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 focusses:
- Developing core University skills such as academic writing at HE level, becoming an independent learner, structuring academic work, critical thinking, time management and note taking.
- Developing knowledge and understanding of key themes and ideas across subject disciplines.
The Degree with Foundation Year is particularly suitable for those who wish to undertake studies in any of the degrees shown on our full A to Z list of available degrees with Foundation Year.
The Foundation Year is a full-time course and forms the first year of a four-year degree. You will be a student of the University and have access to all the standard support systems and resources that any degree student would be able to access.
Programme structure
Teaching on this programme will include lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, trips and individual learning. You will have 12 contact hours per week, for 24 weeks of the year, with 6 hours in one subject block and 6 hours in a second subject. Your subject blocks will be dictated by your degree pathway.
Assessment and feedback
Assessment during Foundation Year is varied and will give you an idea of what is required as you move through the four years of your degree. Assessment types may include essays, presentations, portfolio and practical work, dependent on your subject blocks.
You will be given feedback on all of your assessments and have the opportunity to discuss this with your tutor in detail. Most feedback on assessments is provided in written form, although some may be supported by oral feedback.
Apply
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.
Please view our Degree with Foundation Year A to Z for a full list of all available programmes.
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 for 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 complete two 60-credit subject options based on their chosen degree pathway. These will be pre-allocated to you upon registration.
Things to Note:
- Only one subject option is available within a block (i.e. – Block 1 options are either Law and Criminology or Geography and Environmental Science or Social Science 1).
- All subject options are timetabled for classes at Hope Park Campus, except those marked with an *. Music, Performance and Visual Art are based at Creative Campus.
- If you are a combined honours student and one of the subjects in your degree title is a Creative subject, you will study 6 hours at Hope Park and 6 hours at Creative Campus – consult the University website for travel information between campuses.
- Creative single honours students will be required to study one of Music, Performance and Visual Art, plus a Creative Collaboration block which will sit outside of the subject timetable blocks.
The subject options offered by the University are as follows;
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Geography and Environmental Science
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Humanities
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Business
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Education: Pedagogy, Childhood and Citizenship’
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Psychology
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Education: Community and Society
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Health and Sport Sciences
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Social Science 1: Theory, Practice and Action
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Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering’
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Social Science 2: Community, Society and Social Change’
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Visual Art *
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Whilst each of the 60-credit subject options shown below will all develop your academic skill-set alongside your knowledge and understanding within the cognate area, the methods of teaching and learning may differ per block. Click on each of the subject option drop-downs to gain more information;
Subjects at Hope Park
Business
As a BEAMs student, you will explore a range of business functions such as marketing, accounting, economics, operations, and human resources management through a range of integrated and interactive project-based activities. Through a series of individual and group-based learning sessions, you will develop a wide range of business-related transferable skills, as well as developing high levels of self-awareness. You will examine the importance of ethical behaviour in business and the consequences of unethical practices. Finally, you will gain a basic understanding of entrepreneurship and the skills necessary to start and manage a small business and the importance of behaving in a professional manner in both a creative and corporate environment.
Education 1: Community and Society
Education option 1 provides students with an opportunity to explore the aims, values and outcomes of education in local and global contexts. Students will have an opportunity to consider the social, political, historical, cultural, and economic factors that shape education. These factors will be explored to see how the life chances of children and young people are shaped by education
Education 2: Pedagogy, Childhood and Citizenship
Education option 2 provides students with an opportunity to explore teaching and learning, the communities that children grow up in, and how this can shape their future. This block will also explore the life experiences of children locally, in the UK, and internationally.
Geography and Environmental Science
Within this subject block, you will develop your knowledge and understanding of the relation between people, place and environment by exploring community challenges and solutions at the local- regional- and global-scale. You will apply a range of key investigative skills and techniques through interactive lectures, seminars, laboratory and fieldwork. Departmental staff are on hand to support your engagement and develop your sense of community and belonging within the Department of Geography and Environmental Science. In addition to furthering your understanding of the subject, you will develop a broad range of study and employability skills that will aid your progression through your chosen degree.
Health and Sport Sciences
In this subject, students will be introduced to and explore a number of key disciplines, including anatomy and physiology, teaching and coaching, physical activity and health, sport psychology, nutrition and sport management and business. The course will provide you with fundamental knowledge and understanding in these areas, alongside laboratory and practical-based activities to further consolidate your learning. You will develop skills and techniques in project development, writing, communication and research all of which will help you to be successful at the higher education level and work towards achieving your goals.
Humanities
In the Humanities block you will learn about what it means to be human from the perspective of history, philosophy, literature, language, creative writing and other humanities subjects. Through lectures, seminars, and practical hands-on sessions both inside and outside of the classroom, you will explore a range of relevant contemporary topics including war and peace, slavery, thoughts and emotions, gender, poverty, human creativity, and modern technology, often drawing on the cultural and historical heritage of Liverpool. The course will also equip you with academic and transferable skills that will help you succeed at university and beyond.
