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Health Sciences with Foundation Year

  • Fd cert
  • 1 Years
  • Full-time
  • 22/09/2025
  • Undergraduate
University Park Campus
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Course summary

If you don't 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 level of study.
After successfully completing the foundation year, you'll 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.

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.

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.

This course is not open to EU/international applicants.

Modules

We use a variety of learning strategies and teaching methods. This may include case-based learning, discussion groups, eLearning, lab sessions and seminars.

You'll gain a broad knowledge of healthcare and study topics such as biosciences, biological communications, digestion and nutrition, body systems and health psychology.

We also support your professional and personal and professional development on this course. This includes developing your academic writing and presentation skills but also the interpersonal skills, values and resilience required for working as a healthcare professional.

As part of the course, you'll complete a portfolio module. This will introduce you to carrying out independent research and the importance of evidence-based professional practice.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • University Park Campus

Study options

  • Fd cert • Full-time • 1 Years

Start dates

  • 22/09/2025

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
A30A
Institution code:
N84
Campus name:
University Park Campus
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Foundation

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How to apply

Apply by
29 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:
A30A
Institution code:
N84
Campus name:
University Park Campus
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

International applicants

This course is open to UK students only.

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - Not accepted

A level - BCC

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.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM

These qualifications will be considered on an individual basis. Please contact the University for more information.

Access to HE Diploma - D: 15 credits M: 18 credits P: 12 credits

Pathways will be considered on an individual basis.

Scottish Higher - Not accepted

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - 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.

Scottish Advanced Higher - BC

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.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

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.

T Level - M

Pathways will be considered on an individual basis

Applicants who have taken, or are taking, BTEC, T Level or Access qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.

English language requirements

GCSE English Language grade 4 (C)

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

We consider applicants solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential – we use exam grades to prioritise applicants but look at a range of factors and aim to give everyone an equal opportunity to show their achievements.

We understand that background and personal circumstances can have an impact on academic performance at school or college. Applicants who are eligible under our contextual admissions policies may be considered for a reduced contextual offer.

Learn more on the University of Nottingham website

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This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
Channel Islands£9535*Year 1
Republic of Ireland£9535*Year 1
England£9535*Year 1
Northern Ireland£9535*Year 1
Scotland£9535*Year 1
Wales£9535*Year 1

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

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