FdCert International Science and Engineering Foundation Programme (Biological Sciences)

Queen Mary University of London

Overview

Get the skills and experience you need to study an undergraduate degree in science or engineering.

This one-year foundation programme offers international students – who may not have had the chance to study A-level-equivalent qualifications – the chance to achieve the right academic level, as well as English language and academic skills, to study an undergraduate degree.

Our foundation year offers a pathway to a range of undergraduate degrees in science (biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, neuroscience and psychology) and engineering (aerospace, electronic, mechanical and sustainable energy).

You are guaranteed a place on an undergraduate programme at Queen Mary if you pass the foundation year with the required grades.

As a foundation student youll have full access to all student facilities, including welfare, library, social and sport. Youll be taught on our Mile End campus by experienced university staff who also teach on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Teaching and learning

We use a mixture of teaching styles – lectures, tutorials, classroom activities and laboratory work.

A typical weekly workload is six to eight lectures and four to five hours of practical laboratories or workshops.

Outside of classes, youll need to spend 20–25 hours per week preparing, writing and reading.

Assessment

Each module is assessed by written examinations (typically 70% of the final mark) and coursework (practical reports, essays, problem sheets, online exercises and tests).

Progression

You are guaranteed a place on a science or engineering undergraduate degree at Queen Mary subject to successfully completing the foundation year and meeting the progression requirements.