Programme structure: International Foundation Programme Social Sciences and Law - what's running in 2018/19

Students take different combinations of units depending on the type of undergraduate degree programme they are hoping to progress onto. The combinations are for:

• Social Science degree programmes (e.g. Sociology, Politics, International Relations, Philosophy, Childhood Studies, and Social Policy)
• Law degree programmes
• Economics, Finance, Accounting and Management degree programmes

Students on the IFP+ take different mandatory units and have more optional choice.

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Faculty of Arts Category	Teaching Block
Text Response	LANG00010	30	Mandatory		TB-4
Academic Writing	LANG00006	30	Mandatory		TB-4
Instead of the above units, students on the IFP+ (with a minimum IELTS 7.0 (overall) and a 6.0 in writing) will take:
Accelerated Academic Language and Literacy	LANG00023	40	Optional		TB-4
Students wishing to progress onto degrees in Sociology, Politics, International Relations, Philosophy, Social Policy, and Childhood Studies must take the following unit:
Introduction to the Social Sciences	SPOL00001	40	Optional		TB-4
Students wishing to progress onto degrees in Law must take the following unit:
British Constitutional History	LANG00012	20	Optional		TB-4
Plus students wishing to progress to Law must choose one of the following units:
Introduction to the Social Sciences	SPOL00001	40	Optional		TB-4
What Does it Mean to be Human? I: The Modern World	ARTF00004	40	Optional		TB-1,TB-2
Students wishing to progress onto degrees in Economics, Finance and Accounting must take all of the following units:
Foundations of Finance and Economics	EFIM01000	20	Optional		TB-4
Introductory Foundations of Mathematics	MATH00002	20	Optional		TB-1
Further Foundations of Mathematics	MATH00001	20	Optional		TB-2
Any student can then select units from the list below if they have not already reached a total of 120 credit points (timetable permitting):
Literature: Exploring Short Stories	LANG00016	20	Optional		TB-1
Language and Communication Studies	LANG00017	20	Optional		TB-2
Post-War European Cinema	FATV00001	20	Optional		TB-2
Foundations of Finance and Economics	EFIM01000	20	Optional		TB-4
British Constitutional History	LANG00012	20	Optional		TB-4
What Does it Mean to be Human? I: The Modern World	ARTF00004	40	Optional		TB-1,TB-2
Introduction to the Social Sciences	SPOL00001	40	Optional		TB-4
Foundations in Biomedical Sciences	MVSF00001	20	Optional		TB-4
Challenges in Innovation and Enterprise	EFIM00002	40	Optional		TB-4
International Foundation Programme Social Sciences and Law		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

• 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
• 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

• To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
• To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

Degree classifications:

• First Class Honours 70 and above
• Second Class Honours, First Division 60-69
• Second Class Honours, Second Division 50-59
• Third Class Honours 40-49
• Fail 39 and below

An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.

The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.