如果您没有资格，或者没有学习过与所选课程充分相关的高级科目，但具备了学习学位的能力，那么基础课程可以提供升读学位的途径。每个预科课程都是特定学位课程的一部分。您申请了四年全日制课程，包括预科课程。所有预科课程的学生都可以从多个来源获得学术和教牧支持，包括私人导师，预科课程指导经理和大学学生服务。成功完成教育基础年课程可确保自动升入所选链接学位的一年级。根据所选择的关联程度，毕业后会有不同的潜在职业机会，这些在个人课程入学时会更详细地概述。
Education isnt simply about the ability to read and write. It's understanding how our minds, our families, and our societies influence the way we learn. How education and a lack of it shapes our future. In the School of Childhood, Youth and Education Studies we offer degree courses that will give you an insight into the way in which our families, communities and societies influence our understanding of childhood systems that support their learning and development. Youll also explore themes from the history of education to constructing childhood, from the impact of gender and disability on our ability to learn, to the use of the arts to regenerate a deprived urban area, to whether play can help adults to learn. Youll challenge theories, discover global views on education and social policy and investigate factors that may stop children from reaching their potential. The Early Years and Childhood Studies degree with a 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, but have the ability to study for a degree. Each foundation year is part of a specific degree course. You apply for four years full-time, including the Foundation Year. All foundation year students have access to academic and pastoral support from several sources, including a Personal Tutor, Foundation Year Guidance Manager and University Student Services.