**Foundation courses**
A foundation year can develop your skills and make it easier to get started at university. It is an extra year of study at the start of your course that leads in to a full degree programme. It’s a great option if:
You don’t have the grades for a full degree course
You have non-traditional qualifications or experience
You’re starting university after some time away from education
You’re looking for more support during the transition into university study.
**Life as a foundation year student**
During a foundation year you’ll learn about your chosen subject, develop your study skills and get used to university life. On successful completion of your foundation year, you’ll be ready to progress to the first year of your degree course.
As a foundation year student, you’ll be a full student of the University and part of our community. You’ll have access to all our campus facilities and support.
**Why choose this course**
- Study a curriculum that explores the latest research, from discoveries about the influence of the microbiome on our health, to emerging disease threats and the increase of antibiotic resistance.
- Access our £10 million Innovation for Health Learning Laboratory to analyse the genetic makeup of different types of microbes and use specialist computer software to model microbiological systems and metabolic pathways.
- Gain industry experience through our Professional Training placements, where you can work in one of our partner laboratories across the world.
- Learn from lecturers who are active researchers in antimicrobial resistance, biotechnology, clinical bacteriology, systems biology and virology.
- Join the 97% of our biosciences and medicine graduates who go on to employment or further study.*
**What you will study**
On this course, you’ll learn about bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses, agents that have a huge impact on human health and disease, the environment, and chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries.
In your first year, you’ll study topics that are fundamental to microbiology, including bacteriology, biochemistry and genetics, ensuring you have a solid foundation upon which to build the rest of your degree.
During your second year, you’ll get the option to study food analysis and quality control, food microbiology, immunology, pathology and pharmacology. In these modules, you’ll explore topics like how to improve the nutritional and eating quality of food products, and foodborne illness, food spoilage and food preservation.
In your third year, you’ll study biomedical microbial products, human microbial diseases, and the epidemiology of infectious diseases. You can also choose to explore topics such as animal infectious diseases, gene expression, immunohaematology, and pathogenesis and therapeutics of cancer. You’ll also complete a research project, bringing together all the practical, analytical, and presentation skills you’ve developed.
Course Details - Modules
To see the full range of modules for this course please visit our website – the link is under the Course contact details. You will also find full details of the programme, including programme structure, assessment methods, contact hours and Graduate prospects.
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
C507
Institution code:
S85
Campus Name:
Stag Hill
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Foundation
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Overall:
CCD
We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers.
Required subjects:
Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics
Overall:
BBCCC
Required subjects:
Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics
GCSE or Equivalent:
Scottish National 5: English Language and Mathematics grade C
Overall:
QAA recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall including 18 at Distinction, 3 at Merit and and 24 at Pass
Required subjects:
Access content will be assessed by Faculty
Must include 15 level 3 credits in Science.
GCSE or Equivalent:
Inclusion of GCSE English and Mathematics equivalent within Access programme
Overall:
CCD
Required subjects:
Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics
GCSE or Equivalent:
Scottish National 5: English Language and Mathematics grade C
Applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) will receive our standard A level offer, plus an alternate offer of one A level grade lower, subject to achieving an A grade in the EPQ. The one grade reduction will not apply to any required subjects.
Overall:
MMM
Required subjects:
Please contact us to discuss suitability.
Overall:
Pass overall with CCD from a combination of the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate and two A levels. Applicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element.
Required subjects:
Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics
GCSE or Equivalent:
Inclusion of GCSE English and Mathematics equivalent within the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.5
6.5 overall with 6.0 in Writing and 5.5 in each other element
View the other English language qualifications that we accept:
