Foundation Diploma - English Literature
- 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
Would you like to learn more about the most important issues and concepts that have motivated intellectuals and authors throughout history? At Oxford Brookes, you can study English literature and learn about significant events and social movements.
You can get ready for a three-year university degree in the social sciences, law, or humanities by taking this foundation course.
You will study modules in your chosen topic area as well as university-level courses in everything from politics to art history to education.
You will acquire academic abilities necessary for university studies, such as cooperation, critical analysis, and essay writing.
You’ll also build skills that are directly relevant to university-level study, like:
- time management
- independent thinking
- presentation skills
- interpersonal and communication skills
- written, digital and oral literacy
Additionally, we'll be there for you as you develop your knowledge, discover your skills, and gain more self-assurance.
On successful completion of the foundation course, you're guaranteed a place on your chosen course, or most Oxford Brookes undergraduate degrees in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Being Human: Love, Sex and Death
- Cultural Moments
- Language, Vision and Representation
- The Reflective Learner
Semester 2
- Nation and Identity
- Research Project
Optional Modules
- Death, Disease and Doctors: Medicine and Society
- Eastern Religious Philosophies
- French A1 / A2 (1)
- German A1 / A2 (1)
- Spanish A1 / A2 (1)
- Global Issues
- Introduction to International Development
- Modern British Art
- Theatre Styles and Contexts
- Young Children's Outdoor Learning
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
- IELTS: 6.5 overall 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).
