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.
Pure Mathematics 1
Understand and interpret straight lines and linear equations, set theory and probability, statistics, linear programming, indices and logarithms, and experimental laws.
(a) Applied Mathematics 1
Vectors, forces and equilibrium, relative motion, Newton’s Laws of Motion, friction and work, energy and power.
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(b) Chemistry 1
Formulae, equations and moles, atomic structure, introduction to redox systems, thermodynamics and bonding.
(a) Applied Mathematics 2
Advanced vectors, forces as fixed vectors, centres of gravity/centres of mass and particle dynamics.
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(b) Chemistry 2
Equilibria, acid-base equilibria, kinetics and organic chemistry.
(a) Physics 1 (Properties of Matter and Waves)
Sound, reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction, electromagnetic waves, strengths of solids, fluids, heat and gases, and the structure of the atom.
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(b) Biology 1 (Cell Biology)
Biological molecules, cellular structure, cell division, movement through cell membranes, enzymes and metabolic pathways.
(a) Physics 2 (Electricity and Magnetism)
Electrical current and charge, potential difference, resistance, capacitance, transistors and amplifiers, electrical fields,gravitational fields, magnetic fields and electromagnetic fields.
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(b) Biology 2 (Physiology)
The cardiovascular system, the respiratory system, the digestive system, osmoregulation, control and co-ordination, and reproduction.
(a) Pure Mathematics 2
Further algebra, co-ordinate geometry, trigonometry, differentiation, integration, numerical methods and vectors.
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(b) Further Studies in Biology and Chemistry
Genetics, ecology and plant biology plus inorganic chemistry, oxidation/reduction reactions and transition element chemistry.
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(c) Computing
HTML, website design, the use of Javascript to promote website interactivity and an introduction to the programming language Java 1.5.
| 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 Engineering and Science Foundation route leads to degrees in subjects including:
See a full list of degrees to which International Foundation Year students can progress.
