Foundation to Health and Veterinary Studies (Year 0)
- Course length: 1 year
- UCAS code: See below
- Year of entry: 2021
- This programme does not accept applications from international students.

Honours Select
×This programme offers Honours Select combinations.
Honours Select 100
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This programme is available through Honours Select as a Single Honours (100%).
Honours Select 75
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This programme is available through Honours Select as a Major (75%).
Honours Select 50
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This programme is available through Honours Select as a Joint Honours (50%).
Honours Select 25
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This programme is available through Honours Select as a Minor (25%).
Study abroad
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This programme offers study abroad opportunities.
Year in China
×
This programme offers the opportunity to spend a Year in China.
Accredited
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This programme is accredited.
The University of Liverpool, in collaboration with local FE partners, has developed a Year Zero foundation programme for Home/EU students that leads to access onto a variety of vocational Health Studies programmes:
- Dental Surgery BDS (A200)
- Dental Therapy BSc (Hons) (B750)
- Medicine and Surgery MBChB (A100)
- Nursing BN (Hons) B700
- Veterinary Science BVSc D100
- Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) B160
- Therapeutic Radiography and Oncology BSc (Hons) B822
- Diagnostic Radiography BSc (Hons) B821
- Orthoptics BSc (Hons) B520
- Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) B920.
Students seeking entry to Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science will study at Carmel College, St Helens. Students seeking entry to Diagnostic Radiography, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Orthoptics, Physiotherapy or Radiotherapy will study at The Sixth Form College, Birkenhead.
Please note that application to this programme is through UCAS (see course codes below), which is specifically targeted at Home/EU mature and non-traditional students who typically have taken a break from studies.
When applying, you must ensure that you apply for one programme that you wish to progress on to. Multiple applications will be rejected and result in disappointment. We will also not consider applications from applicants who have multiple UCAS applications for a variety of programmes, as this does not demonstrate a clear commitment.
Watch the video below to hear students' experience of the Year Zero programme.
For further information on how to apply to this programme please contact: shs@liverpool.ac.uk
Pathway | Code |
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Foundation to Health and Veterinary Studies (Dentistry) (Year 0) | 0AAW |
Foundation to Health and Veterinary Studies (Dental Therapy) (Year 0) | BAAW |
Foundation to Heath and Veterinary Studies (Medicine) (Year 0) | 789S |
Foundation to Health and Veterinary Studies (Veterinary Science) (Year 0) | 74JJ |
Foundation to Health and Veterinary Studies (Physiotherapy) (Year 0) | 4RAD |
Foundation to Health and Veterinary Studies (Radiotherapy) (Year 0) | 0W21 |
Foundation to Health and Veterinary Studies (Diagnostic Radiography) (Year 0) | 4ASC |
Foundation to Health and Veterinary Studies (Nursing) (Year 0) | Y4AS |
Foundation to Health and Veterinary Studies (Orthoptics) (Year 0) | P0HG |
Foundation to Heath and Veterinary Studies (Occupational Therapy) (Year 0) | 47OH |
Department Key Facts
Number of first year students
322 Year 1 undergraduate students in the School Health Sciences (2018)
UK league tables
1st for Nursing in England (UK League Table) and 5th in UK (2019, Guardian University Guide NSS
National Student Survey
• 97% overall satisfaction for nursing
• 100% for orthoptics and physiotherapy (2019)
Why this subject?
Strengthen your career prospects
Benefit from our experience in delivering more than 100 years of teaching across practical and professionally focused programmes.
Learn from experienced, registered, working practitioners
Our curriculum is developed and assessed by leading healthcare providers throughout the North West. Many such partners across the North West provide exciting placement opportunities.
Bring your learning to life through clinical experience
Gain a breadth of patient-focused practical experience in a region with a particularly diverse population, providing an invaluable insight to future roles.
Prepare for practice by studying with professionals from across the Health Sciences
Interprofessional learning modules reflect the multi-profession, team approach that you will encounter in today’s healthcare settings.