Children and Young People with Foundation Year at University Campus Oldham

Children and Young People with Foundation Year (FdA, 24J4) at University Campus Oldham asked for 32 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.

UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on uco.oldham.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~32 points

Open

below 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 uco.oldham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Came in with A-levels or Highers 55%, a foundation course 25%, other qualifications 20%.

Course

Award: Foundation Degree in Arts
Code: 24J4
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

75%

still studying

UK 85%

15%

left higher education

UK 13%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

15 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%95%

Learning opportunities98%94%

Assessment and feedback100%94%

Academic support100%96%

Organisation and management97%90%

Learning resources98%92%

Student voice94%91%

15 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2024-26

After graduating

15 months onThis course

50% working10% working and studying10% unemployed30% other

UK, same subject: 95% in work or study

Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24

Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Oldham, North West England, England
Postcode: OL1 1BB

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Subjects

youth and community work social sciences
childhood and youth studies social sciences
applied social science social sciences

Campus

Campus: University Campus Oldham
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Social work 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.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
Birmingham Newman University	Counselling Studies and Working with Children, Young People & Families (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	48 points	—
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Youth and Community Work (Youth Work) (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	48 points	112–127
Teesside University	Health and Social Care CertHE	32 - 48 points	—
Keele University	Social Work with Foundation Year BA (Hons)	40 points	96–111
Canterbury Christ Church University	Social Work With Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	32 points	96–111
City College Plymouth	Community and Public Services FdSc	32 points	—
Goldsmiths, University of London	Social Work (with Integrated Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	EE	96–111
London Metropolitan University	Social Work (including foundation year) BSc (Hons)	32 points	under 96
University Campus Oldham	Children and Young People with Foundation Year this course	32 points	—
University of Plymouth	Social Work with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons)	32 points	112–127
Wrexham University	Youth and Community Work (JNC) (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	32 points	112–127

See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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