Prepares students for direct entry to Year 1 of a science-related undergraduate degree, including Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Chemistry and Computing Sciences at UEA.
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.
Classes are held Monday to Friday between 8.30am-6.30pm, excluding bank holidays.
Maximum class size for English language teaching 17
International Foundation Certificate (RQF Level 3) from UEA.
Take a look at our student progression results in International Foundation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths areas in 2018-19.
Passed: % of those who completed their pathway
Eligible: % eligible to progress to the University of East Anglia of those who passed
Start Dates | September January |
Program length | 3 Terms |
16
Completion of 12 years of schooling (or the local equivalent to meet the same standard) with good grades.
3 Terms: IELTS 5.0 (with a minimum of 5.0 in Writing and Reading and 4.5 in all other subskills) or equivalent. IELTS 6.0 minimum overall with minimum of 6.0 in all subskills for students aiming to progress to Nursing, Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy. IELTS 6.0 minimum overall with minimum of 5.5 in all subskills for students aiming to progress to Pharmacy. IELTS 6.5 minimum overall with minimum of 6.5 in all subskills for students aiming to progress to Speech and Language Therapy.
September 2022 start
(3 Terms)
Mon 26 September 2022 - Fri 16 December 2022
Mon 9 January 2023 - Fri 24 March 2023
Mon 10 April 2023 - Fri 2 June 2023
January 2023 start
(3 Terms)
Mon 9 January 2023 - Fri 31 March 2023
Tue 11 April 2023 - Fri 30 June 2023
Mon 10 July 2023 - Fri 25 August 2023
A total of 120 credits must be earnt to successfully complete the pathway programme.
Term 1 modules
Credit value
Academic English and Study Skills
40 Credits
Foundation Chemistry
15 Credits
Mathematics
30 Credits
Physics
20 Credits
Term 1 specialist modules
Credit value
Applied Physics
10 Credits
Further Chemistry
10 Credits
Problem Solving for Mathematical Sciences
15 Credits
Degree subject
Final level %
English level %
Additional requirements
Actuarial Sciences (with a Year in Industry)-BSc (Hons)
60%
65%
Mathematics 70%. Minimum English 55% in all components
Actuarial Sciences-BSc (Hons)
60%
60%
Mathematics 70%. Minimum English 55% in all components
Biochemistry (with a Year in Industry)-BSc (Hons)
60%
65%
65% in both Chemistry modules. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Biochemistry-BSc (Hons)
60%
60%
65% in both Chemistry modules. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Biochemistry-MSci
70%
65%
Foundation Chemistry 65%, Further Chemistry 65% . Minimum English 55% in all components.
Business Information Systems with a Year in Industry-BSc (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components.
Business Information Systems-BSc (Hons)
60%
60%
Minimum English 55% in all components.
Chemistry with a Year Abroad-MChem
70%
60%
Foundation Chemistry 65%, Further Chemistry 65%. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Chemistry with a Year in Industry-MChem
70%
60%
Foundation Chemistry 65%, Further Chemistry 65%. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Chemistry-BSc (Hons)
60%
60%
65% in both Chemistry modules. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Chemistry-MChem
70%
60%
Foundation Chemistry 65%, Further Chemistry 65%. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Cognitive Psychology-MSci
70%
65%
Mathematics 65%. Minimum English 60% in all components.
Computer Systems Engineering with a Year in Industry-BEng (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components.
Computer Systems Engineering-BEng (Hons)
60%
60%
Minimum English 55% in all components.
Computing Science with a Year in Industry-BSc (Hons)
60%
65%
Mathematics 55%. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Computing Science-BSc (Hons)
60%
60%
Minimum English 55% in all components.
Computing Science-MComp
65%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components.
Computing and Creative Technologies with a Year in Industry-BSc
60%
60%
Minimum 55% in all English components
Computing and Creative Technologies-BSc
60%
60%
Minimum 55% in all English components
Developmental Psychology with a Year Abroad-BSc (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
Developmental Psychology-BSc (Hons)
60%
60%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
Developmental Psychology-MSci
70%
65%
Mathematics 65%. Minimum English 60% in all components.
