Humanities with Foundation Year

Successfully completing our Liberal Arts Foundation Year route allows you to progress to the full degree course that you choose when you apply to us. This foundation year allows you to develop your knowledge both within and beyond your chosen area of study, as well as building up the vital academic skills that you will need to be successful at degree level. You will be taught alongside other students studying the Foundation Year from Social Sciences, Religion & Philosophy, Languages & Linguistics, Education and Social Sciences.

You will have the opportunity to explore a variety of academic disciplines, encountering a wide range of subjects and ideas.

You will engage in a range of teaching and learning activities, including lectures, seminars, group work, workshops and online learning.

Humanities courses available with Foundation Year:

American Studies with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: T7P4

American Studies and Film Studies with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: TP8H

Creative Writing with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: 3S4S

Creative Writing and English Language with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: WQ84

Creative Writing and English Literature with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: WQ9H

Creative Writing and Media with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: WP84

English Literature with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: Q301

English Literature and English Language with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: Q39F

International Relations with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: L211

International Relations and History with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: L231

English Literature and Film Studies with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: QP4H

English Literature and History with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: QF31

Environmental Geography with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: FF82

Film Studies with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: P304

Geography with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: L700

History with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: V101

History and American Studies with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: VT18

Human Geography with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: 8B13

Politics with Foundation Year 

UCAS Code: L201

International Relations and War Studies with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: L241

Politics and International Relations with Foundation Year

UCAS Code: L221

Level 1

Modules include:

• Eboracum: York, Space and Place
• Being Human 1: Structure, Agency and Identity
• Being Human 2: Culture, Truth and Myth
• Freedom and Justice
• Imagining the Future: Environment, Apocalypse and the Digital Revolution
• Independent Project

All modules are worth 20 credits.

Qualifications

The minimum entry requirements for this course are:

48 UCAS Tariff points

GCSE English Language at grade C / 4 or above (or equivalent)

For Environmental Geography with Foundation Year, Geography with Foundation Year and Human Geography with Foundation Year applicants are also required to hold a GCSE in Mathematics at grade C / 4 or above (or equivalent).

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