The Centre for Foundation Studies is a teaching department at the university that specialises in the Foundation Year of study for our four-year extended degree courses.
There are six Foundation Year routes that integrate with a large proportion of the University’s undergraduate degree courses. These comprise the following: Business, Law and Social Sciences; Life Sciences; Creative Industries; Engineering and Computing; Education and Nursing; and Humanities.
Message from the Director of Foundation Years
"Welcome to the Centre for Foundation Studies. We are a teaching department at the University of Chester and we specialise in the teaching of all of the University’s Foundation Years. We pride ourselves on being student-focused and offer a highly supportive learning environment for students undertaking the Foundation Year portion of their four-year extended degrees. I am proud to be working alongside a dedicated team of academics who teach exclusively on Foundation Years; they are consistently commended by their students for their dedication to teaching and student support across all subjects."
Jan O'Driscoll, Director of Foundation Years