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Foundation programmes

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Prepare yourself for degree-level study: gain subject-specific and core skills to excel on your chosen undergraduate course.

Our foundation programmes offer you a direct pathway into studying at the University of Reading if you do not have the typical entry qualifications.

We offer a range of exciting degree courses — from science to arts and humanities — that can be accessed through a foundation year.

The year is an opportunity to gain the required skills and knowledge to set you up for your first year of degree study. For example, if you’re progressing onto a science degree, you may focus on basic principles in biology and chemistry, as well as underpinning skills in mathematics. Central skills, including academic writing and researching, are available on all pathways.

A foundation year is more than just a stepping-stone to a degree. You will also benefit from:

  • the development of core skills, including research, academic study and writing
  • access to our full range of facilities and resources
  • full integration into university life, before your degree year begins
  • experience of an academic environment, and the ability to work independently
  • specialist support and guidance.

Depending on your chosen degree, you will learn through a combination of lectures, tutorials, practical classes and workshops.

After the foundation year

The skills you’ll learn in the foundation year will prepare you to begin your first year of degree study.

You are guaranteed a place on your chosen undergraduate course upon successful completion of the foundation year to a satisfactory level.

Courses


  • BSc Agriculture with Foundation D402

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BSc Animal Science with Foundation D321

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BA Fine Art with Integrated Foundation W102

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BSc Biochemistry with Foundation C701

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BSc Biological Sciences with Foundation C102

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BSc Biomedical Sciences with Foundation C742

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BSc Microbiology with Foundation C501

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BSc Chemistry with Foundation F101

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BSc Pharmaceutical Chemistry with Foundation F110

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BSc Ecology and Wildlife Conservation with Foundation CD95

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BSc Environmental Management with Foundation F751

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BSc Food Science with Foundation D611

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BA Classics with Foundation Q801

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BA English Language and Linguistics with Foundation Q312

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BA English Literature with Foundation Q302

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BA History with Foundation V101

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BA Philosophy with Foundation V501

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • LLB Law with International Foundation Year for international students M1Q3

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BSc Medical Science with Foundation C751

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BSc Pharmacology with Foundation B212

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • MPharm Pharmacy with Foundation B231

    Full Time: 5 Years

  • BSc Psychology with Foundation C802

    Full Time: 4 Years

  • BSc Zoology with Foundation C301

    Full Time: 4 Years

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  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Biological Sciences
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  • Chemistry
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  • Construction Management
  • Consumer Behaviour and Marketing
  • Creative Writing
  • Drama
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  • Film & Television
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  • Foundation programmes
  • French
  • Geography
  • German
  • Graphic Communication and Design

Subjects H-M

  • Healthcare
  • History
  • International Development
  • International Foundation Programme (IFP)
  • International Relations
  • Italian
  • Languages and Cultures
  • Law
  • Linguistics
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Sciences
  • Meteorology and Climate
  • Museum Studies

Subjects N-T

  • Nutrition
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Physician Associate Studies
  • Politics and International Relations
  • Psychology
  • Real Estate and Planning
  • Spanish
  • Speech and Language Therapy
  • Surveying and Construction
  • Surveying and Construction
  • Teaching
  • Theatre

Subjects U-Z

  • Wildlife Conservation
  • Zoology

Subjects A-C

  • Agriculture
  • Ancient History
  • Animal Sciences
  • Archaeology
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Business (Post-Experience)
  • Business and Management (Pre-Experience)
  • Chemistry
  • Classics and Ancient History
  • Climate Science
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Management and Engineering
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Creative Enterprise

Subjects D-G

  • Data Science
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Energy and Environmental Engineering
  • Engineering
  • English Language and Applied Linguistics
  • English Literature
  • Environmental Science
  • Film, Theatre and Television
  • Finance
  • Food and Nutritional Sciences
  • Geography and Environmental Science
  • Graphic Design

Subjects H-P

  • Healthcare
  • History
  • Information Management and Digital Business
  • Information Technology
  • International Development and Applied Economics
  • Languages and Cultures
  • Law
  • Linguistics
  • Management
  • Medieval History
  • Meteorology and Climate
  • Microbiology
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Physician Associate
  • Politics and International Relations
  • Project Management
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy

Subjects Q-Z

  • Real Estate and Planning
  • Social Policy
  • Speech and Language Therapy
  • Strategic Studies
  • Teaching
  • Theatre
  • Typography and Graphic Communication
  • War and Peace Studies
  • Zoology

Subjects A-B

  • Agriculture
  • Ancient History
  • Animal Science
  • Anthropology
  • Archaeology
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Building and Surveying
  • Business and Management, Accounting and Finance

Subjects C-E

  • Chemistry
  • Classics and Classical Studies
  • Climate Science
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Management
  • Consumer Behaviour and Marketing
  • Creative Writing
  • Drama
  • Ecology
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • English Language and Applied Linguistics
  • English Literature
  • Environment

Subjects F-G

  • Film & Television
  • Food and Nutritional Sciences
  • Foundation programmes
  • French
  • Geography
  • German
  • Graphic Communication and Design

Subjects H-M

  • Healthcare
  • History
  • International Development
  • International Foundation Programme (IFP)
  • International Relations
  • Italian
  • Languages and Cultures
  • Law
  • Linguistics
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Sciences
  • Meteorology and Climate
  • Museum Studies

Subjects N-T

  • Nutrition
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Physician Associate Studies
  • Politics and International Relations
  • Psychology
  • Real Estate and Planning
  • Spanish
  • Speech and Language Therapy
  • Surveying and Construction
  • Teaching
  • Theatre

Subjects U-Z

  • Wildlife Conservation
  • Zoology

Subjects A-C

  • Agriculture
  • Ancient History
  • Animal Sciences
  • Archaeology
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Business (Post-Experience)
  • Business and Management (Pre-Experience)
  • Chemistry
  • Classics and Ancient History
  • Climate Science
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Management and Engineering
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Creative Enterprise

Subjects D-G

  • Data Science
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Energy and Environmental Engineering
  • Engineering
  • English Language and Applied Linguistics
  • English Literature
  • Environmental Science
  • Film, Theatre and Television
  • Finance
  • Food and Nutritional Sciences
  • Geography and Environmental Science
  • Graphic Design

Subjects H-P

  • Healthcare
  • History
  • Information Management and Digital Business
  • Information Technology
  • International Development and Applied Economics
  • Languages and Cultures
  • Law
  • Linguistics
  • Management
  • Medieval History
  • Meteorology and Climate
  • Microbiology
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Physician Associate
  • Politics and International Relations
  • Project Management
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy

Subjects Q-Z

  • Real Estate and Planning
  • Social Policy
  • Speech and Language Therapy
  • Strategic Studies
  • Teaching
  • Theatre
  • Typography and Graphic Communication
  • War and Peace Studies
  • Zoology

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