Please make sure you have read the information in the "Admission process" tab before commencing your application.
New learners need to apply five weeks before their preferred start date. Re-enrolling learners can follow the standard enrolment dates for this programme.
Please use this table for specific enrolment close dates for new learners:
Course starting in | Applications for new learners close |
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24 February 2025 | 20 January 2025 |
16 June 2025 | 12 May 2025 |
20 October 2025 | 15 September 2025 |
To apply for this qualification:
Tick the box next to the course(s) you want to study in the Qualification Structure table then click ‘Apply now' to start filling in our online enrolment application.
The programme works in blocks of 16 weeks. A full-time workload for a block is three or four courses. Part-time is a minimum of two courses. The following course order is recommended.
This programme is made up of eight compulsory courses.
Our student advisors can help you choose the right courses to suit your needs.
On each course page look for the Workload heading in the grey box. This will give you the approximate hours needed each week to study that course.
To check if you have enough time in your life for study, try our handy time calculator tool.
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