Applying to Abertay

Carnegie College courses

Direct entry from Carnegie College courses

Carnegie College courses can take you directly into a degree at Abertay University. Your HND or HNC Carnegie College course may count as equivalent to the first or second years of studying at university level, allowing you to top up your studies and gain a degree quickly.

Your career prospects can be improved by taking your Carnegie College course and progressing to university study. Full details of the options open to you are listed below.

If the Access course or HNC/D you are currently studying is not represented on this page, you may still be eligible for entry to university. Please contact our Student Recruitment office on 01382 308080 (sro@abertay.ac.uk) for advice.

Carnegie College courses for direct entry

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College Course	Year of Entry	Abertay Course(s)
NC Health & Social Care (Higher) incorporating Access to Nursing (subject to interview)	1	BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing
	1	BSc (Hons) Nursing
Access to Arts, Humanities and Primary Education	1	BSc (Hons) Behavioural Science
	1	BA (Hons) Criminological Studies
	1	BA (Hons) Media, Culture & Society
	1	BSc (Hons) Psychology
	1	BA (Hons) Social Science
	1	BSc (Hons) Sociology
Access to Health & Life Sciences (optional units to include Biological and Chemical units at level 6)	1	BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
	1	BSc (Hons) Forensic Sciences
HNC Applied Sciences: Biomedical (to include Human Body Structure & Function)	2	BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
HNC Applied Sciences	2	BSc (Hons) Forensic Sciences
HNC Art & Design (with suitable portfolio)	1	BA (Hons) Computer Arts
HNC Business	2	BA (Hons) Business Studies
	2	BA (Hons) Finance & Business
	2	BA (Hons) Human Resource Management
	2	BA (Hons) International Management
	2	BA (Hons) Management
	2	BA (Hons) Marketing & Business
HNC Early Education & Child Care	1	BSc (Hons) Behavioural Science
	1	BA (Hons) Criminological Studies
	1	BA (Hons) Media, Culture & Society
	1	BSc (Hons) Psychology
	1	BA (Hons) Social Science
	1	BSc (Hons) Sociology
HNC Computing	2	BSc (Hons) Computing
	1	BSc (Hons) Computer Game Applications Development With standard grade Maths at level 2
	1	BSc (Hons) Ethical Hacking & Countermeasures Subject to interview
	2	BSc (Hons) Web Design & Development
HNC Computing (with Higher Maths grade B)	1	BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology
HNC Construction	2	BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering
HNC Electronic Engineering	1	BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering
HNC Professional Cookery	1	BA (Hons) Business Studies
	2	BSc (Hons) Food & Consumer Science
	2	BSc (Hons) Food Product Design
	2	BSc (Hons) Food, Nutrition & Health
HNC Social Care	1	BSc (Hons) Behavioural Science
	1	BA (Hons) Criminological Studies
	1	BA (Hons) Media, Culture & Society
	1	BSc (Hons) Psychology
	1	BA (Hons) Social Science
	1	BSc (Hons) Sociology
HNC Social Sciences	1	BSc (Hons) Behavioural Science
	1	BA (Hons) Business Studies
	1	BA (Hons) Criminological Studies
	1	BSc (Hons) Forensic Psychobiology
	1	BA (Hons) Media, Culture & Society
	1	BSc (Hons) Psychology
	2	BA (Hons) Social Science
	1	BSc (Hons) Sociology
HND Accounting	3	BA (Hons) Accounting with Finance
HND Accounting	3	BA (Hons) Finance & Business
HND Business	3	BA (Hons) Business Studies
	2	BA (Hons) Finance & Business
	3	BA (Hons) Management
	2	BA (Hons) Marketing & Business
HND Computing: Software Development	3	BSc (Hons) Computing
HND Computing: Software Development	3	BSc (Hons) Computing & Networks
HND Computing: Software Development (with Higher Maths grade B)	2	BSc (Hons) Computer Game Applications Development
	1	BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology
HND Computing: Technical Support	3	BSc (Hons) Computing & Networks
HND Social Sciences	2	BSc (Hons) Behavioural Science
	1	BA (Hons) Business Studies
	1	BA (Hons) Criminological Studies
	1	BA (Hons) Media, Culture & Society
	1	BSc (Hons) Psychology
	3	BA (Hons) Social Science
	2	BSc (Hons) Sociology

* Course is subject to approval.

Carnegie College courses – further information

For further information about moving from your Carnegie College course to Abertay University, please see our How to apply information.

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