About the International Foundation Year

The Foundation Year will ensure you gain the skills and knowledge to succeed in your degree.

The International Foundation Year is a rigorous and academically demanding three-term course of academic subjects, study skills and English language training designed specifically to provide international students with an intensive, direct path to degree study at the University.

The International Foundation Year is a rigorous and academically demanding three-term course of academic subjects, study skills and English language training designed specifically to provide international students with an intensive, direct path to degree study at the University.

Study structure

You can choose between three Foundation routes:

• Business, Hospitality, Law, Management, Marketing, Social Studies & Transport & Logistics
• Creative Arts (Art and Design, Media and Social Studies, Music) 
• Engineering, Computing & Science

Foundation routes are modular in structure. There are five core modules common to each route: English Skills 1, English Skills 2, Study Skills, Project Study and Maths. You will also study specific subject modules, each carefully designed to focus on the academic areas most useful to your chosen degree.

University-style teaching

The International Foundation Year is validated by the University of Huddersfield and taught by specialists in university preparation. You will be introduced to the style of teaching that you will experience when you progress onto your degree. Teaching is in tutorials, seminar style classes and larger group lectures.

Assessment

You will be assessed regularly throughout the course. This will ensure that your progress is on track to achieve the standard required for progression onto your chosen degree. Your development is monitored through continuous coursework and specific assessments at the end of each term or module. You will also be required to complete a series of presentations and extended essays as part of your overall assessment.

English Language Preparation

If your English Language level is under IELTS 4.5, you can first join our intensive English Language Preparation course before starting the Foundation Year.

Flexible entry

You can begin the International Foundation Year in either September or January for degree entry in the following autumn. You can start English Language Preparation at three points in the year, depending on how much preparation you need.