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Foundation degree courses

Foundation degrees are higher education qualifications, mainly taught in Further Education (FE) colleges. They mix academic and work related learning and offer a clear route to university or into employment.

 

This page contains information on current Foundation degree courses, the college where they are available and the type of attendance required.

College titles and abbreviations

College title

Abbreviation

College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise

CAFRE

Belfast Metropolitan College

BMC

Northern Regional College

NRC

North West Regional College

NWRC

Southern Regional College

SRC

South Eastern Regional College

SERC

South West College

SWC

Foundation degree courses A - C

Qualification

Foundation degree

College

Available 2022-2023

FdSc

Accounting

BMC

Full-time and part-time

FdSc

Agriculture and Technology

CAFRE

Full-time and part-time

FdSc

Applied and Medical Sciences

NRC
NWRC

SERC
SRC
SWC

Full-time
Full-time and part-time
Full-time
Full-time
Full-time and part-time

FdSc

Applied Industrial Sciences

SRC

Part-time

FdEng

Architectural Engineering and Energy (Building Services)

SWC

Full-time and part-time

FdSc

Architectural Technology

BMC

SWC

Full-time and part-time
Full-time and part-time

FdSc

Architectural Technology with Sustainable Design

NWRC
SERC

Full-time
Full-time

FdSc

Biological Science

BMC

Full-time

FdSc

Building Technology and Management

NRC

Part-time

FdSc

Business and Enterprise

NWRC

Full-time

FdSc

Business Services Management

SWC

Full-time and part-time

FdSc

Business with Digital Technology

NRC

Full-time and part-time

FdEng

Civil and Environmental Engineering

SWC

Full-time and part-time

FdEng

Civil Engineering

BMC

NWRC

Full-time and part-time
Full-time

FdSc

Computing

NRC
SERC

SRC
SWC

Full-time
Full-time and part-time
Full-time
Full-time and part-time

FdSc

Computing Infrastructure

BMC
SRC

Part-time
Part-time

FdSc

Construction Engineering with Surveying

BMC

NRC
SWC

Full-time and part-time
Part-time
Full-time and part-time

FdSc

Construction Management with Surveying

SRC

Full-time

FdSc

Counselling

BMC
NRC
NWRC
SRC
SWC

Part-time
Part-time
Part-time
Part-time
Part-time

Foundation degree courses D - F

Qualification

Foundation degree

College

Available 2022-2023

FdA

Design (Product and Graphic)

SWC

Full-time and part-time

FdA

Digital Arts and Technologies

SWC

Full-time and part-time

FdA

Early Childhood Studies

BMC
NRC


NWRC
SERC


SRC


SWC

Full-time
Full-time and part-time
Full-time 
Full-time and part-time
Full-time and part-time
Full-time and part-time

FdEng

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

NRC


NWRC

Full-time and part-time
Full-time

FdSc

Energy, Environment and Sustainability

SWC

Full-time

FdEng

Engineering with specialisms: Automotive Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering / Mechatronics / Wind Turbine Technolgy

SWC

Full-time and part-time

FdSc

Equine Management

CAFRE

Full-time

FdSc

Events Management

BMC

Full-time and part-time

FdSc

Financial Services Management

SWC

Full-time and part-time

FdSc

Food Manufacture

CAFRE

Full-time and part-time

FdSc

Food, Nutrition and Health

CAFRE

Full-time and part-time

Foundation degree courses G - K

Qualification

Foundation degree

College

Available 2022-2023

FdSc

Health and Social Care

BMC
NRC
NWRC
SRC
SWC

Full-time
Full-time
Full-time
Full-time
Full-time and part-time

FdSc

Health, Physical Activity and Sport

BMC

Full-time

FdSc

Holistic and Integrative Health Therapies

NWRC
SWC

Part-time

 

Holistic and Integrative Health Therapies

NWRC

SWC

Part-time
Part-time

FdSc

Horticulture

CAFRE

Full-time and part-time

FdSc

iMedia

BMC

Full-time

FdSc

Information Technologies

NWRC

Full-time

FdA

Interactive Design

NRC

Full-time

FdSc

Interactive Multimedia

SRC

Full-time

FdSc

International Culinary Arts

SRC

Part-time

FdSc

International Hospitality and Tourism Management

NWRC

SRC

SWC

Full-time and part-time
Full-time and part-time
Full-time and part-time

FdSc

International Hospitality and Tourism Management

NWRC

SRC

SWC

Full-time and part-time
Full-time and part-time
Full-time and part-time

FdSc

International Hospitality Management

BMC

Full-time and part-time

FdSc

International Travel and Tourism Management

BMC

NWRC

SRC

SWC

Full-time and part-time
Full-time and part-time
Full-time and part-time
Full-time and part-time

Foundation degree courses L - Z

Qualification

Foundation degree

College

Available 2022-2023

FdSc

Leadership and management

SERC

Full-time

FdSc

Marketing

BMC

Full-time and part-time

FdEng

Mechanical Engineering

BMC

NWRC

Full-time and part-time
Full-time and part-time

FdEng

Mechatronic Engineering

SERC
SRC

Full-time and part-time
Full-time and part-time

FdSc

Property, Planning and Housing

BMC

Full-time and part-time

FdSc

Responding to Alcohol and Drugs Misuse

NWRC

Part-time

FdSc

Software Development

NWRC

Full-time and part-time

FdEng

Software Engineering

BMC

Full-time and part-time

FdSc

Sport, Exercise and Fitness

NRC
NWRC
SRC

Full-time
Full-time
Full-time and part-time

FdSc

Sport, Exercise and Fitness (with two pathways – Sports Science, Sports Studies)

SERC

Full-time and part-time

FdEng

Sustainable Construction

NWRC
 

Full-time

FdSc

Tourism, Hospitality and Events

SERC

Full-time

 

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