Course Overview

The Foundation Year aims to introduce you to the wide and exciting range of possibilities that are available within the health and wellbeing field. It will provide a supportive university environment where you can grow in confidence and develop the knowledge and academic skills that you need to study at the undergraduate level.

The Foundation Year will prepare you for future study and will be the first year of a four-year degree journey for Adult Nursing, Child Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work, Diagnostic Radiography, Operating Department Practice, Occupational Therapy, Paramedic Science, and Physiotherapy.

Upon successful completion, you will be in a strong position to progress onto your chosen degree with a sound understanding of core health and well-being concepts and the essential study and communication skills needed for the next step in your academic journey.

The Foundation Year provides a route into a range of healthcare, social care, and public health careers, fostering the professional values and ethics called upon to embrace these opportunities. Enabling you to adopt a self-directed, and reflective approach to your academic development, whilst preparing you for work within multidisciplinary and multiagency teams.

General Eligibility

A typical offer would be 32 UCAS Tariff points.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.5 or equivalency – with no less than 5.5 in any element.