Foundation in Business and Humanities
Key course facts
| Start dates |
September, January and April start |
| Programme length |
September start: one academic year - three terms or approx. nine months January start: three terms or approx. seven and a half months April start: two terms or approx. five months |
| Course start dates |
April 2010 start Wed 14 Apr 2010 to Fri 27 Aug 2010 September 2010 start Mon 13 Sep 2010 to Fri 24 Jun 2011 January 2011 start Weds 5 Jan 2011 to Fri 26 Aug 2011 |
| Class hours |
September and January starts: up to 24 hours per week April start: up to 30 hours per week |
| Academic entry requirement |
Students need to have completed 12 years of schooling (or the local equivalent to meet the same standard) with very good grades, or show strong evidence of ability to complete the programme successfully and progress to their chosen degree |
| English language entry requirement |
September and January starts: IELTS 5.0 (With minimum IELTS s 5.0 In writing) or equivalent score on an INTO English language test. April start: IELTS 6.0 (With minimum IELTS 6.0 In writing) or equivalent score on an INTO English language test. Students who do not meet the minimum English language requirements should apply for English for Undergraduate Study |
| Age requirement |
17 years and above. |
| Price for tuition |
April 2010 start: £7,600 September 2010 and January 2011 starts: £9,600 |
| Not included in course fees |
Text books – an additional charge in the region of £130 per academic course. |

A one-year foundation course fully prepares international students for undergraduate study at a UK or Irish university.
- Guaranteed place on an undergraduate degree at one of the 11 NCUK founder-universities
- UK university-standard learning environment
- Progression onto more than 500 undergraduate degree programmes at some of the UK's leading universities
- Guaranteed place on an undergraduate degree at one of the 11 NCUK founder-universities
After successfully completing the foundation programme and meeting the required English language level, students will qualify for a place on degree programmes in these subject areas:
- Accounting and Finance
- Business Studies
- Design Management for Fashion Retailing
- Development Studies
- Economic and Social History
- Economics
- Fashion and Textile Retailing
- Finance and Economics
- International Business, Finance and Economics
- International Management
- IT and New Media
- IT Management for Business
- Law
- Management
- Management and Information systems
- Management and Leisure
- Management and Marketing of Textiles
- Mathematics and Management
- Politics and International Relations
- Politics, Philosophy and Economics
- Social Anthropology
- Sociology
- Textile Technology (Business Management)