Undergraduate Foundation Programme (ICC)

Summer vacation term Students who need to improve their reading and writing skills before tackling the academic modules on ICC, will be asked to take the summer vacation term. Using a combination of intensive language study, frequent controlled practice and close monitoring by an English tutor, students will achieve a sound basis of reading and writing skills which will enable them to approach their future study programme with confidence. A feature of the term is regular one to one tutorials with the teacher in order to address a student’s individual problems and a focus on drafting, proofreading and redrafting writing to achieve grammatical accuracy. The Summer Vacation term is 6 weeks long and students have 18 hours of classes a week. Number of hours From September, students have a minimum of 19 hours of classes a week (reducing to 17 in term 2, and 15 in term 3), and you will be expected to study at least as many hours outside class reviewing and preparing for classes, reading, completing homework tasks and writing module assignments. Types of classes There is a range of class styles students attend lectures, small group tutorials of 10 students and English language classes with a normal maximum of 12 students. Timetable of classes From September to June, classes are taught over 3 terms, each 10 weeks long. There is a reading week (a week without classes) in the middle of both the Autumn and Spring terms to give students a chance to catch up with their reading and work on their assignments. There are practice exams ("Mocks") at the end of the spring term and final exams take place in the last three weeks of the academic year. Subjects of study All students on the undergraduate foundation programme study: 2 compulsory units Intensive English for Academic Study Understanding the Modern World 2 optional academic units drawn from this list World Art (Africa, Asia & Europe) World History World Literature Issues in Development Studies International Law Politics Media & Communications Introductory Business Studies Quantitative Methods Introduction to Economics