Foundation courses
Foundation programmes can offer students who are unable to apply directly to a degree programme an opportunity to study the subject of their choice and progress to a level where, on successful completion of the course, they can enter onto an undergraduate course.
Foundations are suitable for both mature students who may not have formal qualifications, and students of any age without the entry qualifications for our named degree programmes.
The University offers foundation courses in a number of subject areas, and there are also foundations especially tailored for international students who can study the subject of their choice combined with English language modules.
For a full list of foundation courses on offer, follow the find a course link. Applications for these courses should be made through UCAS, and advice about how to do this can be found within the undergraduate students section.
Foundation Degrees
Direct preparation for the world of work is being provided to students at Westminster through a new course model - the Foundation Degree. The programmes have been especially designed with the employer in mind to ensure that students of all ages obtain skills that are essential for the work place.
Both students taking their first step in higher level education and training, and mature students planning job progression or re-entering the work environment are provided for through these new degree courses - some of which are taught at associate colleges.
The duration of a foundation degree is two years full time or three years part time. There is also a further 15-week bridging programme designed to support Foundation Degree holders who are transferring to the Honours degree stream at the University of Westminster.
