University Foundation Programme (UFP)

Courses

- University Foundation

UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PROGRAMME

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Our University Foundation Programme (UFP) is a fast-track preparation course for entry to a degree course at universities in the UK, which has been designed by the College in consultation with University Admissions Tutors.

Students are provided both with specific knowledge of subjects related to the degree they wish to take at university and with essential study skills.

MAIN ADVANTAGES OF OUR UFP

	Successful placement to a wide range of UK universities (click here for a full list).
	Expert advice & assistance on university application
	Individual attention in small classes
	Continuous assessment & regular tests
	Situated in heart of the beautiful university city of Oxford

COURSE DATES

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April - December 2008 (Business and Law)

September 2008 - June 2009
January - July 2009

COURSE STRUCTURE

	The course consists of 20 hours per week of taught classes plus project preparation.
	The 8 modules are spread over the duration of the course to provide an even workload.
	Students undertake coursework, including individual assignments, extended case studies and group activities.
	The course is assessed on a combination of the coursework and an examination taken at the end of each module.
	The continuous assessment means that there is no build-up of pressure towards examination at the end of the courses, as can be the case with study on the traditional �A� Level course.

COURSE ASSESSMENT

Work assessments take several forms. The two main forms are:

	Practical or written tests
	Coursework

Coursework includes individual assignments, extended case studies and group activities. At the end of each module, students are assessed in a two-hour examination.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Age:	Minimum age: 17
Qualifications:	Completed secondary education in home country
English Language:	IELTS Level 5.5, or equivalent. For students who have not yet reached an IELTS score of 5.5, or equivalent, we offer a Pre-Foundation Intensive English course in our Oxford Language Centre.

ENTRANCE TO UNIVERSITIES IN THE UK

	You may apply to 6 British universities for a place on a degree course, after completing our UFP. We recommend that you apply to one of our placement universities, where many of our former students have secured a place.
	The results obtained on the Programme are expressed as an average percentage of coursework and examinations for all modules studied.
	Universities will require results varying from a simple pass mark of 50% to 65% or 75% for some competitive courses.
	You will also require an IELTS level of 6.0 � 6.5.

COURSES

SUBJECT AREAS
OFFERED

Business

Marketing
Economics
Accounting or Law
Quantitative Methods and Mathematics
Psychology
Organisational Behaviour

Law

Psychology
Organisational Behaviour
Law
Social Studies
Political Studies
Economics

Engineering

Mathematics and Quantitative Methods
Physics
Chemistry
Electronics
Further Mathematics
Mechanical Principles

Science

Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics
Further Chemistry
Physics
Further Mathematics or Electronics

Computing

Applied Computing
Programming
Physics
Electronic Principles
Mathematics and Quantitative Methods
Further Mathematics

All Courses

All courses also include the following subjects:

Study Skills
Information Technology
IELTS (if necessary)

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Placement
Universities

Students who have completed our UFP have been accepted onto degree course at the universities listed on the map below (click on a region, or click here for a full list)

LONDON

Goldsmiths College
Kingston
North London
Queen Mary
Royal Holloway
South Bank

SOUTH

Brighton
Essex
Kent
Luton
Middlesex
Portsmouth
Surrey

WEST

Bath
Bournemouth
Bristol
Exeter
Plymouth
West of England

CENTRAL

Aston
Birmingham
Brunel
Buckingham
Central England
Coventry
Keele
Leicester
Loughborough
Nottingham
Nottingham Trent
Oxford Brookes
Reading
Thames Valley
Warwick

EAST

East Anglia

NORTH

Bradford
Lancaster
Leeds
Liverpool
Liverpool (John Moores)
Manchester
Newcastle
Sunderland
UMIST

WALES

Cardiff
Glamorgan
Swansea

SCOTLAND

Aberdeen

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