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Foundation Year in Management, Law and Social Sciences

Typical offer for 2026
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Suitable for applications.

Entry requirements

64 UCAS points.

Please see specific qualification requirements and degree routes for full details. 

Qualification requirements

A full list of degree routes and entry requirements is available on our Foundation years progression routes page.

A levels

DDE.

T levels

Pass (D or E).

BTEC Extended Diploma

MPP.

Applicants on Access Programmes

64 UCAS points.

International Baccalaureate Requirements

64 UCAS points plus Higher Level grade 3 or Standard Level grade 4 in English.

Plus minimum of

GCSE English grade C/grade 4 (equivalents accepted).

Additional entry requirements

If you are a mature applicant (aged 21 and over), you will be eligible to apply for this course with level 2 qualifications (or GCSE equivalents). You will also need to provide a written statement, and will be interviewed as part of the process.

Please contact the Admissions Team at admissions@bradford.ac.uk or 01274 236088 if you have any queries regarding your application.

You may also be eligible to apply for student finance; further information including a student finance calculator can be found on the Student Finance website and further advice for mature applicants can be found at UCAS.

English language requirements

Minimum IELTS at 6.0 or the equivalent.

Module

Teaching, learning and assessment

You will learn via lectures, seminars, group tutorials, practical and simulation classes, and teamwork.

A range of assessments will be used, including essays, examinations, and presentations.

A full list of degree routes and entry requirements is available on our Foundation years progression routes page.

Our facilities

Take a virtual tour of our Business and Management subject facilities.

You'll use some or all of these facilities on the following courses:

 

Explore the dynamic spaces where you'll cultivate your commercial acumen, from the innovative School of Management building to the cutting-edge SAS/Amazon AWS/Bloomberg Trading Room.

Discover how our inclusive and inspiring environment prepares you for diverse roles in the business world.

Explore Business and Management in our virtual experience

Fees, finance and scholarships

Tuition fee 2026

  • UK: £5,760

The University of Bradford will charge home rate tuition fees up to the maximum allowed by the UK Government.

Should the UK Government choose to increase the maximum tuition fee allowed in the second and subsequent years of your course, the University will raise tuition fees in line with UK Government policy and approvals.

Additional costs

There may be additional costs that you may incur as a student. Though these are not essential to your programme of study you need to be aware of them as a student of the University. A list of the sort of costs you might expect can be found on our fees and finance section.

Financial support

See our fees and financial support section.

Postgraduate Master's Loan

If you live in England you may be able to apply for a special Government-funded Master's Loan to help pay your tuition fees and living costs.
You don't have to pay the loan back until you're earning a certain amount of money.

Scholarships

Every year we award numerous non-repayable scholarships to UK, EU and international students on the basis of academic excellence, personal circumstances or economic hardship. For full details, visit our scholarships section.

Study support

Research

Terms and conditions of study

The University has a set of terms and conditions for all students accepting an offer to study on a course here at Bradford. This is called The Student Contract. This document sets out the Terms and Conditions which apply when you accept an offer of a place on a programme of study at the University of Bradford.

View our Student Contract for further details.

Transparency statement

Information about this programme and its modules has been published in advance of the academic year to which it applies. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information is accurate at the time of publication, but changes may occur given the interval between publishing and commencement of teaching. Any change which impacts the terms and conditions of an applicant’s offer will be communicated to them.