European Foundation Year
- Alternative start dates available
- Industrial Placement
This is a full-time two semester course with up to 24 academic hours of lessons a week plus homework.
During the International Foundation Year you will complete classes in English and Study Skills as well as subjects relating to your chosen degree course.
English and Study Skills
English and Study Skills classes help you develop the skills you need to make a success of your chosen degree. Even if you have some previous knowledge of English you will need to know how to write academic English, undertake projects in English, understand lectures and take notes, give presentations and carry out academic research. All English language teaching is accredited by the British Council.
In addition to English and Study Skills you will study (usually) two additional subjects, which will depend on the degree you eventually wish to study. Below is the range of undergraduate degrees available with the International Foundation Year.
There are five subject strands available as part of the European Foundation Year:
Business and Law
Physics and Engineering
Biochemistry
Social Sciences
Computer Science
Business Courses
BSc (Hons) Business and Management
BSc (Hons) Human Resource Management
BSc (Hons) Business and Management Studies with Law
BSc (Hons) Marketing Management
BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology
BSc (Hons) Business with Economics
BSc (Hons) Business Studies with Financial Management
Physics and Engineering Courses
BSc (Hons) Aviation Technology with Pilot Studies
BSc (Hons) Pure and Applied Physics
BSc (Hons) Physics with Acoustics
BSc (Hons) Professional Sound and Video Technology
Biochemistry
BSc (Hons) Biology with Studies in the USA
BSc (Hons) Biochemistry with Studies in the USA
BSc (Hons) Environmental Management
BSc (Hons) Environmental Health
BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Science
BSc (Hons) Human Biology and Infectious Diseases
BSc (Hons) Wildlife and Practical Conservation
BSc (Hons) Wildlife Conservation with Zoo Biology
Social Sciences
BA (Hons) Contemporary Military and International History
BA (Hons) Contemporary History and Politics
BA (Hons) English Literature with Language
BA (Hons) International Relations and Politics
Computer Science
BSc (Hons) Software Engineering
BSc (Hons) Multimedia and Internet Technology
The courses listed below are Higher Entry Courses, which require a higher entry level onto the first year of the degree.
Business and Law Courses
BSc (Hons) Finance and Accounting
LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology
Engineering
BEng Aircraft Engineering and Pilot Studies
MEng Civil and Architectural Engineering
BEng Civil and Architectural Engineering
BEng Petroleum and Mechanical Engineering
MPhys Physics with Studies in North America
MPhys Pure and Applied Physics
Arabic Translating and Interpreting
BA (Hons) Translation and Interpreting (Arabic/EFL, Arabic/French or Arabic/Spanish)
Social Sciences
BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics
BA (Hons) Modern Language Studies
BA (Hons) Translation and Interpreting
For the Higher Entry Courses you will usually be required to score 60% instead of the normal 40% in some or all of your modules. If you do not score 60% on your first attempt, but do pass the module with 40%, you will be offered a place on a default degree course. Full details of the score you need to achieve and the modules affected will be on your offer letter.