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Types of foundation degree: a case study approach

Summary

This report has been prepared for the HEFCE by the Foundation Degree (FD) Support Team (led by PricewaterhouseCoopers) to capture the learning from the first year of the FD initiative.

The FD is a new two-year higher education qualification, launched in 2000 (HEFCE 00/27). It is designed to give people the intermediate-level technical and professional skills that are in demand from employers, as well as making higher education more affordable, accessible and appealing to a wider range of students - thereby widening participation in HE and stimulating lifelong learning. The first programmes began in 2001-02.

The report provides an overview of the range of programmes developed, and identifies factors that contributed to their success and factors that still need to be addressed. Information is presented through a series of anonymised case studies representing the range of FD programmes and contexts. The report provides valuable information for both current FD providers, and for those who are considering developing, or contributing to the development of FD courses in the future.

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Last updated 4 September 2003