Other study options

As well as three-year degrees, we also offer a wide range of other study options.

HERE’S some more information on our alternative study options including foundation years, partner college study, accelerated degrees and degree apprenticeships.

For more details on the study options available for the subject you’re interested in visit the course pages on our website at salford.ac.uk

FOUNDATION YEARS

We believe that higher education should be within reach for all those who are passionate about learning and achieving their career goals. If you’ve got the drive and commitment to study, but don’t quite have the qualifications needed to start an honours degree, a foundation year course could be for you.

Our range of foundation courses can help to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to progress onto one of our undergraduate degrees. They’ll introduce you to key concepts and ideas, and provide you with basic knowledge of approaches, concepts, theories and principles. The foundation level places strong emphasis on the development of relevant study/ transferable skills and a responsible approach to learning through a set of compulsory core modules. These are ideal if you want to develop your career but don’t meet the entry requirements for direct entry to an honours degree or have the appropriate background knowledge.

They are also suited to you if you are returning to education or if you wish to change career direction. You can see which of our degrees offer a foundation year in the course listings at the back of this booklet. You can also look at our course listings online for the latest information at salford.ac.uk

PARTNER COLLEGE STUDY

As part of our commitment to giving more people access to higher education, we work with further education colleges in the north-west to offer a wide range of courses where you can study locally with the option of progressing to the University of Salford to complete or continue your studies.

This range of courses includes degrees and foundation degrees. Degree programmes provide the opportunity of studying the first year at a local college before progressing to the University to complete your degree. Foundation degree programmes are delivered at partner colleges and you can then apply

to top up your studies to degree level at the University if you wish. Courses at our partner colleges currently include the areas of business, arts, sport and psychology.

To ensure you have the maximum chance of success whilst studying at a partner college, we provide a dedicated programme of support throughout the year. This includes talks by University academic staff to students at partner colleges and organised visits to the university campus to attend events relevant to your programme of study, such as guest lectures and masterclasses. As a partner college student, you are automatically a student here at Salford too and therefore have access to certain University facilities and resources whilst you study.

The fact that this route offered me the chance to become RICS accredited and get a full degree in three years was a no brainer! I am able to relate my university work to my work within industry on a daily basis and I am getting the opportunity to work on my own projects.

Jack Hook

Trainee Quantity Surveyor, Create Construction

More information about our partner colleges and the programmes we run is available at salford.ac.uk/partner-colleges

I am able to apply my learning to a real work environment which is fantastic. I really am having an amazing time on my degree apprenticeship and I wouldn’t change it for the world.

Danielle Gudojc,

Trainee Estimator, Morgan Sindall

DEGREE APPRENTICESHIPS

A degree apprenticeship allows you to study at degree level whilst earning a salary and gaining practical, on-the-job skills. This work-based route to a degree means you will be working alongside industry experts gaining vital experience to help you excel in your chosen career.

If you’re looking to gain a degree qualification along with experience in line with your chosen career path, then a degree apprenticeship could be the perfect route for you. You’ll have the ability to apply theory and knowledge from the classroom directly to your place of work on an ongoing basis.

You will study part-time at the university and will spend the rest of your time in the workplace.

These apprenticeships are funded by the government and your employer so there are no tuition fees to worry about. We work with a wide range of employers including Peninsula, Jacobs UK, Atkins, Network Rail, the NHS, Morgan Sindall, Seddon Construction, New Charter Housing and Wilmott Dixon.

We currently cover a wide range of disciplines, from business to nursing, biomedical science to construction and social work to engineering, and our offer will grow as the government approves new apprenticeship programmes. Find out more at salford.ac.uk/degree-apprenticeships

Leaving university with three years’ work experience is so valuable. At the end of the degree I’ll be a HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist which means I’m ready to practice as soon as I graduate.

Bethany Carr,

Trainee Biomedical Scientist, NHS