FOUNDATION STUDIES
Foundation Studies Why choose Foundation Studies at Loughborough? Our range of Foundation courses enable entry on to a wide selection of Loughborough University degrees for students that have not studied the required subjects for their chosen discipline. Our foundation courses are well established, integrated programmes and taught by highly qualified staff with significant experience in teaching students from a diverse range of backgrounds. We will provide the fundamental skills needed to progress on to a wide range of Loughborough degree courses. From day one, students on a foundation course become members of Loughborough University, giving them full access to all the facilities, support services, clubs and societies on offer. Completing a foundation year can provide a real boost to overall degree success and is excellent preparation for the transition into university life.
GUARANTEED ENTRY ONTO CHOSEN COURSE*
*PROVIDING RELEVANT PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS ARE MET
PATHWAYS AVAILABLE FOR ELITE ATHLETES
RANGE OF OPTIONS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Facilities You will have access to a wide range of first-class facilities. STEMLab is a new, state-of-the-art laboratory facility for science and engineering subjects. It forms part of a wider £25 million investment in the West Park of our campus and allows us to offer new ways of learning and collaborating, with a ‘drop-in’ engineering workshop, teaching laboratories, workshops, computer-aided design and rapid prototyping facilities, a design studio and informal learning spaces. These enhanced facilities further increase our ability to train and develop skilled graduates that are targeted by major employers from across the world.
Our guarantee Foundation students are guaranteed entry onto their chosen undergraduate course, provided that the relevant progression requirements set by their destination department are met.
Career prospects Previous foundation year students have secured jobs in a range of national companies after graduation, including Ferrari, Boots, Johnson Matthey, Lloyds Banking Group, Jaguar Land Rover, Signalling Solutions Ltd, AML Technologies and Ford Motor Company. We also offer a specialist range of foundation courses for our elite athletes and a full range of foundation courses for our international students.
Case-by-case treatment Applications are treated on a case-by-case basis and a number of personal issues may be considered, such as mature students returning to education, care leavers, those with alternative backgrounds and qualifications, or students who did not meet their expected entrance requirements due to adverse situations.
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