Foundation degree courses

Foundation degrees are higher education qualifications, mainly taught in Further Education (FE) colleges. They mix academic and work related learning and offer a clear route to university or into employment.

This page contains information on current Foundation degree courses, the college where they are available and the type of attendance required.

College titles and abbreviations

College title	Abbreviation
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise	CAFRE
Belfast Metropolitan College	BMC
Northern Regional College	NRC
North West Regional College	NWRC
Southern Regional College	SRC
South Eastern Regional College	SERC
South West College	SWC

Foundation degree courses A - C

Qualification	Foundation degree	College	Available 2022-2023
FdSc	Accounting	BMC	Full-time and part-time
FdSc	Agriculture and Technology	CAFRE	Full-time and part-time
FdSc	Applied and Medical Sciences	NRC NWRC SERC SRC SWC	Full-time Full-time and part-time Full-time Full-time Full-time and part-time
FdSc	Applied Industrial Sciences	SRC	Part-time
FdEng	Architectural Engineering and Energy (Building Services)	SWC	Full-time and part-time
FdSc	Architectural Technology	BMC SWC	Full-time and part-time Full-time and part-time
FdSc	Architectural Technology with Sustainable Design	NWRC SERC	Full-time Full-time
FdSc	Biological Science	BMC	Full-time
FdSc	Building Technology and Management	NRC	Part-time
FdSc	Business and Enterprise	NWRC	Full-time
FdSc	Business Services Management	SWC	Full-time and part-time
FdSc	Business with Digital Technology	NRC	Full-time and part-time
FdEng	Civil and Environmental Engineering	SWC	Full-time and part-time
FdEng	Civil Engineering	BMC NWRC	Full-time and part-time Full-time
FdSc	Computing	NRC SERC SRC SWC	Full-time Full-time and part-time Full-time Full-time and part-time
FdSc	Computing Infrastructure	BMC SRC	Part-time Part-time
FdSc	Construction Engineering with Surveying	BMC NRC SWC	Full-time and part-time Part-time Full-time and part-time
FdSc	Construction Management with Surveying	SRC	Full-time
FdSc	Counselling	BMC NRC NWRC SRC SWC	Part-time Part-time Part-time Part-time Part-time

Foundation degree courses D - F

Qualification	Foundation degree	College	Available 2022-2023
FdA	Design (Product and Graphic)	SWC	Full-time and part-time
FdA	Digital Arts and Technologies	SWC	Full-time and part-time
FdA	Early Childhood Studies	BMC NRC NWRC SERC SRC SWC	Full-time Full-time and part-time Full-time Full-time and part-time Full-time and part-time Full-time and part-time
FdEng	Electrical and Electronic Engineering	NRC NWRC	Full-time and part-time Full-time
FdSc	Energy, Environment and Sustainability	SWC	Full-time
FdEng	Engineering with specialisms: Automotive Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering / Mechatronics / Wind Turbine Technology	SWC	Full-time and part-time
FdSc	Equine Management	CAFRE	Full-time
FdSc	Events Management	BMC	Full-time and part-time
FdSc	Financial Services Management	SWC	Full-time and part-time
FdSc	Food Manufacture	CAFRE	Full-time and part-time
FdSc	Food, Nutrition and Health	CAFRE	Full-time and part-time

Foundation degree courses G - K

Qualification	Foundation degree	College	Available 2022-2023
FdSc	Health and Social Care	BMC NRC NWRC SRC SWC	Full-time Full-time Full-time Full-time Full-time and part-time
FdSc	Health, Physical Activity and Sport	BMC	Full-time
FdSc	Holistic and Integrative Health Therapies	NWRC SWC	Part-time
	Holistic and Integrative Health Therapies	NWRC SWC	Part-time Part-time
FdSc	Horticulture	CAFRE	Full-time and part-time
FdSc	iMedia	BMC	Full-time
FdSc	Information Technologies	NWRC	Full-time
FdA	Interactive Design	NRC	Full-time
FdSc	Interactive Multimedia	SRC	Full-time
FdSc	International Culinary Arts	SRC	Part-time
FdSc	International Hospitality and Tourism Management	NWRC SRC SWC	Full-time and part-time Full-time and part-time Full-time and part-time
FdSc	International Hospitality and Tourism Management	NWRC SRC SWC	Full-time and part-time Full-time and part-time Full-time and part-time
FdSc	International Hospitality Management	BMC	Full-time and part-time
FdSc	International Travel and Tourism Management	BMC NWRC SRC SWC	Full-time and part-time Full-time and part-time Full-time and part-time Full-time and part-time

Foundation degree courses L - Z

Qualification	Foundation degree	College	Available 2022-2023
FdSc	Leadership and management	SERC	Full-time
FdSc	Marketing	BMC	Full-time and part-time
FdEng	Mechanical Engineering	BMC NWRC	Full-time and part-time Full-time and part-time
FdEng	Mechatronic Engineering	SERC SRC	Full-time and part-time Full-time and part-time
FdSc	Property, Planning and Housing	BMC	Full-time and part-time
FdSc	Responding to Alcohol and Drugs Misuse	NWRC	Part-time
FdSc	Software Development	NWRC	Full-time and part-time
FdEng	Software Engineering	BMC	Full-time and part-time
FdSc	Sport, Exercise and Fitness	NRC NWRC SRC	Full-time Full-time Full-time and part-time
FdSc	Sport, Exercise and Fitness (with two pathways – Sports Science, Sports Studies)	SERC	Full-time and part-time
FdEng	Sustainable Construction	NWRC	Full-time
FdSc	Tourism, Hospitality and Events	SERC	Full-time

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