AHEAD Open Evening

Join us on Monday 23 March (6pm - 8pm) to learn more about the AHEAD programme.

BOOK AHEAD OPEN EVENING

AHEAD Open Evening: Monday 23rd March (6pm - 8pm)

Here’s your chance to learn if AHEAD, Abertay's University Access programme, is right for you.

Join us in-person on Monday 23 March from 6pm - 8pm to learn more about the AHEAD programme from staff and students. 

Our doors will be open from 6pm, where the programme leader, Hazel Work, will talk you through the course. You’ll also hear from some of our students past and present who will reflect on their experience on the programme. 

The night will be very informal, refreshments will available, and if you have any questions in advance or on the night, please do let us know and we’ll be delighted to help.

Book your place now by clicking the link below:

BOOK AHEAD OPEN EVENING

Further details

AHEAD is an access course which provides you, on successful completion, with a guaranteed place on a range of Abertay University undergraduate degree programmes. 

  • Study two evenings per week for two semesters
  • No formal academic entry requirements, but you must have been away from full-time education for three years or more
  • Key skills module strengthens your core study skills, in order to prepare you for higher education study
  • A choice of subject-based modules

For more information, please see the AHEAD programme page.

You can also email Claire Gammie, our Widening Access and College Recruitment Officer, to chat over your options: c.gammie@abertay.ac.uk.

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AHEAD Success Stories

Hear from our former AHEAD students, who have since went on to pursue a degree and graduate from Abertay University.

Thomas Brough

Thomas Brough

Now that I've completed my degree, with first class honours, and secured a postgraduate job in the field I was studying, I realise that all of this happened because of the AHEAD programme. I would definitely recommend to anyone who's thinking about applying!

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India Dunne

India Dunne

The AHEAD programme gives you the skills and confidence to believe that getting a degree is an achievable goal, which some people—including myself at one point—may not think is for them. Applying and getting onto the AHEAD programme changed the whole trajectory of my life!

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