Biomedical Sciences with Foundation: University of Westminster

Introduction

If you do not have the formal entry qualifications for the three-year degrees in biosciences, this course is the first year of a four-year degree. It is a well-established route of access to higher education for mature students (those aged over 21) without formal qualifications. It is also suitable if you have completed Advanced GCEs in non-science subjects. If you have studied science subjects to this level you are not eligible to apply. This Foundation course enables many students to study for a degree at the University on a wide range of courses. Local education authorities recognise the Biosciences Foundation Level 3 (BS3) as qualifying for a mandatory grant award.

Course Content

You will study the fundamentals of biology, chemistry, maths and physics, and no previous knowledge in these subjects is assumed. You will also study a skills-based module designed to ease your transition into full-time study and a subsequent career. All modules introduce and integrate transferable skills into your learning, enabling you to exercise various practical, reading, writing and presentational skills which will be of use later in your studies and career.

The modules studied in the course would normally be taken in one year. However, there is considerable flexibility in the time it takes to accumulate the modules and credits leading up to your final degree. This flexibility, along with the wide choice of subject area within the biological sciences after the Foundation year, makes the course particularly attractive to mature students.

Associated Careers

• Completion of this course will allow you to progress on to one of the named degrees in the University.

Entry Requirements

• Qualification type Grade/points
• A Levels CC to include no Science subjects
• International Baccalaureate 26 points to include no Higher Level Science
• BTEC National Diploma/Certificate MPP/MM to include no Science subjects