Foundation Degrees
What are Foundation Degrees?
Foundation Degrees are work-related, higher education qualifications that have been designed with employers. They combine work-based learning with academic study so that you graduate with the required level of knowledge, understanding and skills to kickstart or enhance your career. The qualification is broadly equivalent to the first two years of a bachelors degree.
Why do employers like them?
Foundation Degrees directly meet the needs of employers by delivering graduates who are fully prepared for the world of work and able to apply the required skills immediately.
Why do employees like them?
Foundation Degrees equip you with the education and relevant higher level skills needed to maximise career opportunities and prepare you for a promotion or career change. They are designed to fit around your busy lifestyle or work schedule and you can progress on to the final year of an appropriate Honours Degree.
What Foundation Degrees are available at Bradford College?
The following Foundation Degrees are available from September 2012:
Art and Design
- Foundation Degree in Make-Up Artistry and Special Make-Up Effects (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Arts for Creative Industries (full-time)
Beauty Therapy & Hairdressing
- Foundation Degree in Advanced Practices in Beauty Therapy (full-time) (Also available part-time)
Business and Accounting
- Foundation Degree in Business (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Business (part-time)
- Foundation Degree in Accountancy (incorporating AAT) (part-time)
- Foundation Degree in Managerial Organisational Development (part-time)
Computing
- Foundation Degree in Multimedia and Design (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Multimedia and Design (part-time)
- Foundation Degree in Networking & Infrastructure Technology (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Networking & Infrastructure Technology (part-time)
- Foundation Degree in Project Management (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Project Management (part-time)
Early Years
Education and Professional Studies
- Foundation Degree in Supporting and Managing Learning in Education (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Supporting and Managing Learning in Education (part-time)
Engineering
- Foundation Degree in Casting Technology (part-time)
- Foundation Degree in Metallurgy and Materials (part-time)
- Foundation Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (subject to approval and validation) (part-time)
- Foundation Degree in Engineering and Management (part-time)
- Foundation Degree in Architectural Technology (subject to approval and validation) (part-time)
- Foundation Degree in Computer Aided Engineering (subject to approval and validation) (part-time)
Health, Community and Social Care
- Foundation Degree in Social and Community Care (full-time) (Also available part-time)
Hospitality & Catering
- Foundation Degree in Hospitality and Travel Management (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Hospitality and Travel Management (part-time)
Law
- Foundation Degree in Law and Legal Practice (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Law and Legal Practice (part-time)
Ophthalmic Dispensing
Public Services
- Foundation Degree in Public Services Management (full-time) (Also available part-time)
- Foundation Degree in Voluntary and Community Sector Management (full-time) (Also available part-time)
Sport Exercise and Fitness
- Foundation Degree in Health-related Exercise and Fitness (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Health-related Exercise and Fitness (part-time)
- Foundation Degree in Outdoor and Adventurous Activities (full-time) (Also available part-time)
Travel & Tourism
- Foundation Degree in Hospitality and Travel Management (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Hospitality and Travel Management (part-time)
Fair Fees for Foundation Degrees
The annual tuition fee for home and EU students for the following full-time Foundation Degree courses starting in 2012/13 will be £4000. We believe that this fee is one of the most competitive in the region’s higher education sector.
- Foundation Degree in Advanced Practices in Beauty Therapy (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Early Years (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Health-related Exercise and Fitness (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Hospitality and Travel Management (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Multimedia and Design (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Networking & Infrastructure Technology (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Public Services Management (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Sports Coaching (full-time)
- Foundation Degree in Supporting and Managing Learning in Education (full-time)