Creative Expressive Arts, Health, and Wellbeing with Foundation Year
University of DerbyDerby (Kedleston Road), United Kingdom
Course overview
• Our Foundation Year provides you with a firm grounding in the skills and knowledge you need and introduces you to the subject area; enabling you to achieve your honours degree in four years • Gain exciting practical experience through completing work placements with our partner organisations • Advance to one of our acclaimed masters degrees if you would like to register and go into practice as an arts therapist • The Foundation Year course leads on to the full Creative Expressive Arts, Health, and Wellbeing • ▼ Therapeutic Arts dance studio Our dance studio comes with floor to ceiling mirrors and also a sprung floor giving you the opportunity to put your skills into practice. • Foundation Year Foundation Year
Key highlights
- Foundation Year builds core skills and introduces the subject area
- Work placements with partner organisations provide practical experience
- Progression route to masters degrees for registering as an arts therapist
- Dance studio with floor-to-ceiling mirrors and a sprung floor
- Leads on to the full honours degree in expressive arts and wellbeing
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 72 — Requirement: What we're looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 72 A Level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you…
- A-level: DDD — …What we're looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 72 A Level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to…
- T-level: Pass — …looking for Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 72 A Level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Ma…
- BTEC: MMP — …Requirement: What we're looking for UCAS points: 72 A Level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and Englis…
- Access to HE Diploma: Pass — Pass; with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum
Scholarships
Full Payment Discount
If you pay your annual tuition fee in full ahead of enrolment, you will benefit from a £1,000 discount.
Up to £1,000Sports Scholarships - Individual and Team Sport Scholar
Up to £3,000 fee subsidy and support services.
Sports Scholarships - Performance Team Sports Scholar
Up to £3,000 fee subsidy and support services.
Talented Athlete Award
Please contact the provider.
Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships
Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships - £2,000
Up to £2,000
Careers this course leads to
- Arts therapist (after further masters study)
- Community arts practitioner
- Arts and wellbeing coordinator
- Arts in health practitioner
- Creative activities coordinator
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,535 per year | International: £17,500 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Derby, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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