International Foundation in Humanities and Social Sciences

Introduction

Overview

Preparing students for direct entry to Year 1 of an undergraduate degree in a range of subjects including Accounting, Architecture, Finance and Management, Law Social Sciences at The University of Manchester.

On campus and online study options
This program is available to study either on campus or online – giving students the flexibility to choose what’s best for them.

If your student starts online, they’ll have the opportunity to transfer to an on-campus program the following term. They'll need to meet any visa requirements and demonstrate good attendance and performance during their studies online.

If your student applies for an Online Extended program, they’ll be offered an Online Academic English plus online or on-campus academic pathway study plan.

Key information

  • Explore business-related theories and their practical application using real-world case studies.
  • Improve your reporting skills through independent research projects.
  • Review articles and videos using the online learning environment to enhance your classroom studies.
  • Attend weekly drop-in sessions with a Tutor from the The University of Manchester.

Fast facts

Class duration

Typically held Monday to Friday between 08.00 - 19.00 excluding bank holidays. However, there may be instances where classes need to be held outside these times due to unforeseen circumstances.

Class Size

Maximum class size for English language teaching　20

Award

International Foundation Certificate (RQF Level 3) from NCUK.

Teaching

Teaching methods

  • Lectures.
  • Seminars.
  • Workshops.
  • Group work.

Why The University of Manchester?

  • Faculty of Humanities is composed of five specialist schools from Law to Business.
  • Dedicated Business Engagement Team can put you in contact with academics, research groups and industry partners.
  • Home to range of globally-recognised institutes such as the Work and Equalities Institute (WEI) and the Global Development Institute (GDI).
  • Resources for Law students include the Legal Advice Centre and Q-Step for quantitative training and work placements.
Start Dates September January
Program length 3 Terms

Entry requirements

Age requirement

16

Academic requirements

Completion of 12 years of schooling (or local equivalent to meet the same standard) with good grades.

English language entry requirements

3 Terms: IELTS 5.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 in writing) or equivalent.

Dates & fees

September 2022 start
(3 Terms)

Mon 12 September 2022 - Fri 16 December 2022
Mon 9 January 2023 - Fri 31 March 2023
Mon 17 April 2023 - Fri 16 June 2023

January 2023 start
(3 Terms)

Mon 9 January 2023 - Thu 6 April 2023
Mon 17 April 2023 - Fri 26 May 2023
Tue 30 May 2023 - Fri 25 August 2023

Modules

Term 1 modules

Credit value

Critical Thinking

English for Academic Purposes and Study Skills

Information Communication Technologies (ICT)

Term 1 specialist modules

Credit value

Business Studies

Economics

Global Studies

Mathematics

Progression

P
 =  Placement option available
A
 =  Study abroad option available

Degree subject

Final level %

English level %

Additional requirements

Accounting and Finance-BAEcon (Hons)

AAA

A

Accounting with Industrial/Professional Experience-BSc (Hons)

AAA

Overall A, Listening B, Reading B, Speaking A, Writing A

Accounting-BSc (Hons)

P

AAA

Overall A, Listening B, Reading B, Speaking A, Writing A

Actuarial Science and Mathematics-BSc (Hons)

A*AA (A* in Maths)

Overall: B, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: C, Writing: B

American Studies-BA (Hons)

A

ABB

Overall B (Writing: B, Speaking: B, Listening: C, Reading: C)

Ancient History and Archaeology-BA (Hons)

ABB

Overall B; writing and speaking grade B and listening and reading grade C.

Ancient History-BA (Hons)

Grades: ABB

Overall B; writing and speaking grade B and listening and reading grade C.

ABB

Arabic and a Modern European Language-BA (Hons)

ABB

Overall B (Writing: B, Speaking: B, Listening: C, Reading: C)

Archaeology-BA (Hons)

ABB

Overall B; writing and speaking grade B and listening and reading grade C.

Architecture-BA (Hons)

AAA

Overall B, Listening C, Reading C, Speaking B, Writing B

AAA in a mixture of Arts/Humanities and Science subjects. If candidates meet our entry requirements, they will be asked to submit a digital portfolio of observational artwork for assessment.

Criminology-BA (Hons)

A

ABB

Overall: B, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: B, Writing: B

Development Studies-BAEcon (Hons)

AAB

Overall: B, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: B, Writing: B

Grades of AAB

Economics and Data Analytics-BA

AAB

Overall: C, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: C Writing: C

Grades of AAB

Economics and Finance-BAEcon (Hons)

AAA

A

Economics and Philosophy-BAEcon (Hons)

AAB

Overall: B, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: B, Writing: B

Grades of AAB

Economics and Politics-BAEcon (Hons)

AAB

Overall: B, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: B, Writing: B

Grades of AAB

Economics-BAEcon (Hons)

AAB

Overall: B, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: B, Writing: B

Grades of AAB

Economics-BSc (Hons)

