Foundation diploma - Humanities
- 1 year
- Duration
- 15,950 GBP
- Price
- Sept 2024
- Start
- May 2024
- Deadline
- Foundation
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oxford / United Kingdom
- Location
- Oxford Brookes University
- School
Program description
Your transfer to a three-year university degree in the humanities, law, or social sciences will be facilitated by this course.
You will acquire academic skills that are essential for university study on the course, such as cooperation, critical analysis, and essay writing.Additionally, working on university-level assignments will help you gain more confidence.
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
At the university level, you can study a variety of areas, including politics, history of art, and education. Furthermore, you can enroll in modules on a particular subject.
As you prepare for degree-level study, you'll discover more about your knowledge gaps and your areas of strength. What's more, you will receive support at every step.
Your enrollment in the majority of Oxford Brookes undergraduate degree programs in the humanities and social sciences is assured if you successfully complete the course.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Being Human: Love, Sex and Death
- Cultural Moments
- Language, Vision and Representation
- The Reflective Learner
Semester 2
- Research Project
- Nation and Identity
Optional Modules
- Theatre Styles and Contexts
- Eastern Religious Philosophies
- French A1 / A2 (1)
- German A1 / A2 (1)
- Spanish A1 / A2 (1)
- Global Issues
- Introduction to International Development
- Death, Disease and Doctors: Medicine and Society
- Modern British Art
- Young Children's Outdoor Learning
Price
- Tuition Fee - 15,950 GBP
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.
English language requirements
- IELTS 6.0
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).
