3.5-Term Pathway - Undergraduate Foundation Programme - Business, Economics, Finance & Management

The Undergraduate Foundation is designed to prepare international students, who have completed senior secondary education, for entry to undergraduate studies at the top universities across the United Kingdom. The program is set at level 3, which is equivalent to A-level standard in the United Kingdom.

This program lasts one academic year (nine months). The year is divided into three terms of seven to eight teaching weeks and one examination week. On average, students will undertake 21 (and up to 25) hours of classroom-based study per week. They will study the following modules: Chemistry for Life Sciences, Biology for Life Sciences, and Skills for Science.

Upon completion of this pathway program, candidates can enroll in a progression undergraduate degree at Birkbeck or apply to programs at other University of London partners including Royal Holloway, Queen Mary, The Royal Veterinary College, and Goldsmiths, as well as the University of Reading.