AAB

B in the EAP with writing and speaking grade B and listening and reading grade C

Maths (A)

Education-BSc (Hons)

ABB

Overall B, Listening C, Reading C, Speaking B, Writing B

Educational Psychology-BSc (Hons)

AAB

B

English Language and Chinese-BA (Hons)

ABB

B (Writing: B, Speaking: B, Listening: C, Reading: C)

Environmental Management with Professional Placement-BSc

128 Credits, ABB

Overall B, Listening C, Reading C, Speaking C, Writing B

Environmental Management-BSc (Hons)

ABB

B

Grades of ABB

Fashion Buying and Merchandising-BSc (Hons)

AAB

C

Fashion Management-BSc (Hons)

AAB

C

Fashion Marketing-BSc (Hons)

AAB

C

Film Studies and English Language-BA

Grades: ABB

Overall B; writing and speaking grade B and listening and reading grade C

ABB

Finance-BAEcon (Hons)

AAA

A

Geography with International Study-BA (Hons)

AAA

Overall: B; Writing: B, Speaking: B, Listening: C, Reading: C

Geography with International Study-BSc (Hons)

AAA

Overall: B, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: B, Writing: B

Geography with Professional Placement-BA (Hons)

AAB

Overall: B; Writing: B, Speaking: B, Listening: C, Reading: C

Geography-BA (Hons)

A

AAB

Overall: B; Writing: B, Speaking: B, Listening: C, Reading: C

Geography-BSc (Hons)

A

AAB

Overall: B, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: B, Writing: B

Grades of AAB

History of Art-BA (Hons)

ABB

Overall: B; Writing: B, Speaking: B, Listening: C, Reading: C

Information Technology Management for Business with Industrial Experience-BSc (Hons)

AAB

Overall: A, Listening: A, Reading: B, Speaking: A, Writing: B

Grades of AAB (Incl. Maths and any two from Polit, Econ, and Bus & Mgmt)

Information Technology Management for Business-BSc (Hons)

AAB (including Maths and any 2 other subjects)

Overall A, Listening B, Reading B, Speaking A, Writing A

.

International Business, Finance and Economics with Industrial/Professional Experience-BSc (Hons)

AAA (including Maths and any 2 other subjects)

Overall A, Listening B, Reading B, Speaking A, Writing A

International Business, Finance and Economics-BSc (Hons)

P

AAA

Overall A, Listening B, Reading B, Speaking A, Writing A

Grades of AAA (Incl. Maths and any two from Polit, Econ, and Bus & Mgmt)

International Disaster Management & Humanitarian Response-BSc

AAB

Overall B: Writing B, Speaking B, Listening C, Reading C

International Management-BSc (Hons)

AAB

Overall: A, Listening: A, Reading: B, Speaking: A, Writing: B

Grades of AAB (Incl. Maths and any two from Polit, Econ, and Bus & Mgmt)

Law with Criminology-LLB (Hons)

Points: 144, Grades: AAA

Overall: A, Listening: B, Reading: B, Speaking: B, Writing: B

Law with International Study-LLB (Hons)

A

AAA

A

Grades of AAA

Law with Politics-LLB (Hons)

A

AAA

Overall A, Listening B, Reading B, Speaking B, Writing B

Grades of AAA

Law-LLB (Hons)

A

AAA

Overall A, Listening B, Reading B, Speaking B, Writing B

Grades of AAA

Liberal Arts-BA (Hons)

AAA

B overall (Writing: B, Speaking: B, Listening: C, Reading: C)

Management (Accounting and Finance) with Industrial/Professional Experience-BSc (Hons)

AAB

Overall A, Listening A, Reading B, Speaking A, Writing B

Management (Accounting and Finance)-BSc (Hons)

P

AAB

Overall A, Listening A, Reading B, Speaking A, Writing B

Grades of AAB (Incl. Maths and any two from Polit, Econ, and Bus & Mgmt)

Management (Human Resources) with Industrial/Professional Experience-BSc (Hons)

AAB (including Maths and any 2 other subjects)

Overall A, Listening A, Reading B, Speaking A, Writing B

Management (Human Resources)-BSc (Hons)

P

AAB

Overall A, Listening A, Reading B, Speaking A, Writing B

Grades of AAB (Incl. Maths and any two from Polit, Econ, and Bus & Mgmt)

Management (Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship) with Industrial/Professional Experience-BSc (Hons)

P

AAB

Overall: A, Listening: B, Reading: B, Speaking: A, Writing: A

Grades of AAB

Management (Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship)-BSc (Hons)

AAB (including Maths and 2 other subjects)

Overall: A, Listening: B, Reading: B, Speaking: A, Writing: A

Management (International Business Economics) with Industrial/Professional Experience-BSc (Hons)

P

AAB (including Maths and any 2 other subjects)

Overall: A, Listening: B, Reading: B, Speaking: A, Writing: A

Management (International Business Economics)-BSc (Hons)

