About the course

A Degree with a Foundation Year gives you guaranteed entry to an Undergraduate course. Whether you’re returning to learning and require additional help and support to up-skill, or if you didn’t quite meet the grades to pursue an Undergraduate course, our Degrees with Foundation Year provide a fantastic entry route for you to work towards a degree level qualification. With our guidance and support you’ll get up to speed within one year, and will be ready to seamlessly progress on to undergraduate study at Bedfordshire. The Foundation Year provides an opportunity to build up your academic writing skills and numeracy, and will also cover a range of subject specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree.

　　Make a real difference to the lives of children and young people, families and communities, on a course that equips you to have an impact locally, nationally and globally.

　　This course combines practical experience and research-informed theory to provide you with a thorough, current understanding of the needs of children and young people. You explore child development and child welfare as well as social policies and legislative frameworks. This includes the right to equal access to services and life opportunities regardless of social difference.

　　In your second and third years, you can choose from a range of optional units in areas such as mental health, disability and youth violence. In your final year, you also undertake an independent research project, supported by our Social Sciences team, all of whom are actively involved in research themselves.

　　Learn from staff with professional practice experience in youth work, counselling, teaching and working with looked-after children Study with academics who have research expertise in areas such as child protection, alternative education and school exclusion, mentoring and coaching, safeguarding, and sexual exploitation Benefit from opportunities offered by the University of Bedfordshire’s new Health & Social Care Academy, run in partnership with local councils and NHS Trusts, to recruit, train and develop health and social care workers Be able to recognise and challenge discrimination, oppression and inequality across a range of services

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Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 4 Year(s)Fees: GB£58,000

Intake	Location
Semester 1 (October), 2024	Luton
Semester 1 (October), 2025	Luton

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Bedfordshire

To apply for a place on an undergraduate course (BA/BSc) you need to have completed your high school education (12 years) and have a pass equivalent to two UK A level passes, and have the required English language qualification.

　　IELTS - Overall score of 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each element

　　TOEFL iBT - Overall 72 (Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 20, Writing 17)

　　

English language requirements

　　6.0

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 72.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at University of Bedfordshire. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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　　THE World ranking126th / 130

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