Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Year

Teaching and learning

You will be taught by an award-winning team of specialist foundation year lecturers. The team are experienced subject specialists who will equip you with a range of skills including academic referencing, lab report writing, and data analysis so that you can succeed in your studies:

• Richard Harrison
• Pat Warner
• Alison Taylor
• Alifah Rahman
• Carol Spencely
• Lewis Baker.

Day-to-day learning 

You’ll benefit from lab work, project work, seminars, tutorials, as well as lectures and independent study.

This provides you with the opportunity to explore topics in small groups and use specialist equipment to enrich your understanding. The transferable and mathematical skills modules will develop your research, presentation, teamwork and self-reflection skills.

Our foundation academics apply effective and innovative teaching methods through interactive learning and direct observation. 

You’ll also be able to take advantage of our online electronic teaching resources, which both supplement and extend the material being presented.

Assessment

The assessment methods on the course have been designed to assist you to develop and adapt your skills for further study and employment. They include presentations, academic poster, lab reports, online and in-person exams.  Your teaching team will assist you by providing feedback, advice and guidance to support you to succeed in your ambitions.

To see the assessment method for each module you’ll be studying on your foundation Year, see the foundation tab in the ‘Course structure’ section on your chosen degree page.