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Foundation Degrees


Foundation degrees are degree level qualifications which Universities and employers work together to design and deliver, enabling you to benefit from both academic and work-based learning.

Foundation Degrees are ideal if you want to improve your skills and career prospects whilst remaining in work. Aston’s Foundation Degrees are varied, flexible and accessible. We have strong links with business, industry and the public sector, and have developed courses with organisations such as BMW, E.on, The Hearing Company and the NHS.

A full time Foundation Degree programme will usually take two years to complete. After completing your Foundation degree you can fast track onto a full honours degree, which will usually take a further year to complete full time, or two to three years part time.


We offer Foundation Degrees in the following areas: