Engineering, Physics and Mathematics Foundation Year
Degree progression Core modules Route Modules Key facts
Progression to undergraduate degrees
The Engineering, Physics and Mathematics Foundation Year leads to various degrees including:
- Astronomy
- Engineering
- Geosciences
- Mathematics
- Physics
See a full list of degrees for this route.
CORE MODULES
English and Skills for University Study 1, 2 & 3
You will develop your English communication skills and learn a range of study skills, including: writing and reading strategies; presentation and seminar participation; organisation of time and materials, meeting deadlines and responding to feedback.
At the end of these modules you will be able to use English language in your own academic work, give well structured presentations and contribute to seminar discussions; take notes from readings and lectures; plan, develop and write well structured academic essays.
Project Study, including Computing (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
Straight lines and linear equations, set theory and probability, statistics, linear programming, indices and logarithms and experimental laws.
ROUTE MODULES
Applied mathematics 1
Vectors, forces and equilibrium, relative motion, Newton’s Laws of Motion, friction and work, energy and power.
Applied mathematics 2
Advanced vectors, forces as fixed vectors, centres of gravity/centres of mass and particle dynamics.
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.
Physics 2 (Electricity, Electronics and Fields)
Electrical current and charge, potential difference, resistance, capacitance, transistors and amplifiers, electrical fields, gravitational fields, magnetic fields and electromagnetic fields.
Pure mathematics 2
Further algebra, co-ordinate geometry, trigonometry, differentiation, integration, numerical methods and vectors.
| Foundation course key facts | |
|---|---|
| Tuition price | See fees page |
| Course length | 3 terms |
| Next entry points | January 2012 and September 2012 |
| Term dates |
January 2012 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 Leicester undergraduate degree in selected subject areas |
