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Foundation Year
An alternative entry route
Whether you would benefit from a
year to prepare you for entry onto an
honours degree, have non-traditional
qualifications, want to change your
subjects, have had a break from
education and wish to return or want a
change of career – the Keele Foundation
Year offers a university experience in a
supportive environment.
Choosing to study on a Keele Foundation
Year will give you the best opportunity to
gain the skills, attributes and confidence
to study at degree level.
The programme is an excellent
introduction to study at university; many
students who complete the Foundation
Year have gone on to obtain a first class
or upper second-class honours degree.
All of the teaching is delivered on
the Keele campus by highly qualified
academic and professional staff,
complemented by an experienced
student support team. Teaching methods
include lectures, laboratory classes,
seminars, workshops and tutorials, and
you will make use of state-of-the-art
undergraduate teaching facilities and
apparatus.
Assessment is through a wide range of
innovative assessment types, including
coursework, independent and group
research projects, workbooks, essays
and presentations, together with
examinations, which are held at the end
of both semesters.
Support
Access to a personal
tutor who will guide
and support you
In addition to the University’s support
network, you will have a personal tutor
who will guide and support you through
your first year of university study.
For more detailed information visit
keele.ac.uk/study/
foundationyears
For information on courses that combine subjects please visit keele.ac.uk/ugcourses