ED6 Sixth Form
Course overview
Our unique Humanities Pathway is specially designed to help you secure your place on a Humanities-related degree, such as Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, Art & Humanities, History, Environmental Humanities and so many more!
ED6 Pathways provide bespoke, tailored guidance, high-quality teaching and a structured framework for progression towards higher education destinations and higher apprenticeships. Our goal is to ensure students are prepared to an exceptional standards for their next steps of future study and careers!
Each pathway is supported by an array of academic, extracurricular and work experience opportunities to develop both subject-specific expertise and valuable transferable skills.
The Humanities Pathway includes mandatory study of A Levels in English Language and History, alongside one additional subject from the options: English Literature, Psychology, Politics and Sociology.
You may also choose to study additional qualifications to broaden your knowledge even further, including Level 3 Certificate in Mathematics in Context (Y1 only) and The Extended Project Qualification (Y2 only)
Job opportunities after this course
The Humanities Pathway is specifically tailored for students aspiring to careers in areas such as:
Author
Civil service
Clinical psychologist
Editor
Forensic psychologist
Health psychologist
Historian
Human resources
Journalist
Lawyer
Museum Curator
Policy maker
Politics
Psychologist
Public relations
Social worker
Sociologist
Speech and language therapist
Teaching
Teaching assistant
Entry requirements
Our A Level Humanities Pathway requires:
English - 6
Maths - 4
G-Score - 5.5
To calculate your G-Score, add up your total number of GCSE grades as points for your best eight subjects, including English and Maths, and calculate the average.
For the latest qualifications and grades required by course type/level, please follow this link to check the most up-to-date entry criteria for direct entry and internal progression at the college.
Fees & Funding
Please read our Course Fees & Funding page.
How to apply
To apply online for this course, please click on the 'Apply' button at the top/bottom of this page.
Alternatively, if you need assistance with your application or you would like to apply over the phone or using a paper-based application form, please call Student Services on 0191 743 0149.
If you're not quite ready to apply for this course and would like some more information or to speak to a member of staff then please click on the 'Enquire' button at the top/bottom of this page.
