Foundation Routes

Foundation degrees combine work-based learning and academic study. You can do Foundation studies if you don’t quite have the right qualifications to start a three year degree immediately or if you want to gain more confidence in higher level work. Successful completion of a foundation programme gives automatic progression.

BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance (Including Foundation Year)
The Foundation Year in Accounting and Finance at University of South Wales is designed for students who do not meet the entry requirements for direct entry onto a degree course.
BA (Hons) Business and Management (Including Foundation Year)
The Foundation Year in Business and Management at University of South Wales is designed for students who do not meet the entry requirements for direct entry onto a degree course.
BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing (Including Foundation Year)
The Foundation Year in English and Creative Writing at University of South Wales is designed for students who do not meet the entry requirements for direct entry onto a degree course.
BA (Hons) History (Including Foundation Year)
The Foundation Year in History at University of South Wales is designed for students who do not meet the entry requirements for direct entry onto a degree course.
BA (Hons) Human Resource Management (Including Foundation Year)
This Human Resource Management course explores business, psychology and computing, and gives you the skills, knowledge and confidence to progress to continue onto a degree course.
BA (Hons) Public Services (Including Foundation Year)
The Foundation Year in Public Services at University of South Wales is designed for students who do not meet the entry requirements for direct entry onto a degree course.
BA (Hons) Youth and Community Work (Including Foundation Year)
The Foundation Year in Youth and Community Work at University of South Wales is designed for students who do not meet the entry requirements for direct entry onto a degree course.
BEng (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering (Including Foundation Year)
If you don’t quite have the right qualifications to start our BEng (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering degree, you could opt to start your studies with a foundation year, where you'll study the engineering principles needed for an exciting career in the aircraft and aerospace industry.
BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering (Including Foundation Year)
This Aerospace Engineering degree gives you the knowledge and skills required to succeed in the Aerospace Industry.
BEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering (Including foundation year)
USW's foundation degree in automotive engineering provides a progression route to the BEng degree. Programming smart embedded systems is covered so you'll be ready for the development in autonomous and driverless cars.
BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Including Foundation Year)
The Foundation course in Electrical and Electronic Engineering is for people who don't have the right qualifications to start the three year Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree.
BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Including Foundation Year)
The Foundation Year in Mechanical Engineering is for those who don't quite have the right qualifications to start our three year Mechanical Engineering degree.
BSc (Hons) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (Including Foundation Year)
The University of South Wales' Foundation Year in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering is for people who don't quite have the right qualifications to start our three-year BSc (Hons) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering degree.
BSc (Hons) Biology (Including Foundation Year)
As well as studying medical microbiology, primatology and genetics, our Biology students learn scientific diving techniques and develop field research skills in the tropical forests and coral reefs of Asia, Central or South America.
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science (Including Foundation Year)
Our foundation degree in biomedical science provides well-structured support, allowing you to develop your scientific skills and knowledge before embarking on a 3-year degree.
BSc (Hons) Building Surveying (Including Foundation Year)
Our foundation degree in building surveying provides students with well-structured support, allowing you to develop your skills and knowledge before embarking on a 3-year degree.
BSc (Hons) Childhood Development (Including Foundation Year)
The Foundation Year in Childhood Studies at University of South Wales is designed for students who do not meet the entry requirements for direct entry onto a degree course.
BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering (Including Foundation Year)
The University of South Wales' foundation year in Civil Engineering gives you the knowledge and confidence to progress on to the BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering degree and develop key skills for success in the civil engineering industry.
BSc (Hons) Computer Forensics (Including Foundation Year)
On this practical and well respected Computer Forensics degree, you’ll study topics that include the computer forensic process, tools and procedures, understanding digital evidence, cryptography, information security, law and ethics, and computer crime.
BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Including Foundation Year)
If you do not have the right subjects or grades to enrol directly onto our Computer Science degree, this foundation Computer Science course offers an alternative route into degree study with an additional and supported foundation year.
BSc (Hons) Computing (Including Foundation Year)
Our foundation degree in computing offers a thorough grounding in the necessary skills to open up a flexible career in computing.
BSc (Hons) Construction Project Management (Including Foundation Year)
If you don't have the entry requirements to enrol directly onto our Construction Project Management degree, this additional foundation year offers an alternative route into degree study.
BSc (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice (Including Foundation Year)
The Foundation Year in Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of South Wales is designed for students who do not meet the entry requirements for direct entry onto a degree course.
BSc (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice and Youth Justice (Including Foundation Year)
The Foundation Year in Criminology and Criminal Justice and Youth Justice at University of South Wales is designed for students who do not meet the entry requirements for direct entry onto a degree course.
