Education Studies with a Foundation Year at Birmingham City University
Education Studies with a Foundation Year (BA (Hons), X30F) at Birmingham City University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bcu.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check bcu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- X30F · X3 education studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 83%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%91%
Learning opportunities97%90%
Assessment and feedback95%90%
Academic support97%92%
Organisation and management98%89%
Learning resources92%91%
Student voice92%85%
30 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£20k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working5% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 57%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 90%
90%
use what they learned
UK 75%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B15 3TN
Subjects
education studies education and teaching
Campus
- Campus
- City Centre Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Education at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bath | Education with Psychology BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| Aberystwyth University | Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Biology and Education BA/BSc (H) | BBB - BCC | — |
| Birmingham Newman University | Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| Barnet and Southgate College | Foundation Degree in Early Years Childhood Studies FdA | 48 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Education with Sustainability BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Early Childhood Studies (Top-up) BA (Hons) | — | — |
| Bedford College Group | Lifelong Learning (In-service/ Pre-service) CertEd | — | — |
| Birmingham City University | Education Studies with a Foundation Year this course | — | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Counselling, Psychology and Education MSci | — | 144–159 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Applied Early Years Studies (Top up) BA (Hons) | — | — |
See all 590 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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