Bachelor's Social Science Degree with a Blended Learning Foundation Year

Our January start Foundation Years adopt a blended learning approach, with the majority of learning taking place online, and approximately two weeks per semester on campus. The January start is particularly useful for students wishing to return to education following time out of studying, or who are seeking a flexible approach to their Foundation Year studies. Our January start is available across most of our Science, Humanities, Social Science and Business courses.

How will the course be taught?

Whilst still being a full-time course, our blended delivery model combines live teaching sessions - both online and on-campus - with self-directed study, enabling you to predominantly study at a time that suits your lifestyle. You will benefit from weekly online taught sessions which encourage you to engage with your teachers and peers. In addition to online study there will be a series of full study days that you will be required to attend throughout each semester. These sessions may include lab-based activities, group work, review of course and assessment materials studied online. They will emphasise opportunities for you to deepen your knowledge and understanding of your chosen route.

Successful completion of the January start Foundation Year guarantees progression onto a full-time undergraduate programme on campus.
For the Bachelor's Social Science Degree with a Blended Learning Foundation Year, successful completion of the programme leads to a place on the following full-time undergraduate courses:

• Criminology

• Criminology and History

• Criminology and Sociology

• Education

• Education and English Literature

• Education and History

• Education and Philosophy

• Education and Sociology

• English Literature and Philosophy

• Geography BA

• History and International Relations

• History and Politics

• International Development

• International Relations

• International Relations and Politics

• Law

• Law with Business

• Law with Criminology

• Law with Politics

• Law with Professional Legal Practice

• Liberal Arts

• Liberal Arts with Integrated Master's

• Media and Sociology

• Philosophy

• Philosophy and Politics

• Politics

• Politics and Sociology

• Sociology

About Keele

Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.

We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.

Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.