Lancaster University International Study Centre

Foundation subject routes

• Business and Management Studies Foundation
• Law and Social Studies Foundation
• Engineering and Computing Foundation
• Key facts, assessment and entry requirements (This applies to all Foundation subject routes)

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Business and Management Studies Foundation

Leading to: various Management School Degrees, including Business Studies, Management, Management Science, Accounting & Finance and Economics

Academic structure - Core subjects

• Foundation English Skills 1
• Foundation English Skills 2
• Study Skills in the British Environment
• Project Study
• Mathematics for Business

Specific route modules

• Introduction to Business Studies
• Business Law
• Introduction to Financial Accounting
• Principles of Economics 1
• Principles of Economics 2

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Law and Social Studies Foundation

Leading to: various Degrees in International Relations, Law, Politics and Sociology

Academic structure - Core subjects

• Foundation English Skills 1
• Foundation English Skills 2
• Study Skills in the British Environment
• Project Study
• Core Mathematics 1

Specific route modules

• Law 1
• Law 2
• Politics
• Principles of Economics 1
• Principles of Economics 2

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Engineering and Computing Foundation

Leading to: various Degrees in Engineering, Computer Science, Combined Technology, ICT and Mathematics & Statistics

Academic structure - Core subjects

• Foundation English Skills 1
• Foundation English Skills 2
• Study Skills in the British Environment
• Project Study
• Core Mathematics 1

Specific route modules

• Pure Mathematics 2
• Applied Mathematics 1
• Applied Mathematics 2
• Physics 1
• Physics 2

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Key facts, assessment and entry requirements

(This applies to all Foundation subject routes)

Key facts

• Tuition price: £8,700
• Course length: Three terms (September to June or January to August)
• Entry dates: September 2007 and January 2008

• Term dates:

  September start
  Term 1 - 24 September 2007 to 7 December 2007
  Term 2 - 7 January 2008 to 20 March 2008
  Term 3 - 14 April 2008 to 14 June 2008

  January start
  Term 1 - 7 January 2008 to 20 March 2008
  Term 2 - 14 April 2008 to 14 June 2008
  Term 3 - 16 June 2008 to 15 August 2008

• Course structure:
  

  - Modular course, three modules per term (four modules in the last term)

  - Five core subjects and five specific subject modules

Assessment

• End of module/term assessments: There will be a combination of examinations and assessments of coursework, presentations and extended essays.
• Continuous coursework: Mixture of lecture classes, small group seminar work and directed self-study assessment

Entry requirements:

• Academic: Good high school graduation grades or equivalent
• English: IELTS 5.0; TOEFL 500 (173 computer based test) or equivalent
• Age requirements: Students must be at least 18 years old within the first term of study at the ISC

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