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Course overview

The Foundation Year Programme offers a route to undergraduate study: giving you the skills, confidence and resilience required to succeed in Higher Education.

After successful completion of this year, you will be eligible to progress onto the first year of FdSc Agriculture. You will learn key skills and knowledge, both core and subject-specific, and how your chosen area of study fits into the challenges and opportunities of the modern global landscape. Through reflective approaches, you will develop and monitor your own personal learning journey.  

This programme will help you build on a foundation of skills and knowledge developed in the classroom and practical/vocational environment. This will enable you to undertake independent and collaborative tasks, supported by workshops, masterclasses (in person and online – delivered by internal and external experts) and targeted individual mentoring.     

Your Foundation Year involves varied assessments that develop your personal skillset and also that relate to the programme you will progress onto. You will be able to demonstrate your knowledge and skills through verbal, written, practical and collaborative tasks that will provide a broad underpinning for your ongoing academic journey. 

Entry requirements

Students require six passes (grade C / 4 or above) at GCSE level, including Maths, English Language and a science subject, or five passes (grade C / 4 or above) at GCSE level, including Maths, English Language and a science subject if they also hold some level 3 qualification(s). Additionally, students must be at least 17½ years of age at the time of registration. 

• For those wishing to progress to FdSc Agriculture, there are no additional entry requirements. 

• For those wishing to transfer to BSc (Hons) routes within the Agriculture suite of courses, they will need to achieve an average of 60% across the Foundation Year Programme.