Foundation Diploma - Built Environment
- 1 year
- Duration
- Upon request
- Price
- Sept 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Foundation
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oxford / United Kingdom
- Location
- Oxford Brookes University
- School
Program description
You can pursue a degree thanks to the Built Environment Foundation. There you will make preparations for your professional development and future career, too.
In addition to gaining other crucial skills for the planning and development of cities, you will improve your comprehension and problem-solving abilities. Our training includes the following to aid in developing your practical skills:
- theory and contextual case studies
- field trips
- live projects
On completing your course, you can progress to one of the following degree courses here at Oxford Brookes;
- Urban Design, Planning and Development
- Construction Project Management
- Property Development and Planning
- Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management
- Building Surveying
- Real Estate
Program structure
Year 1
- Environmental Science
- Essential Skills in the Built Environment
- Integrative and Contextual Studies
Optional modules
- Foundations of Business
- Introduction to Property Development
- Introduction to Sustainable Construction
- Word Processing and Spreadsheet IT Skills
Price
Requirements for applicants
General Entry Requirements
- Acceptable passes in five subjects (exceptionally four subjects) at GCSE or GCE including:
- one 12-unit vocational A-level, or
- two A-levels or two 6-unit vocational A-levels, or
- one A-level or 6-unit vocational A-level plus two AS-levels, or
- two 3-unit vocational A-levels
- A National Certificate or Diploma at a good standard.
- The International Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 24 points) or the European Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 60%).
- Five subjects in SCE with two at Higher level or one at Advanced Higher level.
- Three subjects in Scottish Highers or two at Advanced Higher level.
- Any other qualifications considered by the Academic Board to be of equivalent standard.
- A recognised access course
Specific entry requirements
- A Level: 48 points from 2 A Level or equivalent
- GCSE: Mathematics - grade 4/C; English - grade 4/C normally required
- IELTS: 6.0 with 6.0 in reading and writing, 5.5 in listening and speaking
About the university
The history of Oxford Brookes University spans more than 150 years. We began as a modest School of Art in rented classrooms and have expanded into one of the UK's top modern universities with a reputation for distinction in teaching and research on the local, national, and worldwide levels.
Our primary goal is to provide a top-notch educational experience that helps each of our graduates to be competent, self-assured, and prosperous. The standard of instruction students receive is an integral component of this.
Oxford Brookes works with a wide range of partners both domestically and internationally. Our connections are essential to improving our instruction, research, and information sharing. Additionally, they provide our students a wealth of placement, internship, and employment options.
In cooperation with our Associate College Partners as well as directly, we offer a variety of higher education and degree apprenticeships (ACPs).
