Career Development and Employability

Existing University of Cumbria students need to email absadmissons@cumbria.ac.uk in order to apply. They do not need to go through the full application process.

Module delivery dates
Running at Lancaster Campus: 9th-12th July
Running at Energus and Fusehill Campus: 16th-19th July

Please note: Please ensure you apply in good time, at least a week before the module is due to commence so we can process your application and revert back to you with all the relevant module details.

Why study with us?

• Interesting and rewarding.
• A change of scene.
• A chance to experience HE first hand.
• An opportunity to investigate various career paths in detail.
• An opportunity to help you make an informed decision about your degree choices.
• A chance to identify the skills you have and the skills you need to develop.
• An opportunity to identify part time/voluntary work that might boost your chances in competitive work environments.
• A useful addition to your personal development portfolio.
• A chance to show future university admissions tutors that you are capable of successful study at HE.
• A chance to meet new people.

What can this course lead to?

This module serves as an enrichment opportunity for those wishing to pursue a career in psychology, social sciences, social work, working with children and young people, law, policing and/or criminology.

Resources and facilities

The Learning Gateway facilities will be used all week. Including the laptops, interactive whiteboards, lecture theatre, classrooms and open spaces.

Entry requirements See course specific entry requirements listed below.

More about levels and credit

Credit and UCAS requirements Credit: 20 credits Selection criteria Entry requirement: AS level or equivalent. Additional contact information

Shehnaz Patel
Telephone: 01524 385446

Julie Taylor
Telephone: 01228 616326

UCAS Link

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Modules

- Subject led lectures.

- Careers oriented workshops.

- Skills workshops.

- Relating the skills to the workplace.

- Qualifications and voluntary/paid work opportunities.

- Peer assessment.

Course summary

A module designed to cover a number of enrichment goals relevant to students aspiring to proceed to HE studies and to students already in an HE context wishing to explore career pathways.

There will be a range of applied social science, law, policing, criminology, business, youth work and psychology lectures and workshops to attend.

Skills workshops that will get you one step ahead when you go to university – e.g. using databases and e-journals for research, producing CV’s that make the most of the skills you already have that give you a framework for the future.

Understanding student finance.

Applying to University workshop.

You will be set small group tasks to research career paths

You will have the opportunity to seek advice from lecturers, existing students and careers advisors about careers and the different routes you can take to reach your goal.

Where to find voluntary work and what sort of voluntary work you might want to do to improve your chances of getting work in the future.

Course Duration

The module leader will visit the school to help with registration and to help the students complete a short skills inventory. We would like to do this as soon as possible.

The module itself is 3.5 days (Monday to Thursday lunchtime) in duration and the students will be on campus studying with staff and students from the University.