Higher Education

Univeristy level courses

Low tuition fees, small class sizes, a vocational style of learning, no or very few exams, links with employers and a central London location...

City of Westminster College offers a range of Higher Education and training options for students who wish to move on to the next level of study through a Further Education College. Courses include part-time and full-time modes of study in BSc Honours, Foundation Degree, BTEC Higher National Certificate and Diploma and Level 4 Apprenticeships and professional qualifications in some subject areas. If candidates do not have the relevant qualification or experience, the College offers a range of courses at Level 3 (including BTEC Diploma, Access to HE Diploma and A-level courses) to prepare them for Higher Education.

We now offer a range of new courses in subjects including Applied Biology, Computing Systems Development, Health & Social Care, Sport & Sport Science, and Travel & Tourism Management. The College has close links with employers to ensure that our vocational courses give you the skills and experience to progress into employment within your chosen industry. The College also has a progression agreement with local universities, enabling our students to enter their final year of a Degree programme after the completion of a Foundation Degree or Higher National Diploma with us.

The college also has a well established and growing Education and Training Department. Courses on offer range from Level 3 Preparatory Awards in Education and Training to top up qualifications (L5 Additional Diplomas) for qualified teachers wanting to specialise in ESOL / Literacy.

In addition, the college also offers generic, initial teacher training qualifications on both a part-time and full-time basis - Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training (formerly DTLLS). The full-time course is offered at half the cost of most University courses and comes complete with a teaching placement and mentor. For students wanting to follow a specialist pathway there are optional modules in literacy, ESOL, and working with disabled learners, which can be taken as part of the course in order to gain a subject specialism.

Our Progression Pledge

Our students enjoy their time here at City of Westminster College so much that they don’t want to leave us! This is partly why we have introduced new HE courses and we are planning to expand our offer. If you successfully complete your Level 3 (with ABB or equivalent grades), our Progression Pledge guarantees you the offer of a place on an appropriate Foundation Degree/Higher National qualification here at City of Westminster College (subject to a satisfactory interview, reference and application).

Affordable HE Courses

Our HE courses are more affordable than you might think. With nothing to pay upfront, you will only have to pay back your tuition fee loan once you’re earning a minimum of £21,000. So, for example, if you were earning £22,000 per year the repayment on a tuition fee loan might work out at just £7.50 per month.

Fees & Financial Support

Dyslexia & Disability Support

Access to H.E. Diploma

Course	Code	Duration	Suitable for
Access to H.E. Diploma in Business Studies	1065	1 year	Adults
Access to H.E. Diploma in Humanities & Social Science	1105	1 year	Adults
Access to H.E. Diploma in Nursing	1237	1 year	Adults
Access to H.E. Diploma in Photography	1211	1 year	Adults
Access to H.E. Diploma in Science	1378	1 year	Adults

Degrees & Foundation Degrees

Course	Code	Duration	Cost
BSc Clinical Physiology	1368	4 years	£5995 (per year)
FdA Creative Music Production & Business	1931 (UCAS Code WN31)	2 years	£5750 per year
FdA in Professional Photography	1210 (UCAS Code W640)	2 years	£5750 per year
Higher Apprenticeship (Foundation Degree) in Construction Operations Management	tbc	2-3 years	tbc

Higher National Qualifications

Course	Code	Duration	Cost
BTEC HNC (Higher National Certificate) in Building Services Engineering (Electrical)	1616	2 years (1 day per week)	£2375 per year
BTEC HNC (Higher National Certificate) in Building Services Engineering (Mechanical)	1353	2 years (1 day per week)	£2375 per year
BTEC HNC (Higher National Certificate) in Construction and the Built Environment (Civil Engineering)	1734	2 years (1 day per week)	£2375 per year
BTEC HNC (Higher National Certificate) in Photography	1207 (UCAS Code W641)	1 year (2 days a week)	£4250
BTEC HND (Higher National Diploma) in Applied Biology	1535 (UCAS Code 01CC)	2 years (Full-time) / 3 years (Part-time)	£4750 per year (Full-time) / £3200 per year (Part-time)
BTEC HND (Higher National Diploma) in Business	1563 (UCAS Code 001N)	2 years	£4500 per year
BTEC HND (Higher National Diploma) in Computing & Systems Development	1930 (UCAS Code 001I)	2 years	£4750 per year
BTEC HND (Higher National Diploma) in Music Production	1131 (UCAS Code W37L)	2 years	£4750 per year
BTEC HND (Higher National Diploma) in Sport (Health, Fitness and Exercise)	1523 (UCAS Code 046C)	2 years	£4750 per year
BTEC HND (Higher National Diploma) in Travel & Tourism Management	1582 (UCAS Code N890)	2 years	£4500 per year

Teacher Training

Course	Code	Duration	Cost
Level 5 Diploma in Education & Training (Formerly DTLLS)	2089	1 year	£4250
Level 5 Diploma in Education & Training (Formerly DTLLS) (Part-time)	2087	2 years	£550 per year
Preparation for Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS)	2262 (Daytime) / 1769 (Evening)	10 weeks (Daytime) / 16 weeks (Evening)	£195