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You’ll learn through interactive, applied tasks, collaborative projects and independent study, building skills in communication, research, problem-solving and digital fluency. Reflective activities help you connect theory to real-world marketing contexts, creating a strong foundation for success in your Marketing degree and future career. 

• Undergraduate
• Cardiff

Build the academic confidence and core skills needed for university-level study, while developing a strong foundation for future study and a career in psychology.

• Undergraduate
• Pontypridd

You’ll engage with real legal themes, from criminal justice to professional practice, through practical activities and reflection. Learning is shaped around discussion, applied tasks and teamwork, helping you think critically, communicate effectively and strengthen your understanding of law. This foundation prepares you for the LLB and future legal opportunities with curiosity and purpose.

• Undergraduate
• Pontypridd

Build academic confidence and core study skills while developing a strong foundation in childhood development, preparing you to progress onto the full degree and future work with children and families.

• Undergraduate
• Pontypridd

Throughout the year you’ll learn to analyse sources, think critically about the past, and communicate your ideas clearly. With active teaching, reflective tasks and applied assessments, you’ll gain a strong academic foundation and transferable skills to progress into the History degree and beyond. This course supports your growth, curiosity and readiness for a higher level of study.

• Undergraduate
• Cardiff

The Accounting and Finance Foundation Year introduces core business and finance concepts while helping you develop key academic, personal and professional skills. Through practical tasks and reflection, you’ll gain confidence and prepare for degree-level study. 

• Undergraduate
• Cardiff

This forward-looking IT course prepares you to think critically, work practically, and build industry-ready skills, helping you start and progress in a successful technology career from day one at university.

• Undergraduate
• Pontypridd

You’ll learn through interactive tasks, collaborative projects and independent study, building skills in communication, problem-solving, teamwork and digital fluency. Reflective activities help you connect theory to real business contexts, giving you a strong foundation to succeed in your Business and Management degree and future career. 

• Undergraduate
• Cardiff

Prepare for a career in Criminology while building the academic skills needed to succeed at university.

• Undergraduate
• Pontypridd

The Foundation Year in Real Estate forms part of an integrated four-year degree programme, and is designed for students who do not currently meet the admissions criteria for direct entry onto a degree course in subjects including BSc (Hons) Real Estate.

• Undergraduate
• Pontypridd

Prepare for a career in public services while building the academic skills needed to succeed at university. 

• Undergraduate
• Pontypridd

Gain confidence as well as expertise as you prepare for our full Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree by studying on our Foundation Year with the help of our cutting-edge facilities and expert staff.

• Undergraduate
• Pontypridd

Accredited by the British Computer Society and created in partnership with industry and students. This programme ensures graduates are creative and capable, able to build the future with intelligent, effective, efficient, and reliable systems. The foundation year provides a method of entering this exciting field for those who are perhaps returning to study, or otherwise need to build their confidence.

• Undergraduate
• Pontypridd

If you didn’t get the grades you were looking for, USW offers a foundation year in Civil Engineering, paving the way to the BSc (Hons) degree. This comprehensive program equips students with practical skills and academic training for careers in structural design, project management, transport engineering, and sustainable development.

• Undergraduate
• Pontypridd

Our Foundation Year will provide you with the knowledge and skills to progress onto our full Aerospace Engineering degree. Grow your confidence as you learn with the help of our expert staff and using cutting-edge facilities.

• Undergraduate
• Pontypridd

This foundation year supports your transition into higher education while introducing key policing and public service themes.

• Undergraduate
• Pontypridd

Gain confidence as well as expertise as you prepare for our full Mechanical Engineering degree by studying on our Foundation Year with the help of our cutting-edge facilities and expert staff.

• Undergraduate
• Pontypridd

Dive into the processes that drive life, including evolution, physiology, molecular biology, and ecology. Develop the knowledge and skills to ask questions, solve problems, and make sense of the natural world.

• Undergraduate
• Pontypridd

Take your first steps to becoming an aeronautical engineer on our Foundation Year which will prepare to study our full degree. Grow your confidence as you learn with the help of our expert staff and using cutting-edge facilities.

• Undergraduate
• Pontypridd

Our Foundation Year will help you to prepare for degree-level study with confidence as you gain essential practical and theoretical knowledge in preparation to join the UK’s only double-accredited course.

• Undergraduate
• Pontypridd