FOUNDATION DEGREES

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Foundation

Courses

Foundation

Degrees

Foundation

Courses

FOUNDATION COURSES

“Foundation courses are one or two year preparatory

courses that enable school-leavers to reach the entry

requirements needed for degree level study in a

particular subject area.”

Oxford Brookes University 2014

Foundation

Degrees

FOUNDATION DEGREES

What is a Foundation degree?

“Foundation degrees integrate academic and work-

based learning through close collaboration

between employers and programme providers”

FOUNDATION DEGREES

Equivalent to the first two years of a Bachelor’s degree (BA or BSc)

Bachelor’s degree Foundation degree

Y1

Y2

Y3

Y1

Y2

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FOUNDATION DEGREES

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Bachelor’s degree

FOUNDATION DEGREES

Do your research:

1. Through UCAS / local college / University websites

2. Find out where they are taught

3. How are they taught and structured?

FOUNDATION DEGREES

FOUNDATION DEGREES

Do your research:

1. Through UCAS / local college / University websites

2. Find out where they are taught

3. How are they taught and structured?

WHAT IS A FOUNDATION DEGREE?

Increasingly taught in a college rather than a

University but still a University degree

FOUNDATION DEGREES

Do your research:

1. Through UCAS / local college / University websites

2. Find out where they are taught

3. How are they taught and structured?

WHAT IS A FOUNDATION DEGREE?

Small class sizes

WHAT IS A FOUNDATION DEGREE?

Contact hours that allow you to work and earn

while you learn

FOUNDATION DEGREES WITH

OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY

Oxford Brookes delivers Foundation degrees at

partner colleges

YOU ARE AN OXFORD BROOKES

UNIVERSITY STUDENT

Live in halls of residence

OXFORD BROOKES FACILITIES

Students’

Union

Support

College first point of call

University can help

Freshers’ fair - freebies

Library

College resources

Brookes online library - huge

Clubs / societies / sports centre

Advice & guidance

Brookes on-campus library

TUITION FEES - 2015 ENTRY

Foundation degrees taught at an Oxford Brookes partner college - £6,000 a year

If you want to do the Bachelor’s top-up –

If you come to Oxford Brookes University = £9,000 a year

If you top up at college = £7,000 a year

LIVING COSTS

APPLICATION

Foundation Courses

Art and Design: Apply directly to the university or college

Other subjects: Apply through UCAS (normally)

Foundation Degrees

Full-time: Apply through UCAS (normally)

Part-time: Apply directly to university or college (normally)

USEFUL WEBSITES

Information for advisors and students

www.learning-opportunities.org.uk/foundation-degrees-in-the-south-

east

Government site

www.gov.uk/browse/education

UCAS

http://search.ucas.com

Oxford Brookes University (Associate College Partnership)

www.brookes.ac.uk/college

THANK YOU!