International Foundation Year - Engineering Route

This International Foundation Year - Engineering Route is a one-year foundation year (level 0) programme taught at National Qualification Framework (NQF) level 3. The International Foundation Year - Engineering Route provides a firm grounding in the subjects required for the students' intended undergraduate degree programmes. Those who successfully complete the International Foundation Year by achieving specific grades are admitted to level 1 of one of a wide range of engineering-related undergraduate degree programmes offered by the University of Leeds. For a list of these degree programmes please see the International Foundation Year website.

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

Modules Year 1

Compulsory modules

• Academic Study Skills for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths 50 credits
• Elementary Differential Calculus (Version 1) 10 credits
• Elementary Integral Calculus (Version 1) 10 credits
• Introduction to Applied Mathematics 1 10 credits
• Introduction to Applied Mathematics 2 10 credits

Optional modules

• Elementary General and Inorganic Chemistry 10 credits
• Elementary Physical Chemistry 10 credits
• Elementary Organic Chemistry 10 credits
• Thermal and Materials Physics 10 credits
• Waves and Particles 10 credits
• Fields and Electricity 10 credits
• Physics Laboratory 10 credits
• Introductory Geological Sciences (IFY) 10 credits

For more information on typical modules, read International Foundation Year - Engineering Route in the course catalogue

Learning and teaching

You will be taught by University of Leeds academics typically within the departments which specialise in the modules you are studying. You will study through lectures, group work, examples classes and laboratory work where appropiate. This is all alongside a comprehensive Academic Skills module which will enable you to develop appropiate engineering-related academic study skills so that you can succeed in your future degree. You will be assigned a tutor who you will meet with regularly. You will have access to the range of extensive libraries and learning resources we have on campus.