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The International Foundation Year is designed specifically to fully prepare international and EU students for degree study at LJMU within three terms of academic subjects, study skills and English Language training.

Choosing a Foundation Year route to an undergraduate degree at LJMU

A route or pathway is a package of modules or subjects that the University recommend students to study in preparation for degree study in specific fields. 

The Foundation Year at LJMU ISC currently offers two routes, namely, Business, Law & Social Studies and Engineering, Computing & Life Sciences. There are five core modules common to each route, and five specific modules, each carefully designed to focus on the academic areas most useful to your chosen degree.

To choose a route or to read more, visit a route page using the title links below:

International Foundation Year benefits

University-style teaching:
The Foundation Year at LJMU introduces the style of teaching that students will experience on progression to degree study - tutorials, seminar style classes and larger group lectures.
Assessment:
Students are assessed regularly throughout the course keeping student progress on track to achieve required standards for progression to their chosen degree programme. Students are also required to complete a series of presentations and extended essays as part of overall assessment.
English language preparation:
If a student's English Language level is under IELTS 4.5, such a student can first join the intensive English Language Preparation course before starting the Foundation Year.
Flexible entry:
The foundation course begins in either September or January for degree entry in the following year's September. Students can start English Language Preparation at three points each year, depending on how much preparation is needed.