Your Course
Your Foundation Year
Whatever degree track you are on, your Foundation Year has been carefully tailored in collaboration with your destination department to give you the best possible start.
Each Foundation Year is made up of a combination of 'core' modules, which are required for the degree track, and 'approved' modules, from which you can make a choice.
Foundation Year Modules.docxProgramme Regulations
The Programme Regulations formally set out the modules that are required for each degree track's Foundation Year, and the grades you need to get to progress.
The Programme Regulations formally set out the modules that are required for each degree track's Foundation Year, and the grades you need to get to progress. The Regulations for each programme of study are available in the Programme Regulations Finder
Please pay special attention to the progression thresholds (the grade you need in order to progress to your academic department) identified for your specific programme.
All our Programmes operate under the University’s regulations which govern all programmes of study and uphold the University’s standards and processes. The full regulations are published here: www.sheffield.ac.uk/calendar
Programme Learning Outcomes
As well as specific Learning Outcomes for individual modules (which you can find in the module handbook and on the module Blackboard page) there are also Learning Outcomes for the Foundation Year as a whole.
Knowledge and understanding
On successful completion of the programme, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
K1: Knowledge and understanding of Academic English of a standard necessary for successful progression to Level 1 HE study.
K2: Knowledge and understanding of Mathematics and descriptive statistics of a standard necessary for successful progression to Level 1 HE study.
K3: Subject knowledge and understanding of the [strand area] sufficient for successful progression to Level 1 [on named degree]
K4: Knowledge and understanding of the opportunities as well as the demands placed on students by university style methods of learning, teaching and assessment.
K5: Knowledge of personal study strengths and weaknesses.
Skills and other attributes
On successful completion of the programme, students will be able to demonstrate:
S1: Relevant skills in the acquisition, evaluation and use of subject-related information in different circumstances.
S2: Essential skills in oral and written communication.
S3: Problem-solving and presentation skills sufficient to develop and sustain a coherent line of argument.
S4: Ability to participate effectively in group work activities, both assessed and non-assessed.
S5: Ability to carry out small-scale independent study and research.
S6: Familiarity with basic techniques of quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.
S7: Information literacy skills sufficient for effective study at Level 1.
S8: Reflective learning skills which promote self-awareness and appropriate responses to feedback.
Choosing and Changing Modules
Module choice is dependent on the regulations of the programme you are registered on. There are core modules which everyone studies, and optional modules depending on your degree subject.
Where you have a good reason for doing so, you can change your optional module choices up to the end of Week 2 of the semester. You do this by completing the online Add/Drop form. It is not usually possible to change modules after this point, because of the difficulty in catching up on your new module. Please remember it is your responsibility to make sure you understand the requirements of any module you change to, including when it is timetabled.