Energy Engineering with Environmental Management-BEng (Hons)
65%
65%
Mathematics 65%. Minimum English 55% in all components
Energy Engineering-BEng (Hons)
65%
60%
Mathematics 65%. Minimum English 55% in all components
Energy Engineering-MEng (Hons)
70%
65%
Mathematics 70%. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Engineering with a Year in Industry-BEng (Hons)
60%
65%
Mathematics 75%. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Engineering-BEng (Hons)
60%
60%
Mathematics 65%. Minimum English 55% in all components
Engineering-MEng (Hons)
70%
65%
Mathematics 70%. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Environmental Sciences with a Placement Year-BSc (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 60% in all components
Environmental Sciences-BSc (Hons)
60%
60%
Minimum English 55% in all components.
Environmental Sciences-MSci
70%
65%
Mathematics (FPE) or Numerical & Analytical Skills (FPL) 60%. Minimum English 55% in all components
Geography and International Development with a Year Abroad-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
Geography and International Development-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
Geography-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components.
Geography-BSc (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components.
Geology with Geography with a Year Abroad-MSci
70%
65%
Mathematics (FPE) or Numerical & Analytical Skills (FPL) 60%. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Geology with Geography-BSc (Hons)
60%
60%
Minimum English 55% in all components.
Geology with Geography-MSci
70%
65%
Mathematics (FPE) or Numerical & Analytical Skills (FPL) 60%. Minimum English 55% in all components
Geophysics with a Year Abroad-MSci
70%
65%
Mathematics 65%. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Geophysics-BSc (Hons)
60%
65%
Mathematics 65%. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Geophysics-MSci
70%
65%
Mathematics 65%. Minimum English 55% in all components.
International Development Management with a Placement Year-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
International Development Management with a Year Abroad-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
International Development Management-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
International Development and the Environment with Overseas Placement-BSc (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
International Development and the Environment with a Year Abroad-BSc (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
International Development and the Environment-BSc (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
International Development with Anthropology with Overseas Placement-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
International Development with Anthropology with a Year Abroad-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
International Development with Anthropology-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
International Development with Economics with Overseas Placement-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
International Development with Economics with a Year Abroad-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
International Development with Economics-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
International Development with Overseas Placement-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
International Development with Politics with Overseas Placement-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
International Development with Politics with a Year Abroad-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
International Development with Politics-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
International Development with a Year Abroad-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
International Development-BA (Hons)
60%
60%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
Marine Sciences with a Placement Year-BSc (Hons)
60%
60%
Minimum 55% in all English components
Marine Sciences with a Year Abroad-MSci
70%
60%
Minimum of 60% from Mathematics or Numerical Analytical Skills. Minimum of 55% in all English components
Marine Sciences-BSc (Hons)
60%
60%
Minimum 55% in all English components
Marine Sciences-MSci
70%
60%
Minimum of 60% from Mathematics or Numerical Analytical Skills. Minimum of 55% in all English components
Mathematics with a Year Abroad-MMath
70%
65%
Mathematics 70%. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Mathematics-BSc (Hons)
60%
65%
Mathematics 70%. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Mathematics-MMath
70%
65%
Mathematics 70%. Minimum English 60% in all components.
Media and International Development with Overseas Placement-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
Media and International Development with a Year Abroad-BA (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
Media and International Development-BA (Hons)
60%
60%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
Natural Sciences with a Placement Year-BSc (Hons)
70%
65%
70% in the two Science modules. Minimum English 60% in all components. Interview required
Natural Sciences with a Year Abroad-BSc (Hons)
70%
65%
70% in the two Science modules. Minimum English 55% in all components. Interview required
Natural Sciences-BSc (Hons)
70%
65%
70% in the two Science modules. Minimum English 55% in all components. Interview required
Natural Sciences-MNatSci
80%
65%
70% in the two Science modules. Minimum English 55% in all components. Interview required
Pharmacology and Drug Discovery-BSc (Hons)
60%
65%
65% from Foundation Chemistry and Further Chemistry. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Pharmacy with a Placement Year-MPharm
65%
70%
60% in each English component. Interview Required.
Physics with a Year in Industry-BSc (Hons)
65%
65%
Mathematics 65% and Physics 65%. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Physics-BSc (Hons)
65%
60%
Mathematics 65% and Physics 65%. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Physics-MPhys
70%
65%
Mathematics 65% and Physics 65%. Minimum English 55% in all components.
Psychology-BSc (Hons)
60%
60%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
Social Psychology with a Year Abroad-BSc (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
Social Psychology-BSc (Hons)
60%
65%
Minimum English 55% in all components. Foundation Mathematics 60% or Mathematics (FPE/FMA) 50% or Numerical & Analytical Skills 50%.
Social Psychology-MSci
70%
65%
Mathematics 65%. Minimum English 60% in all components.