Overview

Our University Foundation Programme in Social Sciences is specifically designed for international students who have completed high school and wish to progress to social science, including law, undergraduate courses in English speaking countries.

Successful completion offers a pathway to an extensive range of career-enhancing undergraduate programmes at leading universities in the UK and Australia.

You will develop the language, learning and communication skills required for undergraduate study as well as completing a project and studying key academic subjects including law, politics and economics.

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Entry requirements

Our standard entry requirements are completion of High/Secondary School in your country with good grades or 4 IGCSEs at Grade C (4).  Students also require an English level equivalent to 5.0 in IELTS.
Pre-sessional English courses are available for students who do not have the required English level.

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What will you study?

English Skills Modules

• Study Skills

• Themes in Social Science

• Communication Skills

• Academic English

Academic Subject Modules

• Core Mathematics

• Law

• Politics

• Economics

 

Which undergraduate subjects can I study after this programme?​

Anthropology, Communication Studies, Criminology, Economics, Geography, History, Law/Legal Studies, Media Studies, Philosophy, Politics/Political Science, Psychology, Publishing, Sociology and other social sciences related subjects​

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Where can I study these subjects?

United Kingdom:

University of Birmingham, Queen’s University Belfast, University of Liverpool, University of Reading
University of East Anglia (UEA), University of Essex, Aston University, Swansea University, Brunel University, University of East London, University of Gloucestershire, Coventry University, University of Chester, Anglia Ruskin University, University of of Central Lancashire (UCLan), University of Brighton, and many more

Australia:
Griffith University and University of Tasmania

These institutions accept IFG Foundation Programme graduates for progression into undergraduate degrees in business-related fields. 

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Duration and Fees

​The duration is 9 months and the fee is GBP4000. 

(Up to 40% scholarship is available)

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Start Dates

January, July, September, and November

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