Birkenhead Sixth Form College

Year 0 Pre-Degree Course

Current Year 0 students can click here for 2011-2012 course booklet.

Birkenhead Sixth Form College are proud to have joined with Liverpool University to offer the Year 0 Foundation To Health Studies Programme - a pre-degree course that leads directly to a variety of vocational Health Studies programmes at the University.

Completing the Year 0 programme to a specified standard will ensure automatic progression onto a degree programme at the University of Liverpool in one of the following areas:

• Nursing
• Diagnostic Radiography*
• Occupational Therapy*
• Orthoptics*
• Physiotherapy*
• Radiotherapy*

(*collectively known as Allied Health Professions)

There is no upper age limit to entry; the programme is targeted at mature students with appropriate workplace experience, or young people with a vocational, rather than A Level, qualification.

The Year 0 programme provides an excellent opportunity to adjust back in to full-time study and bridge the gap between your vocational experiences and the degree programme. Read Liz Webb's story. Liz began the Year 0 programme at 48 years old and is now studying Occupational Therapy at the University of Liverpool.

You can also view a video about the University of Liverpool Health Sciences Department.

The Year 0 programme runs from September and students will study full-time, four days per week at Birkenhead Sixth Form College. Applications should be made through the University of Liverpool. The deadlines for Year 0 applications this year are as follows:

Interview dates:
18 April 2012 and 13 June 2012

More information and the application process.

If you still have questions and queries, email us for more information.