Course Overview

The Bedfordshire Foundation Year is designed to help you with the language and broaden subject content, to address a language or academic shortfall. The course combines English language, study skills for university and IT skills, which will help you progress on to your main degree programme.

The University of Bedfordshire EU & International Foundation Year is a general university preparation course, designed to improve your English language and academic study skills before you begin the first year of your chosen undergraduate degree.

The programme is suitable for those who do not meet the entry requirements for direct entry to an undergraduate degree at Bedfordshire or students who would like some extra support.

You will study a set of core modules that focus on teaching you the English language, study skills for university and IT skills, all designed to help you succeed on your degree. Because it is entirely delivered by the University, the teaching styles on this programme mirror those at the University, so you will be familiar with Bedfordshire's teaching and learning styles before you even start your degree.

Class sizes are kept small, usually no more than 25 students, in order to ensure you get the support you need. When you successfully complete the course, you are guaranteed to progress into the first year of your degree.

General Eligibility

In order to check if you meet the entry requirements, please email admissions@beds.ac.uk.

Part Time Work Details

The 20 hours is total hours. It is not per job. If you hold multiple part-time jobs then the total hours of all the work you are doing added together.

Language Requirement

• English language requirements

  The University accepts the following qualification as satisfying the English Language requirements for entry to a Bachelor or Master's degree.

  UKVI Academic IELTS overall score of 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each element

  Please note: some courses may require higher levels of English – the exact criteria will be specified in the course descriptions