International Foundation Year
2013-14 entry
3 good reasons to study International Foundation Year at Salford:
- Progression on to over 100 undergraduate degrees at the University of Salford when you pass the IFY at the required standard
- All English language teaching is accredited by the British Council
- You will study with other international students from all round the world
Course Summary
The International Foundation Year (IFY) prepares international students who want to study for an undergraduate degree at university in the United Kingdom.
This course is for you if you have finished high school in your own country but don’t yet have the qualifications to go straight on to a British course. It is also for you if you already have the qualifications you need but want time to practice your English alongside your chosen subjects and get accustomed to life at university in the UK.
This course provides you with tuition in English and study skills as well as subjects relating to your chosen degree course. When you pass the IFY at the required standard you will then be able to progress onto over 100 degree courses at the University of Salford.
The IFY can be joined at two entry points, in January and in September.
Course Details
This is a full-time two semester course with at least 24 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.
Course Structure
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.
Business Courses
BSc (Hons) Business and Management Studies
BSc (Hons) Business Studies with Human Resource Management
BSc (Hons) Business Studies with International Business Management
BSc (Hons) Business and Management Studies with Law
BSc (Hons) Business Studies with Marketing Management
BSc (Hons) Business Studies with Quantitative Business Management
BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology
BSc (Hons) Business with Economics
BSc (Hons) Business Studies with Financial Management
BA (Hons) Hospitality and Tourism Management
BA (Hons) Hospitality Management
BA (Hons) Sport and Leisure Management
BA (Hons) Leisure and Tourism 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) 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) Journalism and English Literature
BA (Hons) International Relations and Politics
BA (Hons) Modern Languages: French and German
BA (Hons) Modern Languages: French and Italian
BA (Hons) Modern Languages: French and Spanish
BA (Hons) Modern Languages: German and Italian
BA (Hons) Modern Languages: German and Spanish
BA (Hons) Modern Languages: Spanish and Italian
BA (Hons) Modern Languages: French/EFL
BA (Hons) Modern Languages: German/EFL
BA (Hons) Modern Languages: Italian/EFL
BA (Hons) Modern Languages: Spanish/EFL
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 Modern Language Studies with French
BA Modern Language Studies with Spanish
BA Modern Language Studies with Arabic
BA Translation and Interpreting - Language choices:
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.
Entry Requirements
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Accreditation for Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)
We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.
The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count. The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or to give you exemptions from parts of your course.
Two forms of APL may be used for entry: the Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).
English Language Requirements
International applicants will be required to show a proficiency in English. An IELTS score of 4.5 is proof of this.
Applicant profile
Business Courses
You will need a GCSE C in Mathematics, or an equivalent qualification.
Physics and Engineering Courses
You will need a GCSE C in Mathematics and Physics, or an equivalent qualification.
Biochemistry
You will need a GCSE C in Biology and Chemistry, or an equivalent qualification.
Social Sciences
You will need a level of overall education equivalent to GCSE C standard. You will also be asked to complete an assignment. Details will be sent after the application is received, but may contain a personal statement, an article review and an essay question.
Computer Science
You will need a GCSE C in Mathematics, or an equivalent qualification.
Teaching
All teaching on the International Foundation Year is carried out by highly experienced University staff and all English language teaching is accredited by the British Council.
You will be taught in:
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Workshops
Assessment
There will be exams at the end of each semester. You will be assessed both on your exam performance and on your classwork and homework.
Employability
Alumni Profile
Emily Feltham, BA (Hons) Finance and Accounting with International Foundation Year
"I found out about the courses at the University of Salford when I went to a schools’ exhibition in Rotterdam. I knew that I wanted to go down the accounting route and after reading about the Finance and Accounting degree at Salford, it was everything I wanted.
However, in order to bring my foreign qualifications to the level required to proceed on to the degree course, I had to complete an International Foundation Year at Salford. This was an amazing year where I made friends from all over the world. I even went to stay in Hong Kong with some of the friends I made.
On successful completion of this Foundation Year I started my Finance and Accounting degree. At first it was very daunting because of the change in class size and the material that had to be studied. But after a few weeks I settled in to it and I found the mix of the modules very good.
I graduated with a 2:1 classification. I could not have done this without the amazing support of all the University lecturers and support staff. Since leaving the University I worked at an accountancy practice in Manchester city centre where I completed the ACCA exams and gained the three years’ practical experience required to become a member of the ACCA. I then changed jobs to a top accountancy firm where I am working as a tax advisor and studying for my CTA exams."
Links with Industry
We have accreditation from the British Council for all our EFL courses under the English in Britain Accreditation Scheme.
We are also members of EnglishUK (recently formed from ARELS and BASELT), BALEAP and IATEFL.
Further Study
The IFY is the first year of a full-time, minimum four year undergraduate degree course. You will automatically progress on to one of over 100 undergraduate degrees at the University of Salford when you pass the IFY at the required standard. Full list above.
| Full-time International | £8,000 for September 2013 entry |
Additional costs
You should also consider further costs which may include books, stationery, printing, binding and general subsistence on trips and visits.
facilities
You will have access to the Language Resource Centre which offers state-of-the-art audiovisual and IT facilities for the teaching and learning of languages. It provides a high-speed network environment giving access to advanced software packages used by language students for a range of purposes, including computer-assisted language learning and oral summarising.
