If you dont 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 l...
If you dont meet the requirements for an undergraduate healthcare degree, our Health Sciences with a Foundation Year could be for you.<br/><br/>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. <br/>After successfully completing the foundation year, youll 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.<br/><br/>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. <br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>This course is not open to EU/international applicants.
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Years
Start Date
09/2025
Campus
University Park Campus
29 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
A30A
Institution Code
N84
Points of Entry
Foundation
Not Accepted
Not Accepted
D:15,M:18,P:12
Pathways will be considered on an individual basis.
DMM
These qualifications will be considered on an individual basis. Please contact the University for more information.
3 GCSEs including English at grade C (4) and GCSE Maths at grade C (4). 3rd GCSE must be a science at C (4) if not achieved in Level 3 qualification.
DM
These qualifications will be considered, alongside a further A Level at grade C, on an individual basis. Please contact the University for more information.
B,C
Can only be used in conjunction with BBBCC at Highers. Plus, at least 3 grade C’s in National 5 qualifications including mathematics, English and a science.
B,C,C
In any subjects. A pass in the practical element is required for any science subject taken. You must not be predicted or have achieved the entry requirements for your chosen pathway - Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Sports Rehabilitation, Health Promotion and Public Health.
M
Pathways will be considered on an individual basis
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,250 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £30,750 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |