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Qualifications Entry Requirements - Section 2

University Awards

To cater for your professional, academic and personal needs, the Bradford College University Centre offers a range of study opportunities.  These lead to the following awards, validated by Leeds Metropolitan University:

Certificate in Foundation Studies

You can achieve a Certificate in Foundation Studies after successfully completing a course of study.

Certificate/Diploma of Higher Education

You can achieve a Certificate of Higher Education after acquiring 120 credit points at Level 1 or a Diploma of Higher Education with 120 credit points at Level 1 and 120 credit points at Level 2. The Certificate and Diploma can both be achieved through either full-time or part-time study. When studied on a full-time basis the Certificate takes one year and the Diploma two years.

Foundation Degrees

Foundation Degrees are a Government initiative to meet the demands of the 21st century. They’re designed to equip you with the broad skills base and experience of Higher Education that employers are looking for.  They’ll provide you with specialist technical knowledge and skills for jobs at the associate professional and technical level. Foundation Degrees include significant elements of work-based learning and are therefore particularly attractive to people already in paid employment. A Foundation Degree can be achieved through either full-time or part-time study. The full-time mode normally takes two years to complete. You must gain 120 credit points at both Levels 1 and 2.