P

AAB

Overall: A, Listening: B, Reading: B, Speaking: A, Writing: A

Grades of AAB (Incl. Maths and any two from Polit, Econ, and Bus & Mgmt)

Management (Marketing) with Industrial/Professional Experience-BSc (Hons)

AAB (including Maths and any 2 other subjects)

Overall: A, Listening: B, Reading: B, Speaking: A, Writing: A

Management (Marketing) with Industrial/Professional Experience-BSc (Hons)

P

AAB (including Maths and any 2 other subjects)

Overall: A, Listening: B, Reading: B, Speaking: A, Writing: A

Management (Marketing)-BSc (Hons)

P

AAB

Overall: A, Listening: B, Reading: B, Speaking: A, Writing: A

Grades of AAB (Incl. Maths and any two from Polit, Econ, and Bus & Mgmt)

Management with Industrial/Professional Experience-BSc (Hons)

P

AAB

Overall A, Listening A, Reading B, Speaking A, Writing B

Grades of AAB

Management, Leadership and Leisure-BA (Hons)

ABB

Overall B, Listening C, Reading C, Speaking C, Writing B

Grades of ABB

Management-BSc (Hons)

AAB

Overall A, Listening A, Reading B, Speaking A, Writing B

Grades of AAB (Incl. Maths and any two from Polit, Econ, and Bus & Mgmt)

Master of Planning with Real Estate-MPRE

ABB

Overall B, Listening C, Reading C, Speaking C, Writing B,

Master of Planning-MPlan

ABB

Overall B, Listening C, Reading C, Speaking C, Writing B

Grades of ABB

Mathematics and Statistics-BSc (Hons)

A* (maths) AB. If taking Further Maths, grade A must be achieved.

Overall: C, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: C, Writing: B

.

Mathematics and Statistics-MMath (Hons)

A* (maths) AB. If taking Further Maths, grade A must be achieved.

C with no component below C

A* (maths) AB. If taking Further Maths, grade A must be achieved.

Mathematics with Finance-BSc (Hons)

A* (Maths) AA

B overall with B in writing and no component below C

.

Mathematics with Financial Mathematics-BSc (Hons)

A* (Maths) AA

Overall: B, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: C, Writing: B

Mathematics with Financial Mathematics-MMath (Hons)

A* (maths) AB. If taking Further Maths, grade A must be achieved.

C with no component below C

340 subject points; Grades of A* (Maths) BB

Mathematics-BSc (Hons)

A* (Maths) AA

Overall: B, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: C, Writing: B

Mathematics-MMath (Hons)

A* (maths) AB. If taking Further Maths, grade A must be achieved.

B with no component below C

Grades of A* (Maths) AB

Middle Eastern Studies-BA (Hons)

ABB

B overall (Writing: B, Speaking: B, Listening: C, Reading: C)

Modern Language and Business & Management (Chinese)-BA (Hons)

ABB

B in the EAP with writing and speaking grade B and listening and reading grade C.

GCSE in a Modern Foreign Language (or local equivalent) and GCSE Maths grade B (or local equivalent)

Philosophy and Criminology-BA (SocSci)

ABB

Overall: B, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: B, Writing: B

Philosophy-BA (Hons)

ABB

Overall: B; Writing: B, Speaking: B, Listening: C, Reading: C

Planning and Real Estate with Professional Placement-BSc (Hons)

128 Credits, ABB

Overall B, Listening C, Reading C, Speaking C, Writing B

Planning and Real Estate-BSc (Hons)

ABB

Overall B, Listening C, Reading C, Speaking C, Writing B

Planning with Professional Placement-MPlan

128 Credits, ABB

Overall B, Listening C, Reading C, Speaking C, Writing B

Politics and Criminology-BA (SocSci)

ABB

Overall: B, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: B, Writing: B

Politics and International Relations-BSocSc (Hons)

ABB

A

Grades of ABB

Politics and Social Anthropology-BA (SocSci)

ABB

Overall: B, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: B, Writing: B

Politics and Sociology-BA (SocSci)

ABB

Overall: B, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: B, Writing: B

Grades of ABB

Politics, Philosophy and Economics-BA (Hons)

AAA

Overall: B; Writing: B, Speaking: B, Listening: C, Reading: C

Social Anthropology and Sociology-BA (SocSci)

ABB

Overall: B, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: B, Writing: B

Grades of ABB

Social Anthropology-BSocSc (Hons)

ABB

B

Grades of ABB

Sociology and Criminology-BA (SocSci)

ABB

Overall: B, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: B, Writing: B

Grades of ABB

Sociology and Data Analytics-BA

ABB

Overall: C, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: C Writing: C

Grades of ABB

Sociology and Philosophy-BASS

P

ABB

Overall: B, Listening: C, Reading: C, Speaking: B, Writing: B

Sociology-BSocSc (Hons)

BBB

B

Grades of BBB