Qualification: Extended Project Qualification EPQ
(Equivalent to AS Level and receives the same UCAS points)
Awarding Body: AQA, Level 3
Duration: 120 hours delivered through a flexible mode of delivery, typically over two or three terms
This is an opportunity for advanced level study in a specialised subject area, either arising from one of the subjects you are currently studying or have studied in the past or in an area which is of significant interest to you and which you would like to explore further. You will carry out independent research and demonstrate the results of your inquiry through a dissertation, report, performance or artefact guided by a project mentor who will be allocated to you at the start of the course. There is a taught element to ensure that you have advanced skills in researching a topic, formulating an argument and presenting your ideas.
The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is highly regarded by universities and provides an opportunity to demonstrate that you have the capacity to engage with a research topic possibly, but not necessarily, in the field of study which reflects your chosen course at university.
