Program Overview

International Foundation Year in Engineering, Computing and Life Sciences
The programme includes academic modules, study skills and English language training, providing complete preparation for undergraduate degree  in Engineering.

On the International Foundation Year in Engineering, you will:

• Gain understanding of mechanics and mathematics relevant to your undergraduate study
• Develop your knowledge of physics and learn about atomic physics, materials, heat and gases and oscillations and waves
• If you choose Life Science, you will focus on biology and chemistry, developing their knowledge in key areas such as cell biology, physiological processes in animals and plants, inorganic and organic chemistry, and an overview of contemporary science.

What will you study?
Throughout the two-semester programme, you will study core modules that will improve your subject knowledge and English level.

Core modules

• Academic English Skills
• Project study
• Applied Maths
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Coding for Computing
• Introduction to Engineering Mathematics
• Maths for Science
• Physics
• Pure Maths

Upon successful completion of the International Foundation Year, and achieving the required grades, you will join the first year of your undergraduate degree at Liverpool John Moores University.

Leading to: Computing BSc (Hons)

This course provides a practical alternative to Computer Science and Software Engineering with a less theoretical, more vocational approach to the subject. The course covers contemporary topics within the field of Computing and allows students to develop sound practical skills as well as acquiring theoretical knowledge.

• Links with over 450 local and national organisations, including Merseyside Police, Cheshire Police, EY, Experian, IBM, Eutechnyx and Intaforensics
• Opportunity to undertake a year's paid industrial placement
• Vocational course in Computing
• Combines Theory and Practice
• Covers Contemporary Topics in Computing
• State-of-the-art computing facilities with specialist computer forensics software
• Exciting career prospects
• International Foundation Year course available offering direct progression onto this degree programme - visit LJMU's International Study Centre to find out more
• Start month: September
• Campus location: City Campus

The course provides a good general purpose first degree in Computer Science and allows students to explore the subject and determine which specialization suits them best.

The course covers core subjects, such as Programming, Software Development, Information Systems Development and Systems Analysis and Design.

The core subjects provide the "backbone" to the programme and these are complemented by the three main themes, which are:

• Web Development
• Computer Networks
• Data Analytics

Students will study the core subjects and the three main themes at an introductory level during the first and second year. In the final year they will choose options based on the theme that best suits them