The Department of Computing and Mathematics has a reputation for academic excellence and you’ll learn from research-active staff working at the forefront of their specialist fields – well placed to support and guide you as you discover yours.
The foundation year provides a route onto a degree if you don't have the qualifications or have not studied advanced level subjects sufficiently related to your course of choice.
After successful completion of the foundation year in computing and mathematics, you can progress on to one of the relevant BSc (Hons) degrees.
Whichever route you take, you’ll have the skills and understanding you need to undertake further study or get started in your career.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
Provides a route onto your chosen degree course if you don't currently meet the entry requirements.
Foundation years are designed to make undergraduate degrees more accessible to those who are under-represented in higher education, for example, those with non-traditional qualifications.
Course content is tailored so that it is appropriate to your chosen degree.
Helps you to develop the study skills and academic knowledge you will need to start Year 1 of your degree with confidence.
You will be eligible to apply for student finance in the same way as other undergraduates.
We’ve invested over £115 million to transform the way we teach and the way our students learn. The new Dalton building is equipped with dynamic learning spaces, world-class teaching and research facilities and collaborative study zones. This means you’ll graduate with the skills and experiences employers look for.
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Manchester Metropolitan University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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What does this TEF outcome mean?
The following entry points are available for this course:
GCSE grade D/3 in English Language or Level 2 Functional Skills English and GCSE grade D/3 in Mathematics or Level 2 Functional Skills Mathematics.
At Manchester Met, our mission is to recruit ambitious students from all backgrounds and to inspire and support them to achieve their potential. Where applicants with WP flags receive an offer but don’t quite meet conditions, we may be able to look again at these applications. Where we are unable to offer a place on a chosen course, we may seek to make an alternative offer. For further information please click the link below.
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This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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This report uses your grades to show how students with similar results have done when applying to this course in the past. Sometimes, there isn’t data for every possible set of grades. When that happens, universities and colleges occasionally fill in the gaps for sets of grades that are typically accepted.
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