BSc (Hons) Environmental Science (Including Foundation Year)
Designed with industry and taught by experts in their fields, this foundation degree in Environmental Science puts you at the forefront of environmental innovation and change.
BSc (Hons) Forensic Investigation (Including Foundation Year)
The Foundation course in Forensic Investigation is for students who don’t meet the entry for the BSc (Hons) Forensic Science degree. You’ll start by completing a foundation year, which provides well-structured support, before progressing to the first year of the Forensic Investigation degree.
BSc (Hons) Forensic Science (Including Foundation Year)
Accredited by The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, USW's Forensic Science degree will train you in the practices and techniques used in crime scene investigation, as well as laboratory analysis of evidence and its interpretation.
BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing and Social Care Management (Including Foundation Year)
The Foundation Year in Health, Wellbeing and Social Care Management at University of South Wales is designed for students who do not meet the entry requirements for direct entry onto a degree course.
BSc (Hons) International Wildlife Biology (Including Foundation Year)
If you don't have the right qualifications to apply for the BSc International Wildlife Biology, this offers an alternative route into degree study. Study big game tracking, conservation genetics, wildlife management, ecology and vertebrate zoology and enjoy field trips to Africa, Asia and Central America.
BSc (Hons) Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Management (Including Foundation Year)
Our Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Management degree with foundation year offers a future-facing and integrated business education covering the main disciplines and operational areas of business.
BSc (Hons) Marketing Management (Including Foundation Year)
Our Foundation Year in Marketing Management will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to perform efficient, effective, and engaging marketing. You’ll learn these skills both in the classroom and in your interactions with real businesses throughout your study.
BSc (Hons) Medicinal and Biological Chemistry (Including Foundation Year)
If you don’t quite have the right qualifications to start our three year BSc (Hons) Medicinal and Biological Chemistry degree or if you want to gain more confidence in higher level work, you could opt to start your studies with a foundation year.
BSc (Hons) Natural History (Including foundation year)
The BSc (Hons) Natural History degree is the the study of animals, plants and their environments, and includes field trips to Botswana, Portugal and Iceland.
BSc (Hons) Natural History and Media (Including Foundation Year)
The BSc (Hons) Natural History and Media (Including Foundation Year) degree combines the study of photography, film-making and digital production with the philosophy of natural history and research in the natural world. Develop your field skills in the UK and overseas.
BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Science (Including Foundation Year)
The foundation course in Pharmaceutical Science degree is for students who do not meet the admissions criteria for the BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Science degree. You’ll start by completing a foundation year, which provides well structured support.
BSc (Hons) Professional Policing (Including Foundation Year)
If you don't have the right qualifications to apply for USW's BSc (Hons) Professional Policing degree, the foundation course offers an alternative route into degree study.
BSc (Hons) Psychology (Including Foundation Year)
The Foundation Year in Psychology at University of South Wales is designed for students who do not meet the entry requirements for direct entry onto a degree course.
BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management (Including Foundation Year)
If you don’t quite have the right qualifications to start our BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management degree, you could opt to start your studies with a foundation course in Quantity Surveying.
BSc (Hons) Sociology (Including Foundation Year)
The Foundation Year in Sociology at University of South Wales is designed for students who do not meet the entry requirements for direct entry onto a degree course.
Chiropractic Foundation Year
The Foundation Chiropractic programme will allow you to gain the necessary skills and knowledge to move on, with confidence, to the first year of our Master of Chiropractic degree.
Foundation Degree Community Football Coaching and Development
This award-winning football coaching course, designed in conjunction with the English Football League Trust, develops the skills and qualities that are required to work within professional football clubs community departments or national governing bodies in areas of growth such as social inclusion, community coaching and football development.
Foundation Degree Learning Support for Further, Adult and Vocational Education
This course will prepare and develop your knowledge, skills and confidence so that you can pursue a career as a learning support professional within the FAVE sector.
Foundation Degree Sports Coaching and Development
The Foundation Degree in Sports Coaching and Development provides the opportunity to gain an industry-recognised qualification and relevant work experience.
LLB (Hons) Law (Including Foundation Year)
The Foundation Year in Law at University of South Wales is designed for students who do not meet the entry requirements for direct entry onto a degree course.
Master of Chiropractic (Including Foundation Year)
This is a fully integrated undergraduate Masters Chiropractic programme that is accredited by both the General Chiropractic Council and the European Council on Chiropractic Education ensuring that graduates can register with the GCC to practise in the UK.