The Foundation Degree, currently only on offer at CU Scarborough, is a two year course designed to meet the educational requirements for the newly created Nursing Associate role. Upon successful completion, students may be able to register as a Nursing Associate with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Nursing Associate Foundation Degree (FdSc)

Learning model

Studying on a full-time basis requires you to study four blocks per year. Students will only study one module per block over the course of six weeks.* Unlike traditional institutions, there are no end of year exams. Assessment methods could include coursework, essays, practical or project work, group work, presentations and tests. The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards the student achieving the intended learning outcomes.

The contact hours may be made up of a combination of face-to-face teaching, individual and group tutorials, and online classes and tutorials. Our courses are taught by academics and industry professionals.

Please refer to your specific course webpage to review how your course will be assessed and the number of contact hours you will receive each week.

*Excludes our Nursing courses.

How to apply

If you’re interested in a full-time course your application must be submitted via UCAS.

Once you’ve registered you can start the application process. You'll need the following:

Our unique institution code: C85
Campus code: 6
The code for your preferred course

For further details on how to apply, please visit our how to apply page.

Multiple intakes

We offer multiple intakes throughout the academic year making higher education more accessible to everyone. Courses can be started at the beginning of any block. We typically offer intakes during:

September
October
January
March
May
July

For more specific dates please view the academic calendar.