Study options
Your study options
We offer a range of undergraduate courses. These include:
- Bachelors degrees (single honours)
- Bachelors (joint honours) degrees
- HNCs and HNDs
- Foundation degrees
- Year Zero
- Technology Foundation programme
- Top up degrees
Bachelors degrees
Check our undergraduate course list to find out more.
These are qualifications such as BA (Hons), BSc (Hons), BEng, and LLB plus all joint honours courses. They usually take three years full time, or four years if you do a year on a work placement. Many of our degree courses are accredited by professional bodies. It's also really flexible and most of our courses you can study full time or part time.
This means that you’ll boost your employability by graduating with more than just a degree.
HNCs and HNDs
These are usually directly related to the world of work and deliver excellent professional training. They’re shorter than bachelors degrees but when you’ve completed your HNC OR HND you can stay on at Derby to top up to a full degree.
Foundation degrees
Foundation degrees are equivalent to the first two years of a bachelors degree. They develop the knowledge and skills employers value so they can help you to further your career. You can usually stay on at Derby to top your foundation degree up to a full degree.
Top up degrees
If you already have a HND or foundation degree, you can take a top up degree, which usually takes one year full time, to gain a bachelors degree.
Year Zero
A one year Year Zero course prepares you to move on to a specialist degree in an art, design or technology subject if you're not quite ready to start a bachelors degree.
Technology Foundation Programme
The one year Technology Foundation Programme prepares you to study for a bachelors degree in engineering, media production, music, media technologies, or music technology if you haven't got the right subject qualifications.
