Biosciences

Description

The International Foundation Programme (IFP) has been specifically designed to prepare international students for academic study on a wide range of our undergraduate degree programmes.

The International Foundation Programme offers a guaranteed place on an undergraduate degree programme at Kent upon successful completion.

The programme provides a series of academic content modules in addition to modules in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and Academic Skills.

If you pass the International Foundation Programme and meet the rules of progression, you will have all the qualifications that you need in order to continue your studies at degree level. As the International Foundation Programme contains its own language training module, you will not need to take an additional English language examination such as IELTS or TOEFL.

The International Foundation Programme takes place at the University of Kent, and students are full members of the University with access to University accommodation and all academic, welfare, social and sport facilities on campus.

The University of Kent has been offering international foundation programmes for over 20 years. The Programme is taught by highly qualified University of Kent tutors and leads to a range of degree programmes in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences, including pathways to Law, Business, Architecture and Computing.

The Kent IFP has two start dates; one in September and one in January.

Detailed Course Facts

TBC

• English

Course Content

The International Foundation programme is a modular course taught over three terms, starting in September or January. All students take one module in Skills and Academic English and either take a module in English for Academic Study or complete a project. The Skills and Academic English classes differ from 'English language' classes as you will be working to develop skills to fully enjoy your academic experience in the UK. These include, for example, developing your sense of responsibility in seminar/ group work and as an independent student, improving your skills in time management, project management, and developing your analytical and critical skills.

You then choose three other modules from the list below, depending on your chosen pathway:

• Analogue Electronics

• Applied Chemistry

• Art & Design

• Business Management

• Economics

• Electrical Principles and Measurements

• Film, Drama and Literary Text

• Fundamentals of Human Biology

• Genetics and Evolution

• History

• Law

• Life Sciences

• Maths and Statistics

• Philosophy

• Politics

• Psychology

• Sociology

Teaching and Assessment

Our IFP is entirely managed and delivered by the University of Kent, allowing us to offer teaching of exceptional quality. Teaching is organised in small groups and includes lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, IT training and independent learning. Assessment will be through a combination of exams and coursework.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 5

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

To gain entry on to the IFP programme, you need the following:

• a good academic school-leaving certificate with particular strengths in subjects that are relevant to your intended area of study.
• GCSE grade A/B/C Maths or equivalent for some degree programmes. If you do not have this level of qualification, you will need to take the IFP Maths module.
• 5.0 IELTS with no less than 5.0 in each band; or TOEFL (IBT) with 15 reading, 17 writing, 13 listening, 19 speaking; or Pearson (PTE) 43, with 43 in all four subtests; or equivalent.

• GCSE: GCSE grade A/B/C Maths or equivalent for some degree programmes. If you do not have this level of qualification, you will need to take the IFP Maths module.

• Access to HE Diploma: The University of Kent will not necessarily make conditional offers to all access candidates but will continue to assess them on an individual basis. If an offer is made candidates will be required to obtain/pass the overall Access to Higher Education Diploma and may also be required to obtain a proportion of the total level 3 credits and/or credits in particular subjects at merit grade or above.

• BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC National Diploma): The university will consider applicants holding BTEC National Diploma and Extended National Diploma Qualifications (QCF; NQF;OCR) on a case by case basis please contact us via the enquiries tab for further advice on your individual circumstances.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Kent.