Law and Criminology
This subject aims to introduce some of the big ideas around Crime, Law, and Justice, including freedom, power, inequality, and legitimacy. Divided equally between Criminological and Legal approaches, it uses a mixture of lectures, seminars, and tutorials to help equip students with the skills to progress into further Criminological or Legal study at Liverpool Hope. It is assessed using a series of learning portfolios that build on class discussions, problem-based case studies, and presentations to develop familiarity with foundational ideas and concepts as well as key techniques and study skills.
Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering
The subject integrates the three core disciplines of the school to provide a comprehensive educational experience. With a focus on practicality and the development of academic skills, you will study two strands that will run simultaneously through this 60-credit subject. The first strand will cover key Academic and Professional Skills which will equip you with essential skills necessary for success both inside and outside the classroom. The second strand focusses directly towards the subject content covering Computing with Mathematics, in the first half of the academic year and Mathematics, Computing and Engineering in the second half of the academic year. Students will explore the intersection of computing and mathematics, delving into relevant concepts and applications, before engaging with theoretical and problem-based study within Mathematics, Computing and Engineering. related to these subjects.
Psychology
The Psychology subject blocks will introduce major approaches in the discipline. Across a diverse set of lectures, students will be introduced to topics in social, cognitive, biological and developmental influences across psychology. In addition, students will receive instruction in the gathering, processing, and understanding of data relevant to understanding human behaviour, such that they can start to think about psychological experimentation. Students will also have the opportunity think about applying their emerging psychological knowledge to help understand the real lives of those in local communities. They will do so in a multi-disciplinary context while working alongside other students from different subject blocks.
Social Science 1: Theory, Practice and Action
This block of study explores the origins of the study of society and some of the key thinkers who have influenced the social science discipline. Students are encouraged to bring their own thoughts and opinions to the class as we will be having many discussions around issues such as education, politics and media and the influence they have on all of us as a society. Tutors with different specialisms from across the department will cover a wide-range of topics looking at how society has developed in recent history and what this may indicate for what society may look like in the future.
Social Science 2: Community, Society and Social Change
As the name suggests, the ‘social sciences’ are about examining the social world and brings together a rich and diverse range of academic subjects. Throughout this course, you’ll draw on these academic subjects to examine ideas about community, identity and activism. You'll do this by exploring themes such as music, social media, sport and fashion and you’ll consider whether these things bring communities together or cause social divisions, impact identities positively or negatively, provide a platform for positive action or a voice for damaging ideology. Whilst exploring these ideas, you’ll also be developing your confidence in the skills required for study in university.
Subjects at Creative Campus
Music
This programme is designed to develop your musical ability and creativity. You will study Music History, Critical Listening, Music Theory, Performance, Production, Composition and Songwriting to give you a well-rounded trajectory into your next year of study. This course will primarily focus on the concepts, understandings and arguments in your field of Music (Performance and/or Production).
You will have access to state-of-the-art facilities including extensive equipment to support your studies. You will find everything from microphones, studios, Steinway pianos, pipe organs, podcast suites and more. One of the most valuable resources to you is the dedicated team of Music staff from Songwriters and Musicologists to Composers and Performers.
Performance
This programme is designed to equip you with the necessary performance and study skills to give you a strong trajectory into your next year of study in either Contemporary Performance, Dance, Drama or Drama & Theatre.
You will study and practically engage with the core principles of performance-making, the historical practices that have shaped it as well as contemporary, cutting-edge approaches. We will also equip you with an understanding of key forms of performance analysis.
You will be trained by staff with extensive experience across Dance and Drama, who are keen to cultivate your own signature practice as a performer as well as honing your academic skillset.
Visual Art
The course will promote confidence in preparing you for your undergraduate degree; it will provide you with creative opportunities to explore your chosen discipline and have a taster at other material areas too. The year will enable you be become familiar with the studio environment, your lecturers and the university experience as a whole.
We have designed the curriculum to work thematically across the week, linking your weekly lectures to your studio practice. This exploratory year will offer a new insight into the creative potential of Fine Art, Graphics and Contemporary Fashion Design. An emphasis on drawing exploration will underpin many of the sessions.
Creative Collaboration’ – for single honours Creative students only
This block is for students who have enrolled upon one of our single honours courses within the Creative and Performing Arts (Drama & Theatre, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Music).
The emphasis on this block is in you collaborating with others within and outside of your discipline, forming a hypothetical arts company who will have to make a creative and professional pitch at the end of the year.
Students recognise that in the professional world you will be expected to work with others from different disciplines. Crucially, this ability to work together can also offer fresh perspectives on your own subject.
