Professional Foundation Years

The Foundation Year will act as the first year of a four year degree for Adult Nursing, Child Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Midwifery, Radiography, Operating Department Practice, Occupational Therapy, Paramedic Science, Social Work and Physiotherapy.

During the programme you will have the opportunity to engage with some of these students and professionals. It 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 undergraduate level. It will prepare you for future study on your chosen main programme.

The Foundation Year will run across one academic year. The modules that you will study are complementary and developmental. They will help you to develop your oral and written communication, digital literacy and the use of evidence, and all of these are associated with greater employability as well as improved preparation for undergraduate study. The Foundation Year will introduce you to a range of core academic, and health and wellbeing related concepts. Successful completion of these modules will provide you with a strong grounding for entering your chosen career.

Academic Skills for Higher Education

This module will equip you with the academic skills necessary for a successful transition onto your chosen degree course.

Introduction to Healthcare, Social Care and Public Health

You will be introduced to the healthcare, social care and public health workforce and the context within which they work in the UK.

Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology

This module will develop your understanding of a healthy human anatomy and physiology and you will also consider the effect of certain lifestyle behaviours, for example smoking and alcohol consumption.

Communicating for Health and Wellbeing

This module will equip you with the personal knowledge and skills to promote your own health and wellbeing whilst at university and help you to identify and practice key communication skills that are important for health and wellbeing.

Human Development through the Life Course

This module will equip you with an understanding of the physical, cognitive and psychosocial development of an individual from birth through to death.

Introduction to Social and Environmental Aspects of Health and Wellbeing

You will be introduced to a range of social and environmental determinants of health and wellbeing, which will enable you to examine one example in depth

The Foundation Year aims to support and sustain you as an individual learner, and to help you to learn with and from others through regular group interaction and engagement. Your taught sessions will be delivered by staff who are enthusiastic and committed to their areas of expertise, and will share the latest evidence and real -world experiences with you. We use a blended learning approach utilising a range of modern learning technologies to provide stimulating, flexible and responsive learning in both virtual and physical spaces.

We will deliver content in a developmental way, meaning that we begin with important foundations, and then we build on this learning throughout the module. You will learn through a mixture of short lectures, small group teaching, interactive group work, supported problem solving, tutorials, provided either physically or virtually, and independent study.

You will experience small group-based tasks throughout the your studies, with many opportunities to practice skills throughout the programme. The aim is that you will be in a strong position to progress onto your chosen degree programme with a sound understanding of core health and wellbeing principles and with the essential communication, study and research skills needed for your next step.

During the Foundation Year, your learning will be assessed through a range of course work. They are designed to provide many opportunities for you to practice the academic skills which you will need to succeed in your undergraduate studies, and for you to receive plenty of feedback. Coursework includes portfolios comprising of small pieces of work, reports, a poster, a reflective diary and a larger project.

You will be given some opportunities to submit work for formative feedback, meaning that it is an opportunity to practice writing the assessment and consequently receiving feedback on your work. Other times, you will submit summative work which is formally assessed.

Lecturers will always provide guidance about planning your work. To support your confidence to become a more independent learner, you will be encouraged to learn from the feedback given to you from marked work to inform how you approach your next piece of work. Lecturers are happy to discuss assessment feedback with you and provide advice.

Successful completion of the Foundation Year will allow you to progress to year 1. You will study six modules during the Foundation Year. The minimum pass mark is 40% for each of the six modules. Progression to year 1 requires you to pass all modules.

The 2021/22 annual tuition fees for this course are:

 UKOverseas
Full time - Foundation Year 0

£9,250

£13,000

Please read the 2021/22 Tuition Fee Statement for further information regarding 2021/22 tuition fees and mid-course year on year fee increases

Tuition fees for all courses are payable on an annual basis, except where stated.

Currently, Foundation Years are not eligible for the NHS BSA Learning Support Fund (LSF).

 

 

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