Interdisciplinary Science with Foundation Year
University of Leeds
UCAS Code: CFG0 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
University of Leeds
UCAS Code: CFG0 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
excluding critical thinking and general studies. Applicants taking a Science A-level (in England) will be required to achieve a pass in the practical element in addition to the standard A-level grade requirement.
60 credits overall, with 45 graded credits at Level 3 or which 30 must be at a Merit and 15 a Pass.
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About this course
This extended four-year degree provides intensive, well-structured support, to enable your progression onto a degree in science, such as engineering, healthcare, Earth sciences or mathematics. If you’re looking to progress onto Medicine and Surgery BMChB or Dental Surgery MChD/BChD the degree will be six years.
The foundation year is taught by expert academics, who are specialist foundation year practitioners based in the Lifelong Learning Centre (home to the University’s specialist teaching and support for mature, part-time and foundation year students). The Lifelong Learning Centre has extensive expertise in supporting learners with diverse learning and life experience. On successful completion of the foundation year, subject to meeting the specific requirements for progression, you'll advance onto your pre-agreed degree course at the University of Leeds.
During the foundation year, you’ll receive an intensive introduction to the academic and life skills, qualities and techniques that are necessary for success as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduates.
Our curriculum has a focus on digital literacy, ethics and diversity. Compulsory modules in mathematics and a choice of sciences are taken to develop interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of facts and principles across each of the scientific disciplines. You’ll also gain skills for scientific inquiry in practical, laboratory and field work.
There's a strong emphasis during the foundation year on helping you achieve your full potential and development as an independent, self-directed learner. Teaching is inclusive and supportive to make sure you’re intellectually stretched. As a foundation year student you'll be part of the University from day one with all the experiences and opportunities that this offers.
Group sizes vary based on module choices, allowing you to engage actively and develop team-working skills with your peers. Methods of assessment during the foundation year will ensure you’re prepared for further study onto your degree.
**Lifelong Learning Centre Support**
The Lifelong Learning Centre provides a supportive environment to enable you to progress to degree-level study. We’ll work with you during your foundation year to provide guidance and help to identify the degree pathway most appropriate for you.
**Specialist facilities**
As part of the BSc Interdisciplinary Sciences course, you'll have access to state-of-the-art laboratory facilities. In your foundation year, you’ll have several laboratory experiences where you’ll use some of the facilities within the schools you may progress onto.
As an LLC student, you’ll have access to dedicated study and social spaces. The areas in Beech Grove House and the Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Building offer computer access, reference books and the space to socialise and work with your peers.
The Uni
University of Leeds
Lifelong Learning Centre
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Mathematics
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After graduation
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Top job areas of graduates
These stats refer to the prospects of graduates from general courses in biosciences. About a quarter go into further study and for those who go into work, bioscience, teaching and finance jobs are the most common types of employment. But you can go into most careers with this kind of degree — the majority of jobs for graduates don’t ask for a particular degree subject - and you will acquire a wide range of skills valued by many employers. If you want to find out more specifically about the prospects for your chosen subject, it might be a good idea to go on open days and talk to tutors about what previous graduates from your chosen subject went on to do.
Mathematics
What are graduates doing after six months?
This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
Top job areas of graduates
Want to feel needed? This is one of the most flexible degrees of all and with so much of modern work being based on data, there are options everywhere for maths graduates. With all that training in handling figures, it's hardly surprising that a lot of maths graduates go into well-paid jobs in the IT or finance industries, and last year, a maths graduate in London could expect a very respectable average starting salary of £27k. And we're always short of teachers in maths, so that is an excellent option for anyone wanting to help the next generation. And if you want a research job, you'll want a doctorate — and a really good maths doctorate will get you all sorts of interest from academia and finance — and might secure some of the highest salaries going for new leavers from university.
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Physical sciences (non-specific)
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Top job areas of graduates
There are only couple of hundred graduates a year in this subject, almost all of whom attended Cambridge, so bear that in mind when you review the stats. Around a third of last year's graduates went on to further study when they finished their course, primarily doctorates. Graduates who went into work tended to go jobs in science and engineering, computing, or business - a broad range of options demonstrating the broad training this degree provides.
What about your long term prospects?
Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
Biosciences (non-specific)
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
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Mathematics
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
£25k
£34k
£40k
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