Foundation Degrees are the first stage of a degree that is closely linked to a specific work-related area. Students combine academic study with workplace experience and can top up to a full degree with a further year of study at a university.

Our courses are jointly designed by employers, the College and our partner universities to ensure quality and relevance to industry. This will enable you to achieve a nationally recognised qualification,
whilst also gaining the skills needed for a satisfying career. With an increasingly competitive employment market, employers are looking for skills in graduates to differentiate them from the crowd. The benefit of Foundation Degrees is that they give you more than just academic knowledge; they also provide you with skills which can be used in the workplace, such as working in a team, dealing with people and coping in a busy environment.

If you successfully complete a Foundation Degree, you will graduate with a FdA (Arts) or FdSc (Sciences) after your name.

University level courses

Working in partnership with Bath Spa University, the University of Bath and the University of the West of England, Weston College offers the following courses:

• Animal Management FdSc
• Applied Art and Design FdA
• Applied Art and Design BA (Hons) (Top-up: work-based)
• Business with Management FdA
• Certificate in Education/Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (Lifelong Learning)
• Computing FdSc
• Computing BSc (Hons) (Top-up)
• Counselling FdSc
• Early Years FdA
• Early Years Education BA (Hons) (Top-up: work-based learning)
• Environmental Health FdSc
• Equine Management FdSc
• Graphic Design FdA
• Creative Industries: Graphic Design BA (Hons) (Top-up: work-based)
• Health and Social Care Practice FdSc
• Inclusive Practice FdA
• Music Production FdA
• Musical Theatre FdA
• Musical Theatre BA (Hons) (Top-up)
• Performing Arts FdA
• Popular Music FdA
• Sport (Coaching) FdSc
• Tourism Management FdA
• Uniformed Services FdA

Professional qualifications

• Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
• UAL National Diploma Foundation Studies in Art, Design and Communication

Access course

• Access to Higher Education

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