Physics with Astrophysics with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)

**Foundation Year**<br/><br/>Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, youll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that youd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.<br/><br/>**International Students**<br/><br/>For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/<br/><br/>**Physics with Astrophysics**<br/><br/>Explore the skies to discover more about the nature of our Universe. From quarks to quasars - our Physics with Astrophysics BSc will equip you with the advanced critical thinking, mathematical and problem-solving skills to enter a huge variety of careers or to pursue postgraduate study.<br/><br/>**Why choose this course?** <br/><br/><br/>- 13th in England for Physics (Guardian University Guide, 2022)<br/><br/><br/>- This programme is accredited by the Institute of Physics (IOP)<br/><br/><br/>- Gain an extended exposure to computational concepts, scientific communication skills and numerical methods that are highly valuable in the workplace <br/><br/><br/>- Develop your skills in Keeles state-of-the-art Central Science Laboratories (CSL) <br/><br/><br/>- Gain practical experience in our observatory located on Keele campus<br/><br/><br/>**About Keele**<br/><br/>Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university. <br/><br/>We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level. <br/><br/>Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.