University-Level Prospectus | FOUNDATION DEGREES
HEB117/CLX1 FdA EARLY YEARS PRACTICE
2 YEARS, FULL-TIME 3 YEARS, PART-TIME
Sitting alongside two well-established Foundation Degrees - FdA Early Childhood Studies and FdA Teaching and Learning - this course offers you an additional route into Higher Education, but with a focus on employability in the early years sector.
Drawing four core modules each year from the FdA Early Childhood Studies and related FdA Teaching and Learning courses, this route also offers an additional double-credit module each year based around your own practice. You should anticipate spending the equivalent of around one day a week in a setting with babies or young children.
You are given a strong core of knowledge in psychology, sociology, and the holistic development of children. You will also have the opportunity to specialise in areas by selecting topics of interest, furthering links to your professional development. Engaging lectures, collaborative and independent study, opportunities for trips and events with the University, and guest speakers provide you with a uniquely supportive and challenging learning environment.
PROGRESSION
There are a number of opportunities to convert this Foundation Degree into a full BA (Hons) degree on successful completion of the course. This includes, for example, BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies or Education Studies with the University of Plymouth, or Professional Development (Childhood Studies) at Petroc. Please note that there is a deadline for progression applications and places may be subject to availability.
AWARDING BODY: UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH
FdSc ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS
HEB023/G7F7 AWARDING BODY: UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH
2 YEARS, FULL-TIME 3 YEARS, PART-TIME
If you have a mindset to make connections between principles and practical systems, then this course is for you! The course has a common core of developing graduate skills, analytical methods, organisational behaviour, CAD and project work. The electronics and communication pathway includes modules in Electronics, Electrical Principles, Instrumentation, Control Principles, Microprogrammable Systems, Electronics and Communication Engineering.
This course is delivered mainly at the North Devon Campus with classes taking place in the new Engineering Centre of Excellence, where specialised electronic laboratories are designed to provide maximum opportunity for you to gain practical learning relating to design, build and test methodology.
Course modules are benchmarked to be challenging and to establish a knowledge base and develop problem-solving skills required by higher technician level and those with aspirations to become a graduate engineer. It has been identified that staff who have developed these skills at this level have a direct impact on a company’s bottom line.
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Upon successful completion, students may apply to continue studying for a BSc (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Plymouth (only available for Level 5 point of entry). Nationally, there is a demand for graduates working towards incorporated engineer level. Incorporated Engineers often work alongside Chartered Engineers on technological innovation; with a combination of higher qualifications and work experience, this can lead learners to Chartered Engineer status. Please note that there is a deadline for progression applications and places may be subject to availability.
FdSc HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE AWARDING BODY: UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH
HEB019/L513 HET005/L513
2 YEARS, FULL-TIME 3 YEARS, PART-TIME
This course provides an exciting opportunity to study current issues related to the expanding sector of health and social care. This is the largest employment field in the South West region, and the programme has close links with local employment trends. This foundation degree provides an opportunity to study key topics within the health and social care field at degree level.
Health and social care share a common core of values, a skills base, and the underpinning of knowledge that is reflected in this programme of study.
Stage 1 introduces appropriate professional skills including communication and developing graduate skills, as well as knowledge related to social change, health and social care legislation, social policy, lifespan development and understanding health and social care organisations.
In Stage 2, you will build on this knowledge and are encouraged to develop skills as an independent learner, studying issues of equality and managing resources as well as carrying out a work-based project and studies of professional practice.
PROGRESSION
Foundation degrees stand alone as a qualification in their own right, but there are a number of routes open to you once you have successfully completed the foundation degree. For example, graduates could continue to study at Petroc on the full- or part-time BA (Hons) Professional Development (Health and Social Care) or BSc (Hons) Sociology at the University of Plymouth or apply to progress to a relevant Level 6 Honours Degree course (subject to eligibility) or another related programme. Please note that there is a deadline for progression applications and places may be subject to availability. Alternatively, graduates can use the FdSc to further their existing career or start a new career pathway in the health and social care sector.
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