Foundation courses
Explore our degrees with foundation year entry and foundation degrees at UWE Bristol available for 2022/23 entry.
Foundation degrees (FdSc/FdA) - these are intermediate work-related courses (240 credits) usually studied over two academic years. On successful completion of a foundation degree you have the opportunity to top up to a related honours degree.
Degrees with foundation year entry - UWE Bristol offers a range of degrees which include a foundation year (year zero) for UK and EU students who need an additional year to prepare before joining year one of their degree.
International students - if you do not meet the academic requirements to study on our undergraduate degrees, you can qualify by completing preparatory study at our International College. For international students looking for progression onto our Art and Design degree courses, you can see a list of the creative foundation years that we offer.
Foundation courses
A
- Accounting (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Accounting and Business Management (with Foundation year) - BA(Hons)
- Accounting and Finance (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Aerospace Engineering (with Foundation Year) - BEng(Hons)
- Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies (with Foundation Year) - BEng(Hons)
- Animal Management - FdSc
- Animation (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Architectural Technology and Design (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Architecture and Environmental Engineering (with Foundation Year) - BEng(Hons)
- Architecture and Planning (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Audio and Music Technology (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Automotive Engineering (with Foundation Year) - BEng(Hons)
B
- Banking and Finance (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Biological Laboratory Sciences - FdSc
- Biological Sciences (with Foundation Year) - MSci
- Biological Sciences (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Biomedical Science (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Biomedical Science (with Foundation Year) - MSci
- Building Surveying (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Business (Team Entrepreneurship) (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Business and Events Management (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Business and Human Resource Management (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Business and Law (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Business and Management (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Business Management and Economics (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Business Management and Leadership (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Business Management and Marketing (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
C
- Civil Engineering (with Foundation Year) - BEng(Hons)
- Computer Science (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Creative and Professional Writing (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Criminology (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Criminology and Law (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Criminology and Sociology (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Criminology with Psychology (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Cyber Security and Digital Forensics (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
D
- Digital Media (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
E
- Early Childhood (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Economics (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Economics (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Education (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Educational Support - FdA
- Electronic Engineering (with Foundation Year) - BEng(Hons)
- English Language and Linguistics (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- English Literature (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- English Literature with Writing (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Environmental Science (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Environmental Science (with Foundation Year) - MSci
F
- Fashion Communication (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Fashion Textiles (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Film Studies (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Fine Art (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Forensic Science (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Forensic Science (with Foundation Year) - MSci
G
- Games Technology (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Graphic Design (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
H
- Health and Social Care Practice - FdSc
- Health Professions - Foundation Programme
- History (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
I
- Illustration (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Inclusive Practice - FdA
- Integrated Mental Health and Social Care - FdSc
- Integrated Wildlife Conservation - FdSc
- Interior Architecture (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Interior Design (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- International Business (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
L
- Law (with Foundation Year) - LLB(Hons)
- Law with Business (with Foundation Year) - LLB(Hons)
M
- Marketing (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Mathematics (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Mechanical Engineering - FdSc
- Mechanical Engineering (with Foundation Year) - BEng(Hons)
- Media Communications (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Media Production (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
P
- Philosophy (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Photography (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Politics and International Relations (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Product Design (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Product Design Technology (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Property Development and Planning (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Psychology (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Psychology with Criminology (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
Q
R
- Real Estate (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Robotics (with Foundation Year) - BEng(Hons)
S
- Sociology (with Foundation Year) - BA(Hons)
- Sociology with Psychology (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
- Software Engineering for Business (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)
