This programme is aimed at people who are not applying directly from school or college or who have non-standard qualifications or who wish work or life experience to be taken into account as part of their application; evidence of literacy and numeracy skills is sought; the couse is intended for students from a variety of vocational, academic and non-academic backgrounds; C801 is run in collaboration with Wirral Metropolitan College and those on the programme benefit from facilities at both locations; successful completion of the first 2 years (year 0 and year 1) allows transfer to the 2nd year of C800; studies at Wirral Metropolitan College are based on 5 modules a year, with a mix of introductions to psychology as well as complementary studies and information technology skills; psychology modules undertaken over the 4 years aim to provide an understanding of the principal methods and background of psychology (along with approaches to the possible biological basis of consciousness) before developing students� awareness of psychological application to real world issues; there is a psychology related work placement, offering invaluable work experience in a psychological profession; there is also a research project, where students undertake an experiment or field observation based on a research question.