3.5-Term Pathway - Undergraduate Foundation Program - Humanities and Social Sciences - Continue to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Politics

The 3.5-term program offers successful students guaranteed progression to London South Bank University. Students will study their Foundation program at the ONCampus London South Bank University Center located at the heart of the London South Bank University campus. This extended program is available for students who do not meet the required English language level for the 3-term pathway. It lasts for 4 terms and includes an English language module (ELPP) followed by 3 terms of Undergraduate Foundation Program (UFP).

The program is designed to prepare international students, who have completed senior secondary education, for entry to undergraduate studies at London South Bank University. All students who successfully complete the Undergraduate Foundation Program are guaranteed placement on a suitable undergraduate study program at London South Bank University. The Undergraduate Foundation Program is set at level 3, which is equivalent to A-level standard in the UK.

The year begins with an English language module and then the next three terms are divided into seven to eight teaching weeks and one examination week, and half a term of English language. On average, students will undertake 21 (and up to 25) hours of classroom-based study per week.

English Language forms up to six hours of the timetable, is compulsory for students who are below the required level for progression, and will be integrated into the teaching of academic subjects as well as being taught separately if additional support is needed. Students who are at or above the required English level for progression are likely to follow a reduced timetable.

Progress to Bachelor of Arts (Honors) - Politics

Are you seeking a unique insight into the way the world works? This exciting, modern degree in politics can provide you with exactly that. Delivered by experienced, expert, and enthusiastic academics, it combines political theory, political science, political economy, area studies, and international relations to provide an in-depth study of contemporary politics.

The learning experience doesn’t stop at observing and studying, however. London South Bank University voluntary placement scheme offers opportunities that have seen former students working in Parliament and the MPs’ constituency offices – seeing politics from the inside, and providing a great basis for a potential future.

If it’s a key political issue that’s relevant to the world today, this course covers it. Students will study areas such as genocide, human rights, religious activism, sustainability, war, terrorism, and migration amongst others, building a detailed understanding of the myriad factors that make our world what it is today, and the complex interactions between them.