Foundation year
Please note these programme specifications only relate to Foundation Year programmes starting in 2025/26.
- Blended Learning Foundation Year
- Business Foundation Year
- Data Science Foundation Year (British International College, Nepal)
- Health Foundation Year
- Humanities Foundation Year
- Science Foundation Year
- Social Science Foundation Year
NB: information about progression requirements onto undergraduate degree programmes please see this page.
For more information on the Foundation Year at Keele please see the Foundation Year site
Which degree programmes are each Foundation Year linked to?
Blended Foundation Year is the route for January intakes onto an extended range of degree programmes.
The Business Foundation Year has pathways onto Business and Management programmes.
The Health Foundation Year has pathways onto a range of programmes in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, including in Allied Health Professions and Pharmacy, Medicine, and Nursing and Midwifery.
The Humanities Foundation Year has pathways onto programmes in the Humanities, including English, Creative Writing, History and Film.
The Science Foundation Year has pathways onto a wide variety of science-based programmes in subject areas such as Biosciences, Chemistry, Computer Science and Mathematics, Forensic Science, Geography programmes, Physics and Psychology.
The Social Science Foundation Year has pathways onto programmes in Law and Social Sciences, including Politics, International Relations and Philosophy.
Please note these programme specifications only relate to Foundation Year programmes starting in 2024/25.
- Blended Learning Foundation Year
- Business Foundation Year
- Health Foundation Year
- Humanities Foundation Year
- Science Foundation Year
- Social Science Foundation Year
NB: information about progression requirements onto undergraduate degree programmes please see this page.
If a student then progresses to an undergraduate programme, the content of that programme will be covered by the programme specifications on the Undergraduate page.
Please note, if you are hoping to study a combined honours degree with a foundation year, it is recommended that you review the foundation year programme specification for each subject area; e.g. if you are looking to study Psychology and Sociology, you should review both the Science and Social Science Foundation Year programme specifications.
For more information on the Foundation Year at Keele please see the Foundation Year site
Please note these programme specifications only relate to Foundation Year programmes starting in 2023/24.
- Blended Learning Foundation Year
- Business Foundation Year
- Health Foundation Year
- Humanities Foundation Year
- Science Foundation Year
- Social Science Foundation Year
NB: information about progression requirements onto undergraduate degree programmes please see this page.
If a student then progresses to an undergraduate programme, the content of that programme will be covered by the programme specifications on the Undergraduate page.
Please note, if you are hoping to study a combined honours degree with a foundation year, it is recommended that you review the foundation year programme specification for each subject area; e.g. if you are looking to study Psychology and Sociology, you should review both the Science and Social Science Foundation Year programme specifications.
For more information on the Foundation Year at Keele please see the Foundation Year site
