2-Term Pathway - International Foundation Programme - Continue to Bachelor of Science - Mathematics (LM124)

Program Description

The International Foundation Programme is a one year full-time programme designed to offer international students an alternative route to undergraduate study.  This programme is suitable for international students who do not hold qualifications equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate or who need a further boost to their English language skills.

By the end of the course it is expected that students will:

• have reached the required academic standard to study at UL
  
• have reached the English language level requirements for entry to UL
• be prepared for the linguistic demands of a degree course
• have demonstrated the necessary study skills for completion of their chosen course

Upon successful completion of the International Foundation Programme, students will proceed to their degree programme. 

In UL the focus is on applied mathematics, not in the sense of the Leaving Certificate Applied Mathematics syllabus, but rather in the sense of mathematics being used to solve problems that arise in science, engineering, industry, finance or society. Applied mathematical modelling is a philosophy of asking, and trying to understand, how things work. A problem or phenomenon of some sort occurs outside mathematics and mathematics is used to explain, to understand and ideally to improve it.