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.

Carnegie College courses for direct entry

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College Course	Year of Entry	Abertay Course(s)
NC Health & Social Care (Higher)	1	BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing Subject to interview
NC Health & Social Care (Higher)	1	BSc (Hons) Nursing Subject to interview
Access to Humanities (including Prim B Ed.) (including standard grade Maths at credit level)	1	DipHE Business & Management Subject to interview
Access to Humanities (including Prim B Ed.)	1	BSc (Hons) Behavioural Science May be subject to interview
	1	BA (Hons) Criminological Studies May be subject to interview
	1	BA (Hons) Media, Culture & Society May be subject to interview
	1	BA (Hons) Mental Health & Counselling May be subject to interview
	1	BSc (Hons) Psychology May be subject to interview
	1	BA (Hons) Social Science May be subject to interview
	1	BSc (Hons) Sociology May be subject to interview
Access to Sciences/Health & Life Sciences (optional units to include Biological and Chemical units at level 6)	1	BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences May be subject to interview
	1	BSc (Hons) Forensic Sciences Subject to interview
Access to Sciences/Health & Life Sciences	1	DipHE Food & Consumer Studies Subject to interview
Access to Sciences/Health & Life Sciences	1	BA (Hons) Mental Health & Counselling May be subject to interview
HNC Applied Sciences (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	DipHE Business & Management
	2	BA (Hons) Business Studies
	2	BA (Hons) European Economy & Management
	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
	2	BA (Hons) Operations Management
	2	BA (Hons) Services Management
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
HNC Computing	2	BSc (Hons) Web Design & Development
HNC Computing (plus 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 Hospitality	1	BA (Hons) Business Studies
	2	BSc (Hons) Food & Consumer Science
	2	BSc (Hons) Food Product Design
	2	BSc (Hons) Food, Nutrition & Health
HNC Interactive Multimedia Creation	2	BSc (Hons) Web Design & Development
HNC Social Care	1	BSc (Hons) Behavioural Science
	1	BA (Hons) Criminological Studies
	1	BA (Hons) Media, Culture & Society
	1	BA (Hons) Mental Health & Counselling
	1	BSc (Hons) Psychology
	1	BA (Hons) Social Science
	1	BSc (Hons) Sociology
	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	BA (Hons) Mental Health & Counselling
	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
	3	BA (Hons) European Economy & Management
	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 (plus 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 Interactive Multimedia Creation	3	BA (Hons) Visual Communication & Media Design
HND Interactive Multimedia Creation	2	BSc (Hons) Web Design & Development
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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