Housing, Communities and Regeneration Foundation Degree (FdSc)

About the course

• This established course is a recognised route to achieving a qualification which meets the academic requirements of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), while providing an opportunity to learn of major developments in the housing field and develop key skills
• The course gives you the opportunity to meet CIH academic requirements and full professional corporate membership of the CIH in three yea
• There is also an opportunity to gain a BSc Housing Studies in a further year of study and a BSc (Hons) Housing Studies in a further two years
• The part-time format offers career development opportunities for working professionals

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Key facts

UCAS course code:

Duration: Three years part-time

Institution code: D26

Entry and admission criteria

The course is aimed primarily at students with current or recent work in housing, regeneration and/or community development. However, consideration will be given to applicants with other work experience and academic qualifications, and all applications are considered individually.

Advanced entry – you may be given module credits for previous relevant higher education qualifications or appropriate work experience.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching takes the form of a mix of lectures and workshops normally on a day release basis. There will also be a block week of teaching in the summer term of the first two years. Considerable use will also be made of the virtual learning environment. The first year is taught jointly with the Foundation Degree in Sustainable Communities.

Course modules

First year modules:

Introduction to Sustainable Communities

• Introduction to Sustainable Communities

• Society, Politics and Governance

• Organisations and Professional Skills

Second year modules:

• Housing and the Customer
• Housing Markets and the State
• Housing and Transferable Skills

Third year modules:

• Housing Strategy and Business
• Housing, Planning and Regeneration
• Housing Law

Academic expertise

The course is based in the Centre for Comparative Housing Research (part of Leicester Business School), the regional centre for housing education and training in the East Midlands. Additionally, our £35 million Hugh Aston Building offers state-of-the-art teaching and computer lab facilities.

Graduate careers

This degree provides full membership of the CIH. It will also enable you to progress your career with local authorities, housing associations and voluntary sector organisations.

Fees and funding

We are committed to supporting students and firmly believe that finance should not be a barrier to accessing university education - at any level. We are still confirming our package of funding for postgraduate students and information will be available shortly. In the meantime, here is a guide to the types of scholarships that are available to students starting their study in September 2011.

Art, Design and Humanities students

Name

: Ace Style Institute

Amount available to award

: £1000

Description

: An industry-supported fund collaborating with leaders in contour and fashion given annually.

Criteria

: For academic achievement, educational support and visits.

Name

: Sydney Marcus Roadley Award

Amount available to award

: Up to £2000 per year

Description

: Open to all students showing promise in the field of hosiery knitwear and/or design. Students must be studying some aspect of hosiery knitwear, textiles and/or design at undergraduate, taught postgraduate or research postgraduate level.

Criteria

: Candidates of the highest promise whose ability to commence, continue or complete their studies is likely to be impeded by financial constraints. : Candidates of the highest promise whose ability to commence, continue or complete their studies is likely to be impeded by financial constraints.

Name

: Textile Education Fund

Amount available to award

: £1000 annually

Description

: A fund established to support the development of innovative educational projects that aim to bring more young people into textile education at Higher Education institutions.

Criteria:

Department-led project. Department-led project.

Business and Law students

Name:

The Ian Beardwell Memorial Prize

Amount available to award

:

£100 plus the cost of an engraved picture frame

Description

: Awarded to the highest achieving student on the MA

/PG Dip Management of Human Resources, either full-time or part-time.

Criteria

: Best graduate on the course.

Name:

Harvey Ingram LLP

Amount available to award

: :

This support comes from local law firm Harvey Ingram who have more than 20 alumni working for them.

The award supports:

• Three bursaries of £500 to students enrolled in the Campus Enterprise Opportunity scheme, supporting best start-up plans for new companies originating from DMU

• A first prize of £1,500 is awarded at the DMU Business Venture Competition

• A scholarship of £500 is awarded at the DMU Law School Legal Practice Course based on academic excellence, motivation, merit and commitment to the profession

Name: Richard Card Scholarship

Amount available to award

: This £500 scholarship comes from the Law alumni and is to be awarded by the DMU Law School.