International Foundation Year in Human Science and Humanities (2 Semesters), Leading to Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English Literature and History

Study Group - University of Huddersfield International Study Centre

UK,England

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48 Months

Duration

CAD 15,900/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 0 FREE

Application Fee

Sep 2025

Apply Date

UK, England

Type: University

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1992

Total Students: 17,300 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, United Kingdom

International Foundation Year in Human Science and Humanities (2 Semesters), Leading to Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English Literature and History

Program Overview

International Foundation Year in Human Science and Humanities

The International Foundation Year in Human Science and Humanities is designed for international students who aspire to pursue undergraduate degrees in fields related to human sciences and humanities.

The foundation year is taught over two semesters and equips students with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to succeed in their chosen degree programs. It can prepare you for studying degrees in behavioural sciences, such as psychology, education and criminology.

You will study core modules, which are general skills subjects, and specialised modules tailored to your chosen area of study - all of which are important for your academic development.

Why study Human Science and Humanities at Huddersfield?

  • University of Huddersfield psychology students have the opportunity to enhance their studies through specialist equipment in the psychology labs.
  • If you decide to study English Literature, you can get involved in the award-winning Huddersfield Literature Festival, an international literature event that attracts some of the biggest and best writers worldwide.
  • Various research centres are right at the University, including Applied Criminology and Policing Centre, Just Futures Research Centre for Applied Childhood, Youth and Family research, Secure Societies Institute to develop a secure society for all.  

Leading to: English Literature and History BA (Hons)

Do great works of literature inspire you? Are you fascinated by the events and the people that have shaped the modern world? The chance to study English Literature and History side by side gives you a unique and enriching view of both subjects as they can inform each other. Here are a few good reasons to choose this combined course at Huddersfield:

  • We offer a wide range of module options to choose from, diverse and unique forms of coursework assessment, and excellent employment prospects.
  • You learn applied skills as well as academic knowledge.
  • We get you out of the classroom on a range of exciting fieldtrips.
  • Every year students also have the chance to get involved in events at the Huddersfield Literature Festival.

The English Literature element of the course spans hundreds of years of inspiration, from the English Renaissance of the 16th century right up to the present day. So whether you love Elizabethan drama or twenty-first-century poetry, the Victorian period or Modernist writing, you’ll be able to indulge your tastes and gain some new interests. Your choices on the History side of your degree are equally wide ranging. We’ll cover the cultural, social, historical and political dimensions of key events and eras that have had a huge impact on today’s civilisation. Along the way you’ll be able to study conflicts, empires, disasters and more, from the medieval period right through to contemporary society.