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Geography with a Foundation Year

BA(Hons), BSc(Hons), Includes Foundation Year
UCAS code: F802

Key features
Where next

Downloadable course guide
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Key features

Geography involves studying for real, challenging environments

A route for those without academic qualifications in science to achieve a degree in geography.
High levels of tutor support and guidance.
Can lead to study of any of our geography degrees.

Downloadable course guide

Read BSc(Hons) Geography with Foundation Year course information (PDF, file size: 338.2KB)

The Science Foundation Year (SFY) gives you the opportunity to enter degree courses in science if your qualifications do not meet our normal Level 1 entry requirements. This is a proven route to achievement with a long track record of success. Importantly, the SFY is tailor-made to prepare you for Level 1 of a degree in geography, or alternatively in biology or forensic science. This route is particularly appropriate if you have not studied sciences beyond GCSE.

Our approach to the admission of mature applicants and applicants from non-traditional or non-standard academic routes is flexible. Each application is considered individually. Staffordshire University recognises that previous experience gained in work or other areas of life may have prepared mature applicants for a course of study such as this.

What you do

The SFY is designed to allow you to achieve success in your chosen degree. It has a modular structure, giving you the flexibility to make an appropriate selection from a range of science modules on offer.

The SFY also contains core components which are designed to ensure that you have the key transferable skills (including communication, IT and mathematical skills) that you will require to complete a science degree. This combination of fundamental science and key skills allows you to obtain the breadth of expertise and flexibility required for success in your chosen field.

During the SFY, you will also have the opportunity to study a general option module in a scientific discipline at the Stoke campus of the University. Assessment in the SFY is by examinations, coursework and class tests, giving you feedback on your progress whilst allowing you to develop the skills required when tackling a variety of assessment types.

Where next

The Science Foundation Year is designed to provide you with a smooth transition to the BSc(Hons) degree of your choice, see Geography degrees. However, it may be possible for you to transfer to one of the other science-based degrees available at Stoke.

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Forensic Science with a Foundation Year

Fact File

Qualification:	BA(Hons), BSc(Hons), Includes Foundation Year
Faculty/School:	Faculty of Sciences
Location:	Stafford College, Stoke Campus
Course Start:	September
Course Length:	Normally one year full-time to undertake the Foundation Year, followed by three years full-time to complete your degree.
Entry Requirements:	We welcome applications from people with a variety of qualifications, skills and experience. Applicants are individually assessed and will be made an offer based on their circumstances.
Application:	Via UCAS - For your first year you will be based at Stafford College and need to enter campus code F
UCAS Code:	F802
Fees and Bursaries:	See undergraduate fees and bursaries
Other Notes:	The first year of the course is based at Stafford College with the subsequent three years taken at the University’s campus in Stoke-on-Trent.