Earth Sciences with Foundation Year
21MEDIAN PAY, 15 MOnot published
SATISFACTION80%
CONTINUATION70%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS30%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 21% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).
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Earth Sciences with Foundation Year
BSc · University of Derby · 4 years
CONTINUATION ALERT
30% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.
Entry tariff of real entrants
UCAS points the actual intake arrived with: "people like this got in", not a cut-off.
Student satisfaction
Overall satisfaction is 80% (National Student Survey). Continuation past year one: 70%.
What you actually study
YEAR 1
Visual Language & Composition · Studio Practice I · Contemporary Art & Design History
YEAR 2
Studio Practice II · Digital Tools for Creatives · Professional Practice
YEAR 3
Studio Practice III — Specialism · Research for Creative Practice
YEAR 4
Final Year Show · Dissertation
MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).