BA (Hons) Education Foundation Year
Learning is all around us. Education’s impact doesn’t end in the classroom, from the way our minds develop to the way our society functions, it’s an area that’s alive with various paths and possibilities.
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Features and benefits
Build strong academic and study skills
Learn how to write essays, manage your time, use digital tools, and think critically – essential for university success.
Understand how we learn
Explore theories of learning and development and discover how memory, attention, and behaviour influence education.
Gain early research experience
Get hands-on with research methods and complete a project focused on local educational settings and practices.
Explore the wider world of education
Examine how education is shaped by history, policy, community, and inclusion – and discover which areas inspire your future career path.
Accreditations, awards and endorsements
Year 1
Core modules
Academic Study Skills
What is Learning?
Foundations in Disciplinary Studies
Introduction to Research and Practice
Study and assessment
Ten credits equates to 100 hours of study, which is a combination of lectures, seminars and practical sessions, and independent study. A three-year degree qualification typically comprises of 360 credits (120 credits per year). During the course, you are likely to be required to engage in collaborative projects, practical assessments, group work activities, and to give presentations to your peers/tutors. The exact composition of your study time and assessments for the course will vary according to your option choices and style of learning.
Taught by experts
BA (Hons) Education Foundation Year is part of the School of Education at Manchester Met. Discover more about the school and who you’ll be working with if you choose to study this course.
Entry requirements
Typical offer
80 UCAS tariff points
IELTS score
IELTS 5.5 with no component below 5.5 taken within two years of course start date. There’s further information for international students on our international website if you’re applying with non-UK qualifications.
UK students
Level 3 qualifications
80 UCAS tariff points.
Level 2 qualifications
Additional requirements
International students
IB Diploma
IELTS
Find out about English language requirements
If you are an international student, you will usually need to get a student visa before you can study in the UK.
Country-specific entry requirements
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Fees and funding
Careers support and prospects
Employed or in further study
87.6% of our UK-domiciled, full-time, first degree graduates are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation.
Graduate Outcomes survey 2022/23 leavers, HESA data.
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Earn while you learn
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How to apply
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Disclaimers
Programme review
Our programmes undergo an annual review and major review (normally at 6 year intervals) to ensure an up-to-date curriculum supported by the latest online learning technology. For further information on when we may make changes to our programmes, please see the changes section of our terms and conditions.
Important notice
This online prospectus provides an overview of our programmes of study and the University. We regularly update our online prospectus so that our published course information is accurate. Please check back to the online prospectus before making an application to us to access the most up to date information for your chosen course of study.
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