Philosophy with Foundation Year at Keele University
Philosophy with Foundation Year (BA (Hons), V5V0) at Keele University asked for 40 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on keele.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~40 points
Openbelow CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check keele.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 40
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- V5V0 · V5 philosophy + V0 no standard meaning
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 91%
5%
left higher education
UK 7%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%93%
Learning opportunities92%86%
Assessment and feedback92%83%
Academic support100%94%
Organisation and management80%81%
Learning resources84%90%
Student voice83%80%
15 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£22.5k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
35% working20% working and studying15% studying10% unemployed25% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 44%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Keele, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST5 5BG
Subjects
philosophy historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- Keele University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Philosophy at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
See all 610 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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