2-Semester Pathway - Undergraduate Foundation Programme - Engineering and Physical Sciences - Continue to Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Computer Science

The 2-Semester Pathway - Undergraduate Foundation Programme - Engineering and Physical Sciences is a one-year programme offers successful students guaranteed progression to Loughborough University. This programme is designed to prepare international students, who have completed senior secondary education, for entry to undergraduate studies at the university.

The International Foundation Programme is set at level 3, which is equivalent to A-level standard in the United Kingdom. The two semester programme lasts one academic year [nine months]. Each semester includes, on average, 13 teaching weeks, one reading week and one assessment week. On average, students will undertake 21 (and up to 25) hours of classroom-based study per week. This programme includes English and three academic subject modules. English will be integrated into the teaching of academic subjects, as well as being taught separately if they need additional support to develop their English language. They will be assessed at regular intervals throughout the programme to ensure they are making the progress required to successfully complete the programme. Full assessment of the programme will take place in the final semester. Assessment methodologies are aligned to those that will be experienced in the University environment, and include project work, essays, and presentations.

Computer technology pervades almost every aspect of modern lives - from the increasingly sophisticated electronic devices and software applications people use to the way people gather, store, process and analyse data. People are living in a powerful digital age with new technological advances on the horizon. This British Computer Society (BCS)-accredited course provides students with a strong foundation in the critical areas of computer science, with core modules in such areas as logic, programming and software engineering, while also giving them the opportunity to tailor the degree to their own strengths, interests and career aspirations through specialised optional modules covering areas like robotics and network security. They will conduct their own research project supervised by a member of the academic staff.