Degrees with a foundation year
Our degrees with a foundation year offer a route into degree level study for mature students without standard entry qualifications.
About the foundation year
The foundation year is designed to prepare you for your chosen course, building the confidence, academic skills and subject knowledge needed for successful degree level study.
On successful completion of the foundation year (see individual course pages for more information), you transfer to the academic department in which you will complete your degree.
Join us at our Mature Student Open Evening - 26th November
Have further questions about the courses we offer or would like to find out more about studying a degree with a foundation year? Come along and find out more about what we offer and gain answers to any questions you might have.
We currently offer the following degrees with a foundation year:
Arts and Humanities
- Criminology with Foundation Year BA
- East Asian Studies with Foundation Year BA
- English Literature with Foundation Year BA (also available part-time)
- English Language and Literature with Foundation Year BA
- English Language and Linguistics with Foundation Year BA
- History with Foundation Year BA (also available part-time)
- Law with Foundation Year LLB
- Modern Languages and Cultures with Foundation Year BA
- Music with Foundation Year BMus (also available part-time)
- Philosophy with Foundation Year BA (also available part-time)
- Philosophy, Religion and Ethics with Foundation Year BA
Arts and Humanities dual courses
- English and History with Foundation Year BA
- English and Philosophy with Foundation Year BA
- History and Modern Languages and Cultures with Foundation Year BA
- History and Politics with Foundation Year BA
- History and Philosophy with Foundation Year BA
- Politics and Philosophy with Foundation Year BA
Health
- Nursing (Adult) with Foundation Year BMedSci
- Orthoptics with Foundation Year BMedSci
- Pharmacy with Preparatory Year MPharm
- Speech and Language Therapy with Foundation Year BMedSci
- Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy with Foundation Year BSc
Science
- Biological Sciences with Foundation Year BSc
- Biomedical Science with Foundation Year BSc
- Psychology with Foundation Year BSc
Social Sciences
- Business Management with Foundation Year BA
- Environmental Science with Foundation Year BSc
- Geography with Foundation Year BA
- Geography with Foundation Year BSc
- Geography and Planning with Foundation Year BA
- Global Sustainable Development with Foundation Year BA
- Politics and International Relations with Foundation Year BA
- Journalism Studies with Foundation Year BA
- Landscape Architecture with Foundation Year BA
- Landscape Architecture with Foundation Year MLA
- Social Sciences with Foundation Year BA
- Sociology with Foundation Year BA
- Urban Planning with Foundation Year MPlan