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- Core Modules
- Elective Modules
- Foundation Course facts
- English Language requirement
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- Degree Progression
Core Modules
You must complete all six core modules below on the Undergraduate Certificate foundation course. You must also complete four elective modules.
Foundation English Skills 1:
Develop your ability to read academic texts, write essays, take notes, listen effectively and participate in classroom discussion.
Foundation English Skills 2:
Improve all the skills you developed in FES1 to help you work with greater accuracy, speed, cohesion, organisation and presentation.
Core Mathematics:
This module contains both 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.
Study Skills in the British Environment:
Learn to use your study time more effectively, improve your use of, and range of, information sources and develop your research skills in preparation for producing an extended, referenced, academic essay.
Introduction to British Culture and Society 1:
Learn about the life and culture of Britain through key sociological topics such as 'the family' and 'class'.
Introduction to British Culture and Society 2:
You will have a further opportunity to study British life through the topic of ‘the mass media’, including issues such as ownership and control, public service broadcasting and how the media provide a picture of contemporary Britain.
