Foundation degree?

[TW]Fox;18202070 said:
Thats the point - a foundation degree is 2 years long. Then you can use it to go onto a normal degree, from which you are usually exempt the first year and go straight into 2nd year..
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The daft thing is, even that is based on incorrect information. My local university has 1 year foundation degree's which are indeed at the HND level of education. They are directly linked to the BSC's in their respected subjects and automatically gain admission to the "proper" degree as well, so no more going back to UCAS etc.

I do see what you mean about putting it on the CV but even so, you could probably get away with just putting the actual course down with your grade anyway.
 
[TW]Fox;18202054 said:
It's not a full degree course. Only once you make the switch and begin studying on the full degree programme are on you on a 'normal' degree course.
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No, its not a full degree, that's just how I look at it, I'm looking at the bigger picture :)
 
If I remember correctly you go on to the final year of the hons degree if you have gained enough points from the modules you have taken up to that point - this will often allow you to get an hons degree whilst taking the first 2 years part-time and also paying a lower tuition fee for the first 2 years.
Also lacking the entry requirements for a full degree was not usually the reason I found for take-up of the foundation degree amongst my peers while I was completing mine - it was usually the availablility of the part-time option allowing you to get the qualification whilst working full-time that a lot of the other students - mostly adults - were taking this route.
 
I remember looking through a prospectus of a university about a foundation degree for computer science. Its the same thing as computer science but they just add another year in the beginning to make you learn statistical maths, s1, s2 and s3.
 
trigger-happy said:
I remember looking through a prospectus of a university about a foundation degree for computer science. Its the same thing as computer science but they just add another year in the beginning to make you learn statistical maths, s1, s2 and s3.
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Is it not the case that the foundation degree is only the first year, then you start the normal BSc once you've passed the foundation year?
 
trigger-happy said:
I remember looking through a prospectus of a university about a foundation degree for computer science. Its the same thing as computer science but they just add another year in the beginning to make you learn statistical maths, s1, s2 and s3.
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This is the sort of thing I am talking about, I looked at prospectus of a university about a foundation degree for pharmacy,

Just wondering how would it affect someone's chances when it comes to getting a job after you have completed the degree.
 
flibbage0 said:
This is the sort of thing I am talking about, I looked at prospectus of a university about a foundation degree for pharmacy,

Just wondering how would it affect someone's chances when it comes to getting a job after you have completed the degree.
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So is it ONLY the foundation degree, or the foundation degree leading onto the standard BSc?
 
flibbage0 said:
I don't know I'm stupid, I think it is the latter http://www.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/search2011/atoz/course/?code=07958&pg=1

Does that mean I will have to pay up to £9k a year after the foundation year?
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Yeah, that's a 1 year foundation course, followed by 4 years MPharm (undergraduate masters basically) it seems. It looks like you'll be paying full tuition fees (£3700 currently, not sure if that will increase when the new fees come in though) for all the years, obviously dependant on when the new fees come in.
 
DAnDan said:
Yeah, that's a 1 year foundation course, followed by 4 years MPharm (undergraduate masters basically) it seems. It looks like you'll be paying full tuition fees for all the years, obviously dependant on when the new fees come in.
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The new fees are effective from 2012 but once you start a degree it shouldn't affect you, but will it affect me if I decide to do foundation?
 
[TW]Fox;18201976 said:
I know exactly what a foundation degree is!

I'm saying foundation degrees are for people without the qualifications to go straight onto an undergrad degree. Which bit of that isnt true? :confused:

ie there is simply no way you'd choose to do one unless you had to, which makes the question rather strange - as you dont have a choice between a normal degree and a foundation degree, if you can do a normal degree you dont even consider the foundation!
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I could have gone onto a full BSc but went down the foundation degree (+ 1 year to make it the full BSc) route because it worked out cheaper.

£1200 a year instead of £3000.
 
Genuinelly suprised that you are a student considering university and you had no idea there were fairs. They are literally rammed down your throat from the minute you start Year 12?

It's not about being 'all knowing' at all, it's just one of those things that potential Uni students... just know?
 
Full time foundation degrees are normally 2 yrs and once completed, they allow you to go into the FINAL year of a full degree at a linked university. So you end up still doing the 3 yrs but it works out quite a bit cheaper. I can see foundation degrees becoming a lot more popular in the near future.
 
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