, distinction)
1 credit is estimated to take an "average" student up to 10 hours. These hours include all the activities needed to complete the credit, such as:
working through the unit
completing the activities provided
reading
your own research
preparing for the unit assessment
completing the unit assessment
What's the quickest time I could qualify?
Once enrolled you are given a total of 3 years to complete your diploma. You can complete the diploma within the 3 years, the actual completion time varies dependent on individual circumstances and how much time can be dedicated to working through and completing the diploma.
*Each unit has a maximum alotted time of 3 months ( once unlocked ) to complete.
What's the longest I could take?
The longest you would be allowed to complete your course would be three years from the date you start the course.
How will you help me study?
An Aspire Diploma contains a number of ungraded study skills units, for example:
English for Academic Study
Producing a Written Assignment
Research and Referencing
These units have been designed so that you can improve and refine your study skills to help you maximise your potential on the course. It also means that you are developing a skills set to assist you in your progression from the Diploma, whether in higher education, employment or training. You’ll be able to prove that you have these essential skills to employers.
What help is available on the course?
Once you enrol, you will have access to your course units and will be provided with a student handbook. In addition, an expert assessor will provide feedback on all of your assessments.
Important
Payment Options
You can either pay in full at the time of purchase or by monthly payment schemes
Any awarding body registrations fees are required to be paid upfront.
Payment in Full:
Receive a 10% discount on courses fees at the time of purchase when you pay in full
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Monthly Payment Plan:
Pay an initial deposit and Awarding body Registration fee at the time of purchase
Followed by either 5 or 11 monthly instalments depending on the qualification
WORRIED ABOUT RETURNING TO STUDYING?
The whole purpose of an Aspire Online Course is to help people in your situation to be successful.
Many people are nervous when they start a course, particularly if they haven't been in a classroom for some time. At Aspire, we are aware of this and have taken it into account when designing all of our; you won't be thrown in at the deep end or tested on things that you forgot years ago. Our online courses are designed to be easy to understand and you’ll be supported in your learning.
Subjects Covered
Chemistry Syllabus
No.
Subject Unit
Credit
Graded
1
1. The Periodic Table
Trends in physical/chemical properties of Group I, II and VII elements, oxides and chlorides in the first two short periods. Main characteristics of transition elements.
3
Ungraded
2
2. Fundamentals of Chemistry
Nature of solids, liquids, gases, elements, mixtures, compounds and atomic particles. Writing and balancing chemical equations. Atomic and mass number, isotopes, mass spectrometry. Electronic configuration. Bonds, mixtures, acids, bases, neutralisation reaction, molecules.
6
Graded
3
3. Alcohols, Amines and Carboxylic Acids
Primary, secondary and teriatry alcohols, amines and acid derivatives. Reactions of organic molecules, arenes and phenols. Formation of condensation polymers.
3
Graded
4
4. Hydrocarbons
Petroleum as a source of organic chemicals, structures of hydrocarbons. Mechanism of organic reactions.
3
Graded
Physics Syllabus
No.
Subject Unit
Credit
Graded
1
1. Circular Motion
Terms and units used in relation to circular motion with constant speed. Equations for circular motion. Vertical circular motion.
3
Graded
2
2. Kinematics, Projectiles and Momentum
Displacement, velocity, acceleration. Analysis of motion under gravity. Momentum and its conservation.
3
Graded
3
3. Waves, Light and Sound
Mechanical waves and their properties, the wave equation. Properties of visible light. Nature and properties of sound.
3
Graded
4
4. Work and Energy
Mechanical work, the relationship between work and energy. Forms of energy, kinetic and potential energy, gravitational and elastic forces. Conservation of energy.
3
Graded
Engineering Syllabus
No.
Subject Unit
Credit
Graded
1
1. Frameworks and Structures
Basic framework calculation and drawing, tension and compression. Beam reactions, shear force and bending moments. Torsion, shear stress and angle of twist calculation.
3
Graded
2
2. Alternating Currents Theory
Single phase alternating current waveforms. Phasor representation, combination and applications. Effect of inductance and role of capacitance in an AC circuit.
3
Graded
3
3. Capacitance, Magnetism and Electromagnetism
Electrostatics, structure and function of capacitors. Using capacitors in electrical/electronic circuits. Magnetic fields, electromagnetism, magnetic effect of conductors carrying current.
3
Graded
4
4. Power Transmission Systems
Types and functions of cams and followers. Linkage mechanisms, belt, chain and gear drives. Transmissions shafts, clutches and brakes.
3
Graded
Maths Syllabus
No.
Subject Unit
Credit
Graded
1
1. Advanced Mathematics 1
Algebra, quadratics, co-ordinate geometry and graphs. Differentiation and integration.
6
Graded
2
2. Functions and Graphs
Circles, functions and their graphs, modulus function, parametric equations.
3
Graded
Study Skills Syllabus
No.
Subject Unit
Credit
Graded
1
1. English for Academic Study
Critical reading and evaluation, different forms of writing and reflection on how to improve your writing skills.
3
Ungraded
2
2. Research and Referencing
Different research methods and forms of referencing. Copyright and issues of plagiarism.
3
Ungraded
3
3. Producing a Written Assignment
Gathering and evaluating information, planning and producing a written assignment.
3
Ungraded
4
4. Preparing for a Controlled Assessment
The purpose and value of controlled assessments, revision strategies. Preparing for, and reviewing performance in, a controlled assessment.
3
Ungraded
Career Opportunity Examples
Anatomical pathology technician
£12,000 to £100,000
Anatomical pathology technicians (APT, mortuary technician, anatomical pathology technologist) help pathologists carry out post-mortems in mortuaries.
Laboratory technician
£12,000 to £100,000
Laboratory technicians (Lab technician) support scientists and help carry out tests, research and investigations.
Civil engineering technician
£12,000 to £100,000
Civil engineering technicians provide technical support to civil engineers on construction projects.
Sterile services technician
£12,000 to £100,000
Sterile services technicians (Decontamination technician) clean and sterilise equipment for hospital operating theatres, clinics, A&E departments and wards.
Engineering construction technician
£12,000 to £100,000
Engineering construction technicians install, service and repair machines and equipment in buildings, factories and industrial plants.
