Health Sciences with Foundation Year at University of Nottingham
Health Sciences with Foundation Year (Fd cert, A30A) at University of Nottingham asked for BCC in recent years; 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 nottingham.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BCC
Moderate104 points · around CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check nottingham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 22% had fewer than the 104 asked.
70 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 97%, an Access course 1%, other higher education 1%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Certificate
- Code
- A30A · A3 clinical medicine
- Duration
- 1 year
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
65%
still studying
UK 85%
25%
left higher education
UK 10%
15%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%90%
Learning opportunities87%88%
Assessment and feedback85%82%
Academic support95%90%
Organisation and management90%78%
Learning resources90%91%
Student voice88%82%
40 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£30.5k5 years£38.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 85 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
50% working10% working and studying25% studying15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Natural and social science professionals15%
- Information Technology Professionals15%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Teaching Professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Nottingham, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- NG7 2RD
Subjects
general science physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Nottingham
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Warwick | Integrated Natural Sciences BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| SRUC Scotland's Rural College | Animal Welfare Science BSc (Hons) | 114 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sunderland | Cosmetic Science BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Nottingham | Health Sciences with Foundation Year this course | BCC | 96–111 |
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | Applied Science CertHE | 80 points | — |
| Solihull College & University Centre | Applied Sciences HNC | 80 points | — |
| University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College | Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 80 points | — |
| University of Huddersfield | Science Extended Degree leading to a BSc(Hons) Degree BSc (Hons) | CDD | — |
| University of Leeds | Interdisciplinary Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | CDD | 96–111 |
| Newcastle College University Centre | Applied Science FdSc | 64 points | — |
| Keele University | Bachelor's Science Degree with a Blended Learning Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 40 - 56 points | — |
See all 35 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More general, applied and forensic sciences at University of Nottingham
- Natural Sciences BSc (Hons)
- Natural Sciences Msci (Hon)
- Natural Sciences with International Study BSc (Hons)
- Natural Sciences with International Study Msci (Hon)
- Science with Foundation Year MSci
- Science with Foundation Year (Integrated Honours Programme) BSc (Hons)