Health Sciences with Foundation Year

UCAS code: A30A

Here's what University of Nottingham says about its Health Sciences with Foundation Year course.

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.

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.