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French (with a modern language) with Foundation Year

  • BA (Hons)
  • 5 Years
  • Full-time with time abroad and foundation year
  • 22/09/2025
  • Undergraduate
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2025-2026
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Course summary

If you have the potential to study at degree level, but you don’t meet the entry requirements, a foundation year can bridge the gap – laying the groundwork for entry into Year 1.

The units you’ll study are designed to build your confidence and bring you up to speed for the rest of your chosen degree. So, as well as the Academic Practice units, which help develop your study skills for learning at degree-level, you’ll also do three humanities units.

Once you have successfully passed your foundation year you will progress directly onto Year 1 of your linked honours degree.

Features and Benefits

  • Each year we accept hundreds of students onto foundation year courses who have the ability to study at degree level but who don't have the qualifications to enter directly onto an honours degree.

  • Has content that 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 course with confidence.

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time with time abroad and foundation year • 5 Years

Start dates

  • 22/09/2025

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
FML0
Institution code:
M40
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Foundation

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How to apply

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
FML0
Institution code:
M40
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 72 - 80 points

A level French at Grade D or above, or accepted equivalent, is required for all applicants.

A level - DDD - CDD

Grade D or above in A Level French.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMP

Access to HE Diploma

Pass Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject with a minimum 74 UCAS Tariff Points

Scottish Higher

72-80 UCAS Tariff points from up to four SQA Highers or Advanced Highers, to include minimum SQA Higher grade B or Advanced Higher grade D in French.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 24 points

To include minimum Higher Level grade 6 in French.

T Level - M

We welcome applications from students undertaking T Level qualifications. Eligible applicants will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of Merit as a condition of offer.

Students study French with one of the following languages: Spanish; Japanese; Mandarin Chinese; Modern Standard Arabic. Students will confirm their second language at enrolment.

  • French is available to beginners and to those with previous study of French up and including A level.
  • Spanish is available to beginners and to those with previous study of Spanish up to and including A level.
  • Japanese, Chinese and Arabic are open to students who have no background in the language and to those with prior learning experience at any level. Students with experience of Quranic Arabic can be considered.

GCSE English Language at grade D or grade 3. Equivalent qualifications (eg. Functional Skills) may be considered

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

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.

Learn more on the Manchester Metropolitan University website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted 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.

Data from:
This course and 16 other language and area studies (foundation only) courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

For Manchester Metropolitan University, the top and bottom 5% of student grades have been removed from these calculations. This change helps to remove any extraordinary circumstances that could impact the data. Learn more here .
DDD Most common
  1. BCC
  2. Highest grades
  3. DDE
  4. Lowest grades

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

95% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

This course has a required grade that may not be listed in the data. Check the entry requirements for the full qualification requirements.

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See how students with your grades have been accepted onto this course in the past.

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Student Outcomes

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75 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

90 Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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