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Want to switch to a totally different Uni course will I be accepted? (Mature)

Hey
So technically I am a mature student. I would like to study again and for several reasons I am very drawn to Open uni, but there is also a traditional and well established University near to me that is also a very attractive option.

I am torn but I am most apprehensive about the selection process with traditional Uni as I know OU has no entry requirements as such.

I've studied a year at uni already but I didn't enjoy the course and I don't find it relevant to what I want to do in life. I'm wondering how much specific relevant background/qualifications I would need for certain courses.

Essentially would my UCAS points from Level 4 and my life/work experience help me get onto a course I may not have as much identifiable background in? I left school with 1 A level in 2017 but I have a lot of work experience which I won't go into now

For example my educational background is in philosophy and theology. I want to study business management or marketing or English with a language. Would I need to take on anything more specific do you think to prove myself?

TIA
Original post by Ms_Mz
Hey
So technically I am a mature student. I would like to study again and for several reasons I am very drawn to Open uni, but there is also a traditional and well established University near to me that is also a very attractive option.
I am torn but I am most apprehensive about the selection process with traditional Uni as I know OU has no entry requirements as such.
I've studied a year at uni already but I didn't enjoy the course and I don't find it relevant to what I want to do in life. I'm wondering how much specific relevant background/qualifications I would need for certain courses.
Essentially would my UCAS points from Level 4 and my life/work experience help me get onto a course I may not have as much identifiable background in? I left school with 1 A level in 2017 but I have a lot of work experience which I won't go into now
For example my educational background is in philosophy and theology. I want to study business management or marketing or English with a language. Would I need to take on anything more specific do you think to prove myself?
TIA

This is probably too cryptic in order for us to advise properly.

I've studied a year at uni already but I didn't enjoy the course
Was this through OU? Normally you can't enrol onto a degree course at a red brick uni without at least 2 A Levels. 1 A Level is not enough.
Also, researching about the course is kind of expected. How would you know that you won't drop out of the next course that you enrol in?

I don't find it relevant to what I want to do in life
What is this exactly?

I'm wondering how much specific relevant background/qualifications I would need for certain courses.
It depends on the entry requirement for specific courses. Most professional qualifications for example don't require qualifications in specific subjects. Degrees on the other hand do; you can still do some degrees with significant work experience even if you don't have the right qualifications (they're uncommon though).

Essentially would my UCAS points from Level 4 and my life/work experience help me get onto a course I may not have as much identifiable background in?
Your UCAS only looks at qualification from Level 3 e.g. A Levels, IB, BTEC, etc.
Work experience can be relevant, but it would depend on the individual degree. The sort of degrees that do accept work experience instead of qualifications that I have seen include those in business and IT. You would need to the check the entry requirements of the individual degree to be sure though - this is usually under the heading of "recognised prior learning" or "accredited prior learning".

I left school with 1 A level in 2017 but I have a lot of work experience which I won't go into now
I have a number of questions regarding this. The work experience can be relevant if it's for specific degrees, as mentioned above. Should you not wish to talk about this, then I would leave this up to you.

I want to study business management or marketing or English with a language.
Why 3/4 different areas? Business management and marketing degrees are usually useful for getting into academia for business/marketing research or teaching business. If you want something specific to industry, I would recommend the professional qualifications.
However, generally there isn't any specific entry requirements to get into business and marketing roles in industry. A degree in this area is not likely going to help you much to secure a role.
Also why English and a language? Have you considered doing a language certificate (issued by the country, not the college) after you become proficient instead of doing a joint language degree?
What do you intend to do with a degree in English? English degrees are generally great if you want to teach English or go into academia. Why English in particular?
Most jobs that involve English (e.g. publishing, writing, journalism), don't typically require you to have a qualification of any sort. You will need to be good at your craft though.

Would I need to take on anything more specific do you think to prove myself?
It depends on the entry requirements of the specific degree.
If it's in English and a European language, you typically need at least an A Level in the European language that you intend to study. Some unis will ask for English Lit or English Language as a required subject for some of the English degrees, but you can sometimes get away without needing this. It depends on the individual degree though.
For Business and Marketing related degrees, you typically don't need your Level 3 qualification in any particular subjects, not even Business Studies. There is only one uni from the top of my head that I can think of which can be picky about this though.

So yeah, I would need a lot more information in order to help with your query. If you can be ultra specific, then I can look into it more.
Mature students are considered on a very case by case basis, so it's difficult to provide a definitive answer.

As you have a specific alternative uni in mind, it's best to reach out to the relevant academic department, (or general admissions team), advising them of your qualifications, (any) relevant experience and where your interests lie to see what they recommend.

If you have been out of education for a bit, a one year Access to HE programme is a common route.

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