International Foundation Programme for undergraduates

Guaranteed entry to over 110 Degree programmes

This specialist programme prepares international students who have completed senior secondary education for entry to a wide range of undergraduate degrees at Coventry University.

Successful completion of the programme guarantees you entry to a CU undergraduate degree within the world famous Faculty of Business, Environment and Society or the world class Faculty of Engineering and Computing. 

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Each application to the programme is assessed on its own merits. However, we have listed some typical entry requirements from a range of countries to give you an indication. 

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Essential skills for your future

The Programme will enable you to develop your language, study skills, cultural awareness and subject-specific knowledge, ensuring that you're well prepared for the degree you want to study.

We offer four different pathways:

• Business, Economics, Finance and Management pathway
• Engineering and Sciences pathway
• Health & Life Sciences pathway
• Humanities and Social Sciences pathway

View a sample timetable for a typical week on the course.

Ensuring your IELTS success

We don't take any chances with your future. We know you want to progress to your degree so achieving the right IELTS score is crucial. To ensure that you get the results you need in your final IELTS exam, we assess your progress throughout the course by means of full and regular mock IELTS assessments. When you sit your final exam there won't be any surprises.

If you don't have the right IELTS score to start the Foundation (IELTS 4.5), you can begin with our English Language Preparation Programme.

University teaching and assessment

As a Foundation student at Coventry you will be fully part of the University. The course is delivered using the methods you would expect to find at a high quality modern institution:

• classroom lessons
• lectures
• workshops / laboratory work 
• seminars
• tutorials
• group work
• debating
• self study.

You will be assessed through coursework, essays, reports and other structured assignments, oral examinations and unseen written tests and examinations. You will need to complete and pass all four modules to successfully complete the programme and progress to your degree choice.

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Business, Economics, Finance and Management pathway
Students study 4 modules as follows:

• IELTS English for Academic Purposes
• three modules chosen from:
  • Business
  • Economics
  • Accounting
  • Mathematics
  • Law
  • ICT
  • Sociology
  • International Relations

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Engineering and Sciences pathway
Students study 4 modules as follows:

• IELTS English for Academic Purposes
• Mathematics
• two modules chosen from:
  • ICT
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Psychology

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Health & Life Sciences pathway
Students on this pathway take four core modules, some of which are dependent on their intended progression route, as follows:

• IELTS English for Academic Purposes
• three additional modules including the following core subjects dependant on progression route:

Core modules for progression routes
Biology + Chemistry + Maths*	Biology + Psychology	Sociology
Biological Sciences	Psychology**	Criminology
Biological and Forensic Sciences	Sports Psychology**	Forensic  and  Investigative Studies
Medical and Pharmacological Sciences	Psychology & Criminology**
Food and Nutrition	Sport and Exercise Science
Environmental Health
Biomedical Sciences

Note 1: * Students taking courses in the left hand column will not have room in their programmes to take additional modules.

Note 2: **Students aiming for entry to Psychology based awards may also be recommended to take the Maths module, depending on their previous maths education.

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Humanities and Social Sciences pathway
Students on this pathway study 4 modules as follows:

• IELTS English for Academic Purposes
• three modules chosen from:
  • Law
  • Sociology
  • Geography
  • International Relations
  • ICT
  • Business
  • Economics

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One of the top 'new' universities in the UK

Coventry University is fast establishing itself as one of the top ten ‘new’ universities in the UK. It’s a forward-looking, modern University with a proud tradition as a provider of high quality education and a focus on multidisciplinary research. With a strong academic presence internationally, they take great care to provide a supportive environment for all students.
 
Coventry students are exceptional, making significant headway in their industries from changing the way in which we travel (designing the Eurostar), to the way we communicate (O2 boardroom member), winning awards from companies such as Ferarri.

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A typical week on the programme

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
09.00-11.15	Mathematics	Accounting	Mathematics	Business	Business
11.15-12.15	Self study - language laboratory			Tutorial
12.15-13.15	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
13.15-13.45	Free time	Accounting	Sports afternoon - hockey match vs rival university	Business	Mathematics
13.45-14.15	English - vocabulary	Self study, preparing presentation for business lesson on Friday
14.15-14.45	English - Skills and Training			Guest lecture on market research	Accounting
15.00-16.30	English - IELTS Preparation
16.45-17.15	Self study - Library research for economics coursework	English - IELTS preparation		English - Grammar	Business
17.15-18.15	Accounting			English - Vocabulary	Self study - grammar exercises
18.15	Jujitsu training	International students event at the Student's Union	Dinner with team friends	Prepare coursework for accounting	Meal with friends in residence

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