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Foundation Year in Health and Life Sciences

Other (Hons)

Typical offer for 2025
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Overview

The Foundation Year is a pre-degree access programme that will provide you with a solid basis for future undergraduate study at the University of Bradford. This course is designed for students who do not have the necessary academic qualifications for registration directly on to a degree course.

The Foundation Year offers an introductory grounding in your chosen discipline and equips you with the study and interpersonal skills necessary for effective undergraduate study.

Successful completion of this programme will enable you to progress to a range of degree programmes in forensic and medical sciences, chemistry, applied biomedical science, archaeology, nursing, occupational therapy and public health.

Entry requirements

64 UCAS points.

Please see specific qualification requirements and degree routes for full details. 

Qualification requirements

A full list of degree routes and entry requirements is available on our Foundation years progression routes page.

A levels

DDE.

T levels

Pass (D or E).

BTEC Extended Diploma

MPP.

Applicants on Access Programmes

64 UCAS points.

International Baccalaureate Requirements

64 UCAS points plus Higher Level grade 3 or Standard Level grade 4 in English.

Plus minimum of

GCSE English grade C/grade 4 (equivalents accepted). Some of our courses require Maths and/or Science grade C/grade 4 (equivalents accepted).

Additional entry requirements

If you are a mature applicant (aged 21 and over), you will be eligible to apply for this course with level 2 qualifications (or GCSE equivalents). You will also need to provide a written statement, and will be interviewed as part of the process.

Please contact the Admissions Team at [email protected] or 01274 236088 if you have any queries regarding your application.

You may also be eligible to apply for student finance; further information including a student finance calculator can be found on the Student Finance website and further advice for mature applicants can be found at UCAS.

English language requirements

Minimum IELTS at 6.0 or the equivalent.

Teaching, learning and assessment

You will learn alongside your peers through lectures, workshops, practical lab sessions, and simulation classes. Personal tutorials will provide individual support. Assessment methods will vary and include coursework, presentations, skills logs, and examinations.

A full list of degree routes and entry requirements is available on our Foundation years progression routes page.

Fees, finance and scholarships

Tuition fee 2025

  • UK: £9,535

Additional costs

There may be additional costs that you may incur as a student. Though these are not essential to your programme of study you need to be aware of them as a student of the University. A list of the sort of costs you might expect can be found on our fees and finance section.

Financial support

See our fees and financial support section.

Postgraduate Master's Loan

If you live in England you may be able to apply for a special Government-funded Master's Loan to help pay your tuition fees and living costs.
You don't have to pay the loan back until you're earning a certain amount of money.

Scholarships

Every year we award numerous non-repayable scholarships to UK, EU and international students on the basis of academic excellence, personal circumstances or economic hardship. For full details, visit our scholarships section.

Study support

Research

Terms and conditions of study

The University has a set of terms and conditions for all students accepting an offer to study on a course here at Bradford. This is called The Student Contract. This document sets out the Terms and Conditions which apply when you accept an offer of a place on a programme of study at the University of Bradford.

View our Student Contract for further details.

Transparency statement

Information about this programme and its modules has been published in advance of the academic year to which it applies. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information is accurate at the time of publication, but changes may occur given the interval between publishing and commencement of teaching. Any change which impacts the terms and conditions of an applicant’s offer will be communicated to them.