Part Two - Yeovil College

A Level (Level 3) AccountsThis course will develop your understandingof Accounting, its purpose, concepts,techniques, development and limitations.You will study areas including accountingrecords, trading & profit & loss accounts,balance sheets, ledger accounts, finalaccounts, limited companies, businessperformance, types of organisations andpublished accounts. It is an ideal subjectfor study alongside A Level Businessor Economics.Entry RequirementsStandard entry requirements apply, including GCSE Mathsat grade C or above.Course ExpensesTextbooks – approximately £18 a year.Trips/ResidentialThere is an optional trip to Europe for you to researchbusiness practice.Career Prospects/ProgressionYou can progress to higher Accountancy courses suchas AAT, other professional qualifications or relatedsubjects at Higher Education level. Alternatively, youcan seek employment. Accounting skills are highly soughtafter in a range of industries.A Level (Level 3)Art & DesignA Level (Level 3)BiologyThis course covers areas of fine art suchas drawing, painting, printmaking, mixedmedia and sculpture and explores thework of various artists, art movements andthemes. Coursework encourages you todevelop skills and an understanding of visuallanguage and associated practical skills,while placing the work in context throughpracticals and researching the work of others.Entry RequirementsStandard entry requirements apply, including a grade Bin GCSE Art.Course ExpensesMaterials – approximately £30, dependent upon choiceof project. Trips fund – £50.Trips/ResidentialThere are opportunities to visit national galleries andexhibitions such as Whitechapel, Saatchi and Tate Modern.Career Prospects/ProgressionThis A Level is good preparation for an Art Foundationcourse or other specific Higher Education qualificationsat university, Yeovil College (see page 28) or theUniversity Centre Yeovil. You can also progress torelevant employment.Studying Biology gives you a greaterawareness of human interaction with theenvironment and a better understanding ofhow the body works and how organismsfunction. Topics covered during this courseinclude Cell Structure, Important BiologicalChemicals, DNA & its Significance, Nutrition,Reproduction, Microbiology, Respiration,the Nervous System and Evolution.Entry RequirementsStandard entry requirements apply, including A*- B in GCSEAdditional Science or GCSE Biology (Higher Tier) and at leasta grade C in Maths.Course ExpensesThere is an optional overseas residential in August.You are also encouraged to buy revision books.Trips/ResidentialEvery year, Biology students travel to an exotic locationto learn about local ecosystems and wildlife. Recentdestinations have included Madagascar, Belize and Uganda.Career Prospects/ProgressionAfter this course, you can apply for Higher Educationor employment. Many university courses requireA Level Biology, including: Medicine, Veterinary Science,Physiotherapy, Nursing, Environmental Science and more.88For further information call 01935 423921 or visit www.yeovil.ac.uk. Information correct at time of print.