Foundation to Health and Veterinary Studies (Year 0)

  • This degree is accreditedAccredited

Key information

  • Course length: 1 year
  • UCAS code: See below
  • Year of entry: 2021
  • This programme does not accept applications from international students.
Lecture

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:

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 

PathwayCode
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.