Foundation Year: Business, Hospitality, Law, Management, Marketing, Social Studies, & Transport & Logistics

The academic structure of the Foundation Year programme is set out below. You take modules in both core subjects and subjects specific to your route:

Core modules

Foundation English Skills 1
Read academic texts, write extended texts, write subjective notes, listen effectively and participate in classroom discussion.

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.

Route modules

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.

Foundation course key facts
Tuition price	See fees page
Course length	3 terms
Entry points	September, January and in 2010, April
Term dates	January 2010 start: Term 1 – 11 January to 26 March 2010 Term 2 – 12 April to 18 June 2010 Term 3 – 21 June to 20 August 2010 April 2010 start: Term 1 – 12 April to 18 June 2010 Term 2 – 21 June to 20 August 2010 Term 3 – 20 September to 10 December 2010 September 2010 start: Term 1 – 20 September to 10 December 2010 Term 2 – 10 January to 25 March 2011 Term 3 – 11 April to 17 June 2011
Entry requirements	See admissions section for academic and English Language entrance requirements. Please note that on application, you might be required to submit a portfolio.
Course structure	The programme is modular and comprises five core subjects and up to five route modules. You take three modules in term 1, three in term 2, and up to 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, or only for programmes starting in April 2010, students will be able to progress onto the International Diploma starting in January 2011.