2018/19 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
International Foundation Year – Joint Honours Route
Programme code: | ND-IFY/JH | UCAS code: | |
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Duration: | 1 Year | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Anne Lawrence | Contact address: | A.E.Lawrence@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 130
Entry requirements:
A good performance in the final school leaving certificate for the student's country of origin (or equivalent) plus a recognised English Language qualification.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
International Foundation Year
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
The Examination Boards of the University Schools / Units responsible for delivering the modules.
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Not applicable - Levels 0.
Programme specification:
The programme will: This International Foundation Year – Joint Honours Route programme offers an opportunity to those international students who have the potential and motivation to succeed, but who do not yet have the formal qualifications required for entry to level 1 of a University of Leeds joint honours undergraduate degree programme.
It is a one-year (level 0) programme taught at National Qualification Framework (NQF) level 3.
The International Foundation Year – Joint Honours Route provides a firm grounding in the subjects required for the students’ intended undergraduate degree programmes. Those who successfully complete level 0 will be admitted onto one of a wide range of joint honours undergraduate degree programmes offered by the University. For a list of these degree programmes please see the International Foundation Year website.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students will be required to study a minimum of 110 and a maximum of 130 credits
Compulsory modules:
Students will be required to study the following compulsory module:
Optional modules:
Candidates will also be required to study two further subject areas chosen from the following list. Some of the modules listed are compulsory for some degree programmes:
ARTF0010 | Art and Cultural History | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
CHEM1811 | Elementary General and Inorganic Chemistry (IFY) | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
CHEM1821 | Elementary Physical Chemistry (IFY) | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
CHEM1831 | Elementary Organic Chemistry (IFY) | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMP0011 | Programming for the Web (IFY) | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMP0021 | Introduction to Web Technologies (IFY) | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ELU0025 | Academic Study Skills | 50 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
ELU0027 | Academic Study Skills for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths | 50 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LLLC0122 | Modernity and Post-Modernity | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LLLC0124 | The Renaissance | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LLLC0138 | Biology for International Foundation Year (1) | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LLLC0139 | Biology for International Foundation Year (2) | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS0010 | Foundations of Economics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS0030 | Introduction to Marketing | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS0040 | Introductory Accounting and Finance | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS0050 | Introduction to International Business | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS0060 | Introduction to HRM | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS0070 | Introductory Management | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH0111 | Elementary Differential Calculus (Version 1) | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH0212 | Elementary Integral Calculus (Version 1) | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH0360 | Introduction to Applied Mathematics 1 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH0365 | Foundation Probability and Statistics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH0370 | Introduction to Applied Mathematics 2 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH0380 | Foundation Applied Mathematics for Business | 10 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
MATH0390 | Foundation Pure and Applied Mathematics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MUSS0040 | Introduction to Music Studies | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHYS0016 | Thermal and Materials Physics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS0025 | Waves and Particles | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS0036 | Fields and Electricity | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS0040 | Physics Laboratory | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP0111 | Researching and Studying the Social Sciences IFY | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SLSP0122 | Social Inequalities in Contemporary Society IFY | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SOEE0010 | Introductory Earth Sciences (IFY) | 10 credits |
Last updated: 30/04/2018
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