Foundation leading to BSc Health Sciences

The professionally accredited BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science degree at Cardiff Metropolitan University is specifically designed to enable students to develop, integrate and apply scientific knowledge and skills to the multi-disciplinary investigation of human health and disease. With elements of work-based training incorporated into every year of the programme, it is carefully selected to prepare graduates for a career in the NHS.​

This is a four-year programme that includes a year of foundational study and leads directly into the degree course. Our foundation year offers the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence, before you advance to stage one of your honours degrees. Healthcare Science is a dynamic and continually evolving discipline that requires highly trained individuals to perform an array of laboratory-based techniques that contribute to the overall care and well-being of patients. We welcome you to study a foundation year if you’re from a variety of different backgrounds and experiences, i.e if you’re unsure which subject you’d like to specialise in, you don’t have the right combination of subjects for direct entry into Year 1 or if you don’t meet the expected requirements for direct entry into Year 1.