Education Studies with Foundation Year at University of Derby
Education Studies with Foundation Year (BA (Hons), X301) at University of Derby asked for 72 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 derby.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~72 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 derby.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 76%, other higher education 16%, an Access course 7%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- X301 · X3 education studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
30%
still studying
UK 83%
70%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%91%
Learning opportunities94%90%
Assessment and feedback93%90%
Academic support91%92%
Organisation and management90%89%
Learning resources98%91%
Student voice88%85%
40 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£20.5k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working5% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 57%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 90%
90%
use what they learned
UK 75%
- Teaching Professionals40%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation25%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
- Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals10%
- Administrative occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Derby, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- DE22 1GB
Subjects
education studies education and teaching
Campus
- Campus
- Derby Campus - Kedleston Road
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Education 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.
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