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Course summary
If you don't meet the requirements for an undergraduate healthcare degree, our Health Sciences with a Foundation Year could be for you. Tutors on our one-year foundation programme will help you develop your knowledge and understanding in bioscience. You will also consider different issues that can impact health, including health psychology, as well as considering the professional skills required for a career in healthcare. You will also develop your research, academic reading, writing, critical thinking, and communication and scientific skills to prepare you for the next level of study. After successfully completing the foundation year, you'll receive a Foundation Certificate in Health Sciences (FCert). This will support your application to study healthcare at degree level, at the University of Nottingham or elsewhere. University of Nottingham healthcare degrees you can progress onto include Adult, Mental Health or Child Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Sport Rehabilitation and Health Promotion and Public Health. Please note: If you meet the entry requirements for our BSc Midwifery; BSc Nursing; BSc Sport Rehabilitation or BSc Physiotherapy course, you are not eligible to apply for this foundation course. This course is not open to EU/international applicants.
Modules
We use a variety of learning strategies and teaching methods. This may include case-based learning, discussion groups, eLearning, lab sessions and seminars. You'll gain a broad knowledge of healthcare and study topics such as biosciences, biological communications, digestion and nutrition, body systems and health psychology. We also support your professional and personal and professional development on this course. This includes developing your academic writing and presentation skills but also the interpersonal skills, values and resilience required for working as a healthcare professional. As part of the course, you'll complete a portfolio module. This will introduce you to carrying out independent research and the importance of evidence-based professional practice.
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- A30A
- Institution code:
- N84
- Campus name:
- University Park Campus
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Foundation
International applicants
This course is open to UK students only.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - BCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Access to HE Diploma - D: 15 credits M: 18 credits P: 12 credits
Scottish Higher - Not accepted
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DM
Scottish Advanced Higher - BC
GCSE/National 4/National 5
T Level - M
Applicants who have taken, or are taking, BTEC, T Level or Access qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.
English language requirements
GCSE English Language grade 4 (C)
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| International | £30750* | Year 1 |
| EU | £30750* | Year 1 |
*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Sponsorship information
No data provided
Provider information
University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
Course contact details
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