Successful completion of the Foundation Year will enable you to progress into the first year (Level C) of your chosen honours degree. If you are a full time UK student, you will qualify for student financial support for the full duration of your course (subject to relevant criteria).

A significant part of our Degree with Foundation Year focuses upon core skills such as academic writing at HE level, becoming an independent learner, structuring academic work, critical thinking, time management and note taking.

The following subjects are available:

• Sport & Exercise Science
• Sport & Physical Education
• Sport Psychology

For further details, please see the curriculum tab above.

Programme structure

Teaching on this programme will be a mixture of lectures, tutorials, seminars, workshops and individual learning. You will have approximately 12 teaching hours per week, for 24 weeks of the year, and teaching will take place at Hope Park.

Assessment and feedback

Assessment on this programme includes coursework, essays and practical assessments. 

You will receive written feedback on all of your assessments, and you will have the opportunity to discuss this in more detail with your tutor.

Applicants must achieve a minimum of 72 UCAS points for entry on to this course. UCAS Tariff points can be made up from a range of qualifications. 

There may be some flexibility for mature students offering non-tariff qualifications and students meeting particular widening participation criteria. 

Applications from International applicants will be considered for Foundation Year study but applicants who require a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK will also have to meet the English Language requirements.

Please contact our Student Enrolment team directly for further information.

t: 0151 291 3899

e: admission@hope.ac.uk

Tuition Fees

The tuition fees for the Degree with Foundation Year are £9,250.

If you are a student from the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands, your tuition fees will also be £9,250.

The University reserves the right to increase Home and EU Undergraduate and PGCE tuition fees in line with any inflationary or other increase authorised by the Secretary of State for future years of study.

Additional Costs

On top of your tuition fees, you also need to consider costs such as purchasing books and travel. For subject-specific additional costs, please see the relevant undergraduate course page.

You will also need to consider the cost of your accommodation whilst you study at university. Visit our accommodation pages for further details about our Halls of Residence.

Additional help

For information about funding from the Government, please see our Government help page.

Students will undertake 60-credits in Sport and 60-credits of Enhanced Learning (study skills).

Sport

Examples of the topics that you may cover during lectures, seminars and tutorials include:

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Coaching and Teaching
• Health & Well-being
• Sociology of Sport
• Sport Biomechanics
• Sport Management
• Sport Nutrition
• Sport Psychology and Skill Acquisition
• Technology in Sport
  
  

Enhanced Learning

Examples of the following skills may be developed in seminars and tutorials, and will be integrated into studies within the Sport curriculum:

• Becoming a learner at HE level
• Time management and planning
• Information retrieval and evaluation
• Reading at HE level
• Academic writing and criticality
• Structuring academic work and note taking
• Referencing and proof reading
  
• Team work
• Presentation skills

Applications for our Degree with Foundation Year must be made through UCAS. When making an application, you will need to specify which degree you wish to continue onto once you have completed your Foundation Year programme.