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34 | Your Degree
Keele University has always dared to be
different when it comes to the courses we offer.
Your degree
What type of degree
should I choose?
The University has built an enviable
reputation for the wide range of
courses offered to students. But
too much choice can be a bad
thing, so today the modern Keele
curriculum offers not only exciting
options and combinations with
outstanding breadth and depth,
but also clarity of choice which will
help make your decision making
easier. There are two main types
of degrees available at Keele.
Single Honours
Our Single Honours degrees offer
you the chance to specialise in one
main academic area and to explore
this throughout the duration of your
course. The course will have a range
of modules which may include
optional modules but they will all be
focused around an academic area.
Combined Honours
Our Combined Honours programmes
give you the opportunity to study
two different subjects giving you a
wider range of expertise by the end
of your course. With some of our
Combined Honours courses the two
subjects are studied in isolation to
each other eg. Biology and Psychology.
Other Combined Honours courses
involve more integration between
the two subjects where there will
be elements of both subjects within
individual modules eg. law WITH
business. If you are considering a
Combined Honours degree then take
a look at the course pages on our
website to see how the modules
work for that particular combination.
Foundation Year
Whether you 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 foundation
years at Keele provide an opportunity
for those with diverse backgrounds
to access an honours degree.
The programme is an excellent
introduction to study at university;
most students who complete the
foundation year have ultimately
obtained a first class or upper second
class honours degree. 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 coursework, including
independent and group research
projects, workbooks, essays and
presentations, together with
examinations which are held at
the end of both semesters.
In addition to the University’s
support network, you will have a
personal tutor whom you see on a
regular basis in small group tutorials.
Foundation years are available
in Business Health, Humanities,
Science, Social Science and an
International year (for international
students).
Elective Pathways at Keele
Keele University has always
been proud to offer a broad and
interdisciplinary curriculum: many
programmes give room for ‘elective’
choices that allow you to experiment
with study beyond your core subject
or subjects. From 2020, we offer a
set of carefully designed Elective
Pathways, allowing undergraduates
to follow specialised routes of
learning that focus on powerful
debates, issues and challenges
facing the contemporary world.
These will be designed to broaden
your intellectual horizons and set
you up to apply your learning to
society’s major questions. Elective
pathways may include:
• Building Sustainable Futures
• Shaping the Digital World
• Global Health Challenges
• Social Inclusion and Exclusion
• Enterprise and Innovation
• Languages and Intercultural
Exchange
Some students will choose to take
their ‘electives’ from a range of
categories. These pathways provide
the opportunity for you to graduate
with a defined specialism in an area
of knowledge, debate or skill.