Bachelors Degree Accelerator Foundation Programme (One year)
The course
- Delivery
- Full-time
- Course type
- Taught
- Location
- Edinburgh
- Entry date
- September, January
Contact
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Contact our enquiries team.
Overview
Heriot-Watt's Bachelors Degree Accelerator Foundation Programme is a one-year programme designed to prepare you for university study, in a learning environment that's been specifically created for you to thrive in.
We will champion and support you throughout your time at Heriot-Watt. We are here to help you succeed in your ultimate goal of achieving a career-focused degree, no matter where or what your starting point is.
Our Bachelors Degree Accelerator Programme is for you if:
- You do not meet the published entry requirements for your undergraduate degree
- You're an international student who does not have the appropriate English requirements
- You're returning to education after some time away and need support
- You're switching to a different subject from what you've previously studied
Benefits
- Become part of our exciting, supportive global community
- A personalised study experience, tailored to meet your needs and optimise your experience
- Our award-winning, professional careers team are here to fully support you throughout your time at Heriot-Watt
- Prepares you for second year entry into your chosen career-focused degree programme
Duration
Bachelors Degree Accelerator Foundation Programme - one academic year.
Course content
Choose your subject pathway
There are four courses of 30 credits each to choose from. Each of these is completed within one academic year over a nominal 30-week learning period.
Required courses: Academic English/Academic Skills
All courses
You will be asked to select which course you would like to study on your application form.
Science
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Computing
Accounting, Economics and Business Management
- Economics
- Business Management
- Accounting
Psychology
- Economics/Mathematics
- Business Management/Physics
- Psychology
Mathematical and Computer Sciences
- Mathematics
- Business Management/Physics
- Computing
Entry requirements
English language requirements
Academic background equivalent to A Levels DEE/CD + GCSE English and Maths at C/4. English level IELTS 5.0 (with no bands lower than 4.5). Subject relevance to be dependent upon articulation degree. Please see our detailed English language requirements.
Academic entry requirements
- Highers CCD including a science or maths for STEM pathways + National 5 Maths & English at Grade C
- A-Levels DEE/CD including a science or maths (for STEM pathways) GCSE English and Maths at C/4
- International Baccalaureate DEE/CD including a science or maths (for STEM pathways) GCSE English and Maths at C/4
- BTEC Extended Diploma MMP + GCSE English and Maths at C/4. For progression to non-STEM pathways only
International academic entry requirements
- Bangladesh - Higher Secondary Certificate - grade average of 65%
- China - Senior High 2 - average grade of 70% or Senior High 3 at an average of 65%
- Ghana - West African School Certificate (WAEC) - or Senior School Certificate in four subjects with grades 1-6 (A-C)
- Hong Kong - Form 5 in four academic subjects (grades will be assessed on a case by case basis) or HKDSE with grades 223 in relevant subjects
- India - Standard 10 + 1 - 70% or Standard 10 + 2 at 55%
- Indonesia - SMU 2 - Grade 7.0 or SMU 3 Grade 6.5 (five relevant subjects required)
- Iran - High School Diploma (3 years) - average grade of at least 14 (in relevant subjects)
- Jordan - Tawjihi - 80% in 4 relevant subjects
- Kazakhstan - ATTESTAT/Certificate of Secondary Education - grade average of 4
- Kuwait - Shahadat-al-thanawia-al-a'ama - passmark of 80% in relevant subjects
- Libya - Secondary Education Certificate - average of 80%
- Malaysia - Form 5. Ter, 2 or Mid-Year Transcript - A-C in five relevant subjects
- Nigeria - WAEC or SSC - grades 1-6 in four relevant subjects.
- Pakistan - High Secondary Certificate - four passes in relevant subjects with an average of 55%
- Qatar - Thanawaya Aam Qatari - average grade 80% in relevant subjects
- Saudi Arabia - Tawjihi - average of 80% in relevant subjects
- Thailand - MAW5 - GPA of 2.5 or of MAW 6 with a GPA of 2.0 in six relevant subjects
- United Arab Emirates - Tawjihi - 80% or above in relevant subjects
- Ukraine - ATTESTAT/11th Grade Certificate of Secondary Education - grade average of 7.0
- Vietnam - Completion of Year 12 at Secondary School with average grade of 7.0
Fees
Additional fees information
| Fee status* | Full-time |
|---|---|
| England, Wales and Northern Ireland | £9,250 |
| International Students** | £18,704 |
| Fee status* | Full-time |
|---|---|
| England, Wales and Northern Ireland | £9,250 |
| International Students** | £24,048 |
*Your residency 'status' is usually defined as the country where you have been ordinarily resident for the three years before the start of your course. Find out more about tuition fees.
**International includes applications from European Union countries who do not hold Pre-Settled or Settled status in the UK. Read more about the application process for EU nationals.
Additional scholarship information
Travel Home Bursary
Available for students from England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
We appreciate that moving away from home for the first time can be daunting. Our Travel Home Bursary should allow you to return home at several points throughout the academic year. The Travel Bursary applies to your first year of study only.