Foundation Year in Social Sciences
The foundation year will prepare your academic skills and understanding of social sciences allowing you to progress onto one of seven different social science undergraduate degree programmes at UEL.
This course makes higher education truly accessible for people who do not have traditional qualifications or who did not achieve their potential in their school or college assessments.
How it works
Choose
ShowChoose one of our BA (Hons) degrees that include a foundation year
Complete your foundation year
ShowAfter you’ve completed your foundation year you can move to any eligible degree
Complete your chosen BA course
ShowComplete your chosen BA (Hons) degree, leading to many employment opportunities. You could even study on one of our postgraduate degrees
By the end of the degree you will have gained the same qualification as those obtaining direct entry to BA (Hons) courses but you'll take one year longer to complete your studies.
Past successful students have also moved onto other degree programmes both at UEL and at other universities throughout the UK.

I went from starting in September with a huge bout of imposter syndrome to finishing the year with tremendous confidence that I can actually go on and achieve a degree.
Nicholas Garbett
Contact us
Camelia Baugh, c.baugh@uel.ac.uk