Arts and Humanities Foundation Year

Hi I'm applying for the arts and humanities foundation year and i have a couple of questions for current/past students who have done this course

-what do you need to do to get an unconditional offer?
-how much work do you you do over the course of the year?
-is it worth it?
-how much free time do you get and if you were to get a job how many hours would you be able to work?
-when do you start the course?
-how many other people do the foundation year?
-how are you assessed throughout the year?
-how many optional modules are you allowed to do?

thank you

Helloo
I'm currently on the arts and humanities foundation year

- My grades were BEE and I got an unconditional offer after my interview so I think they do it on a case to case basis
- so far the actually work load in regards to handing stuff in hasn't been too heavy, but there's a lot of reading to do so be prepared
- is it worth it? Yes.
- my timetable is currently between 9 and 12 hours per week. If you're lucky you'll have a timetable with an empty day (I wasnt that lucky but it depends on what your optional module is)
So you'll have plenty of free time to get a job just make sure you can keep up with the reading
- this year we started lectures on 19th September
- I think on the arts and humanities there's maybe 60-80? I don't really know for sure because obviously not everyone turns up to everything. There's also other foundation years where some modules overlap
- you will start with formative assessments, which are not towards your grade, more to check your progress. Then summative assessments in the means of essays and presentations
- I think just the one however I'm sure you can ask about doing more if you can assure then you can keep up. In my interview when I asked about doing an extra, I was told it could be a possibility but one of them you wouldn't be assessed on. So one optional one you'd be graded but one you wouldn't

Hope that helps

Hi Ihazel, I am interested in this course. Did you get an offer yet? Hoping it's all going well for you.

yes I got an offer back in January it's conditional CCC and I went for an applicant day and the course looks really really good

Happy for you that you go your offer! May I ask what your predicted grades are? Also do you know if the course is very popular (as I would be a late entry or do it next year)? thanks