Student Information

Here you will find useful student information for the courses we offer.

You can view the student handbooks for the University Foundation Award (short courses) and the Foundation Degree in Integrative Counselling (available soon).

If you are unfamiliar with the University of Hull campus, this handy campus map should help you find your way around.

If you are unable to find what you are looking for, please contact the Centre and we will be happy to help you.

Alternatively, below is an helpful FAQ section which you may find useful.

Short Courses

Frequently Asked Questions

Why should I study a University Foundation Award course?

How are the UFA courses organised?

What entry qualifications do I need?

How do I enrol on a course?

What will it cost?

What careers advice is available?

Why should I study a University Foundation Award?

• It is a perfect starting point in higher education
• It provides an ideal basis for further study
• The UFA is a University Award at first year undergraduate level 4
• Helps you progress on to higher level courses at the University of Hull

How are the UFA courses organised?

• Most courses carry 10 credits
• Credits are gained when you successfully complete the coursework, having attended 70% of the course
• You need 60 credits in order to gain the UFA
• 50 credits must come from course modules
• 10 credits come from a final piece of work, usually a personal study in a topic of your choice, supervised and supported by your own tutor

You can spread your studies over a number of years or gain the full UFA in one year by taking a planned study route.

Please note that due to funding restrictions, students who are unable to complete the assessment element of any UFA module will not be eligable to register for another module within the same academic year.

What entry qualifications do I need?

You do not normally require any previous qualifications, experience or knowledge, only an interest in the subject.

How do I enrol on a UFA course?

You will need to complete an application form and return it to us

• By post
  Centre for Lifelong Learning
  The University of Hull
  49 Salmon Grove
  Hull
  HU6 7SZ
  
  
• In person
  Please feel free to call into the Centre at the address above. Our offices are open Monday - Thursday 8.30am - 5pm and Fridays 8.30am - 4.30pm. Please click here for a map of the Hull campus.

Please make cheques payable to the University of Hull.

In order to avoid disappointment it is advisable to register as early as possible. If your course is fully booked another course may run if there is the demand.

Once your registration form has been received we will send you an acceptance letter by post, together with an information sheet and a map of the campus if that is where you are studying.

What will the courses cost?

The full fee for a 10-credit course is £95. This helpful course fees explained document shows whether you are entitled to a nil fee for your course.

If you are in receipt of any of the benefits listed below there is a nil fee for your course.

• Housing Benefit
• Income Support
• Council Tax Benefit (not the single person’s reduction)
• Income-related Job Seekers’ Allowance (JSA)
• Working Tax Credit/Disabled Person’s Tax Credit
• you are a student on the ‘New Deal’ Allowance
• you are a Tax Credit recipient with a low family income (the income threshold is the same as that for free prescriptions, ie gross household/family income of less than £16,845).
• Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance or

Disability Living Allowance, and your sole income is from welfare benefits

• you have a gross household/family income of £16,845 and are not in receipt of tax credit or any qualifying benefits.

Please note that course fees also depend on your residential status within the UK. Details of fees for other students are available from the Centre.

If you are not covered by any of these reductions or concessions, but experience real difficulty in paying, then please either contact Nicky Robinson-Jordan, the CLL Senior Finance Assistant, on 01482 466872 or write to her at the Centre. All requests will be handled in the strictest confidence.

If you lose your job during the course and become entitled to an income-related benefit please contact the Centre on 01482 466872.

The University Foundation Award Final Piece of Work (10 Credits)

To gain the University Foundation Award you will need to complete a final piece of work. This is normally a personal project supervised and supported by your own tutor. To register or to obtain further details please contact Claire Black at the Centre on 01482 465666.

• Full fee: £47.50, Nil fee: £0.00

Careers Service

The Careers Service exists to support students in the process of making and implementing career decisions through the provision of guidance, information and vacancy facilities.