Foundation English Skills 1 Foundation English Skills 2
Improve all your abilities developed in part 1 with greater accuracy, speed, cohesion, organisation and presentation.
Study Skills in the British Environment
Use your study time more effectively, improve your use of, and range of, information sources and prepare comprehensive essays in your own time to given deadlines.
Project Study, including Word Processing Skills
Complete a self-study project on a topic that you will take, in consultation with your tutor, from the academic discipline that you will subsequently study at degree level.
Core Mathematics
Algebra and statistics. You will develop your knowledge and understanding of mathematical terms and techniques and apply these to solving problems, frequently drawn from practical and real life situations.
Principles of Economics 1
Economic systems, types of goods, allocation of resources, elasticity, price controls, types of markets, cost and revenue, economies of scale and market failure.
Principles of Economics 2
Aggregate demand and aggregate supply, economic policies, inflation, unemployment, international trade and development economics.
Business Law
The English legal system, business organisations, contract law and consumer protection.
You choose one of the two following modules:
(a) Introduction to Financial Accountancy
Double entry book-keeping, preparation of trial balances, profit and loss statements, depreciation, limited companies, manufacturing accounts and interpretation of accounts.
OR
(b) English Legal System
Concepts of law, the relationship between law, justice and morality, the sources of law, including British and European Union (EU) legislation and the doctrine of
precedent; the Civil and Criminal Courts and the role of the Judiciary.
You choose one of the two following modules:
(a) Introduction to Business Studies
Understanding of the operational and strategic problems facing business people in the modern market economy. The module will focus on a wide range of issues, such as management, human resource practice, marketing and ethical aspects.
OR
(b) British Political System
Gain an understanding of the British political system, the basic principles of the British constitution, civil liberties and their relation to the judicial system; how parliament works, including the electoral system, political parties and the legislative process; the composition and functions of the government, the civil service and Britain’s relationship to the EU.
| Tuition price | See fees page |
| Course length | 3 terms |
| Entry points | September or Janaury |
| Term dates | September 2008 start: Term 1 – 22 September to 12 December 2008 Term 2 – 12 January to 27 March 2009 Term 3 – 14 April to 19 June 2009 January 2009 start: |
| Entry requirements | See admissions section for academic and English Language entrance requirements |
| Course structure | The programme is modular and comprises five core subjects and five route modules. You take three modules in term 1, three in term 2, and four in term 3. |
| Assessment | End of module/term: a combination of examinations, coursework, presentations and extended essays. Continuous: a mixture of lecture classes, small-group seminar work and directed self-study. |
| Progression | On successful completion, you progress to the first year of a University of Huddersfield undergraduate degree in selected subject areas |
The Business, Law and Social Studies Foundation route leads to degrees in subjects including:
See a full list of degrees to which International Foundation Year students can progress.
