Program Overview

The International Foundation Year is for international students who want a well-rounded, supportive introduction to an undergraduate degree at Kingston University, London. It is offered by Study Group at the International Study Centre, taught in three interesting subject pathways. This program will help you transition into a university lifestyle and ensure your success while studying abroad.

Why study the International Foundation Year?
This program is designed to prepare you to enter the first year of your undergraduate degree. By studying the International Foundation Year, you will benefit from:

• A base of knowledge in your course subject area
• The level of English language required for your undergraduate studies
• Bettered academic study skills
• A focused approach to teaching
• Smaller-sized classes with lessons catered to you
• A useful introduction to campus life.
• Once you have successfully completed the program, and achieved the required grades, you will be well-equipped to start your chosen undergraduate degree at Kingston University, London.

What you will study
The International Foundation Year is made up of several cores and route-specific modules that will better your understanding of your chosen subject area. Depending on your choice of pathway, you can cater your modules to benefit your future career path. The course will also incorporate English language tuition, which will be focused on improving your speaking, writing and academic language skills, and prepare you for learning in a second language.

International Foundation Year in Social Sciences
Our Social Sciences programme will prepare you for a degree across a range of areas, including Film, History, Journalism, Politics, Television and Psychology.

Media and Communication
If you are interested in the wide range of careers within media and cultural industries, want to develop a critical understanding of the role the media plays in shaping our political, social and cultural world, and also want to develop your practical skills to be able to participate in the production of media, then this is the right course for you.

Through the integration of theory and practice, our course explores the production and consumption of media in its various forms, from web, film and television to paid streaming services, news to communication via social media. It looks at how these different media channels shape our ways of communicating, and our relationships, personal, political, economic and cultural.

You will also develop practical skills in digital media. What distinguishes media and communications at Kingston University is the way in which we blend theory and practice in our modules, offering a choice of workshops and assessment that will require you to combine strong theoretical knowledge with critical, creative and practice-based skills.

You will graduate as professionals who can think critically and creatively, with the skills and drive to make a mark in the media industries, which play an increasingly important role in our world.