Preparing for Undergraduate Study
Course overview
• help you build the foundations needed to enable you to prepare for the demands of your professional programme • provide you with valuable resources, academic skills and practical applications that can be applied to your chosen health or social care course • facilitate reflective processes that encourage you to become more self-aware and to increase your confidence in your academic ability • give you an insight into how studying at university can help you develop your existing knowledge and provide you with academic and practical experiences to ensure you get the most out of your health or social care course • Develop an awareness of how you can succeed at university while studying on a health or social care programme • Feel confident to continue or take the next steps in higher education and a health or social care professional programme
Key highlights
- Builds academic foundations for health or social care professional programmes
- Provides resources, academic skills and practical applications for your chosen course
- Reflective activities to boost self-awareness and academic confidence
- Explores how to succeed at university on a health or social care programme
- Free online course preparing you for next steps in higher education
Entry requirements
give you an insight into how studying at university can help you develop your existing knowledge and provide you with academic and practical experiences to ensure you get the most out of your health or social care course Bridge the gap between prior educational experiences / qualifications and higher education
Scholarships
10% Alumni Discount
All other alumni will receive a 10% discount.
Up to 10% of fees25% Alumni Discount
The 25% alumni discount is available if you graduated in the academic years 2023/24 or 2024/25 and are fully enrolled on a postgraduate programme by July 2026.
Biomedical Science Excellence Scholarship
Two awards of £1,000 are available, and will be awarded as a tuition fee reduction in the second semester. Each recipient will also be allocated up to £500 to use to attend a conference.
Up to £1,000Full 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
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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