Foundation courses

If you don’t have the formal qualifications for immediate entry to a degree course, you can take a foundation course.  Sometimes known as extended degrees, these courses help you prepare for degree-level studies and gain the necessary academic background.

On successful completion, you will then progress to the first year of a relevant degree course.

Our foundation courses are:

• BA Arts and Humanities (extended arts and humanities courses)

• BSc Business Studies with Foundation Year

• BSc Earth and Environmental Sciences with Foundation Year

• BSc Interdisciplinary Science (extended science courses)

• BA Social Science (extended social sciences courses)

• We also offer a part-time evening foundation course Preparation to Higher Education (PHE), run through the Lifelong Learning Centre.

International students

• International Foundation Year Programmes - this is intended for academically able international students who wish to study at a British University but do not yet have the qualifications they need to start an undergraduate degree programme. Find out more about the degree programmes available and how to apply.