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Education Foundation Year

  • BA (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time including foundation year
  • 28 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

Begin your journey into the world of education with a foundation year designed to build your confidence, academic skills, and understanding of key educational concepts. In this first year, you’ll explore how people learn, study major educational theories, and develop essential research and communication skills that will support your success throughout your degree. You’ll also examine real-world issues in education, from inclusive teaching practices to the role of families and communities, helping you discover the areas of education that interest you most. This year provides the perfect stepping stone into higher-level study and a future career in the education sector.

Features and Benefits

-Build strong academic and study skills - Learn how to write essays, manage your time, use digital tools, and think critically – essential for university success.

-Understand how we learn- Explore theories of learning and development and discover how memory, attention, and behaviour influence education.

-Gain early research experience- Get hands-on with research methods and complete a project focused on local educational settings and practices.

-Explore the wider world of education - Examine how education is shaped by history, policy, community, and inclusion – and discover which areas inspire your future career path.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

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Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time including foundation year • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 28 September 2026

Apply by
14 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:
X351
Institution code:
M40
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Foundation

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How to apply

Apply by
14 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:
X351
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

UCAS Tariff 80 points

Other Level 3 qualifications equivalent to GCE A level are also considered.
A maximum of three A level-equivalent qualifications will be accepted towards meeting the UCAS tariff requirement.
AS levels, or qualifications equivalent to AS level, are not accepted. The Extended Project qualification (EPQ) may be accepted towards entry, in conjunction with two A-level equivalent qualifications.
Please contact the University directly if you are unsure whether you meet the minimum entry requirements for the course.

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

Access to HE Diploma

Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) DM

GCSE English Language at grade D/3 or above or Pass in Level 2 Functional Skills English.

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

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

https://www.mmu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/ba-education-foundation-year/september-2026/#fees

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