Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2016 | Page 220

FOUNDATION YEARS

Humanities Foundation Year
The course offers

• A chance to sample humanities subjects at
university level before making a final choice
of honours courses
• Intensive modules which provide the requisite
background for specific honours courses for those
without the necessary qualifications
• Access for non-traditionally qualified students
to a wide range of humanities courses
• A broad grounding in academic principles
and methods

Entry requirements

For entry requirements, please see the entry
requirements table on page 230 to 239

How to apply

All applications must be made through UCAS. You
should apply for a specific subject with a foundation
year. Over the summer, prior to entry to Keele, you
will be asked to decide provisionally which two dual
honours subjects or single honours course you expect
to take after the foundation year. You can discuss
options with a Foundation Year tutor before arriving
at Keele and may be able to change your choice
following discussions with foundation year staff.

Course content

You will take core modules in the following: Writing
for Humanities Students, Seminar Skills, Academic
Development, IT and Critical Thinking. In addition,
modules are taken which are related to each of the
subjects to be pursued in the remaining three years
of the degree programme. The choice of modules
is individual to you, made in consultation with a
Foundation Year tutor and will compromise a total of
six humanities and social science modules.
Writing for Humanities Students
and Seminar Skills
Humanities students must be able to communicate
efficiently and professionally, using the conventions
of their disciplines, to a wide range of specialist
and lay audie