2-Semester Pathway - Undergraduate Foundation Programme - Humanities and Social Sciences - Continue to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Geography

The 2-Semester Pathway - Undergraduate Foundation Programme - Humanities and Social 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.

Geography is the integrated study of landscapes, peoples, places and environments and is, therefore, a vital subject through which to increase understanding of this rapidly changing planet. Through the interlinked strands of human and physical geography, the discipline bridges the social sciences and natural sciences. The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Geography provides a broad foundation of human and physical geography in Year 1 and then allows students to increasingly specialise in human geography, or maintain a balance of human and physical geography, in subsequent years. The course is accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with Institute of British Geographers).