Built Environment Foundation

Oxford Brookes University

United Kingdom, Oxford

University Rank:#374

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Duration1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 23,198 / Year

Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

Built Environment Foundation

About

Overview

Our Built Environment Foundation prepares you to study at degree level. As well as make plans for your future professional education and career.

You will develop your understanding and problem-solving and gain other key skills in the design and development of cities. To help develop your practical skills our course combines:

theory and contextual case studies
field trips
live projects.

On completing your course, you can progress to one of the following degree courses here at Oxford Brookes;

If you want to progress to Architecture or Interior Architecture you must have an acceptable portfolio of artistic work.

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This Built Environment foundation course at Oxford Brookes provides the basis for deciding what to study at degree level and the chance to make informed choices about your future professional education and career.

Disciplines

School of the Built Environment

Requirements

Entry Requirements

A Level: 48 points from 2 A Level or equivalent

GCSE: Mathematics - grade 4/C; English - grade 4/C normally required

Please also see the University's general entry requirements.

English Requirements

IELTSMin 6

English Program Requirements

Applicants whose main language is not English should have Academic IELTS 6.0 with 6.0 in reading and writing, 5.5 in listening and speaking

An equivalent English language qualification acceptable to the University.

Please also see the University's standard English language requirements.

Career

Careers

Foundation Built Environment is principally intended as a route to further study at degree level - and exists to develop and enhance academic skills. It will allow you to choose the most suitable area of degree specialism within the School, and make plans for the subsequent professional education that ensues. Various teaching and learning methods are employed - lectures, seminars, tutorials, and workshops - which will test written expression, presentation skills, independent learning, and working in groups. Underpinning this, students will access information from various sources and work to deadlines.

Successful completion of the Foundation course can lead you on to one of the following degree courses at Oxford Brookes. All of the courses will have specific progression rules which will be highlighted to you during your induction programme. We will also provide you with advice and guidance on how you can meet the progression rules.

BSc (Hons) Real Estate
(Pass all relevant compulsory modules and achieve an average of 55%)
BA (Hons) Planning & Property Development
(Pass all relevant compulsory modules.)
BSc (Hons) Construction Project Management
(Pass all relevant compulsory modules.)
BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management
(Pass all relevant compulsory modules.)
BSc (Hons) Building Surveying
(Pass all relevant compulsory modules.)
BA (Hons) Urban Design, Planning and Development
(Pass all relevant compulsory modules.)
BA (Hons) Architecture
(Pass all relevant compulsory modules, achieve an average of 55% and have a portfolio of artistic work approved by an architecture tutor.)
BA (Hons) Interior Architecture
(Pass all relevant compulsory modules, achieve an average of 55% and have a portfolio of artistic work approved by an architecture tutor.)

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

23,198 / year

Built Environment Foundation

Oxford Brookes University

United Kingdom, Oxford

Go to Official Website