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International
Foundation
Programme
Academic direction by:
londoninternational.ac.uk/ifp
Join the world class
‘The International Foundation
Programme equips you with the
skills and knowledge necessary
to embark on a wide range of
demanding undergraduate
degrees in business, economics
and social sciences offered through
the International Programmes.
It has been designed by LSE
to ensure that you achieve
high academic standards, learn
appropriate subject knowledge
and acquire both the skills and
intellectual curiosity to prepare you
for rigorous degree level study.
The curriculum encourages
active learning by engaging with
contemporary issues. Classroom
teaching is supported by
comprehensive subject guides,
textbooks and a virtual learning
environment which includes a
variety of interactive online material.
The learning experience is strongly
focused on the development of
academic skills and, above all,
fun. We hope you will join us.’
Lynne Roberts
Head of Learning
and Teaching,
University
of London
International
Programmes
at LSE
2 International Foundation Programme
Why study the
International
Foundation
Programme?
The International Foundation
Programme provides an ideal
route to studying one of our
degree programmes or those
offered by other universities,
both in the UK and elsewhere.*
By successfully completing
the programme you will gain
guaranteed entry onto a
degree delivered through the
University of London International
Programmes, with academic
direction by LSE. You will also be
able to transfer to the Diploma
in Economics or Diploma in
Social Sciences, if you wish.
The International Foundation
Programme also satisfies entry
requirements for the majority
of our other undergraduate
degrees such as the LLB and the
BSc Business Administration.
*Other universities have their own
application criteria. We advise you
to speak to them directly before
applying to ensure you are eligible
and whether there are any specific
grades you need to achieve. To see
a sample list of universities that will
accept the IFP for entry consideration,
please visit the course web pages.
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How you study
Study at an approved provide guidance on how sample
and past examination questions
institution should have ideally been answered
• a University of London email account
This is a taught programme and
and web area which you can use to
must be studied at an institution
manage your personal information.
that has been approved to teach the
International Foundation Programme.
Studying at an institution provides Estimated study hours
students with face-to-face academic
support and the opportunity to The programme can be completed in
interact with fellow students in person. a minimum of one academic year and
For a list of tuition providers, please a maximum of three academic years.
visit: apps.londoninternational. Your institution will be able to advise
ac.uk/onlinesearch/institutions on the number of hours per week you
will need to devote to your studies. As a
Specially written guide, each course requires 150 hours of
combined in-class and self-study time.
online study
materials Prestige
Your online study materials, coupled LSE provides academic direction
with the tuition you receive at your for this programme. The College
institution and the essential textbooks, is regarded as an international
will guide you through your studies. centre of academic excellence and
The study materials we provide include: innovation in the social sciences.
• a subject guide for each
course you study
• access to a Virtual Learning
Environment (VLE) which contains
supplementary learning resources
and opportunities including
audio-visual tutorials, academic
interviews, self-testing activities
and online discussion forums
• a student handbook containing
practical information and advice;
examiners’ commentaries which
4 International Foundation Programme
Programme structure
and course outlines
Programme structure FP0001 Foundation course:
One compulsory course Mathematics and statistics
FP0001 Foundation course: The course offers an overview of key
Mathematics and statistics mathematical methods and statistical
concepts frequently applied to
Plus three courses chosen from:
economics, management, finance
FP0002 Foundation course: and related areas. Topics include:
Economics an overview of arithmetic, algebra
FP0003 Foundation course: and calculus; insight into concepts
International relations of probability; an introduction to
financial mathematics; basic knowledge
FP0004 Foundation course: Politics of how to summarise, analyse and
FP0005 Foundation course: interpret data and an introduction to
Social psychology modelling the linear relationships.
FP0006 Foundation course: Sociology
FP0002 Foundation course:
FP0007 Foundation course: Economics
Pure mathematics
The course offers a broad overview of
You take four courses in total: one the key economic concepts and their
compulsory and three optional. applications to everyday situations and
current economic affairs. Course topics
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include: an introduction to the nature FP0005 Foundation course:
and scope of economics; competitive Social psychology
markets; market failure and government
intervention; managing the economy; The course provides a broad
development and sustainability and the introduction to concepts, theories
current financial and economic crisis. and methodologies used in the study
of Social psychology. Course topics
FP0003 Foundation course: include: an overview of the subject;
International relations the idea of the self in a social context;
dealing with interpersonal relations;
This course offers a basic introduction dealing with group and inter-group
to International Relations (IR), its relations and cultural phenomena.
classical and contemporary theories,
schools of thought and research areas. FP0006 Foundation course:
The course has three major aims: to Sociology
provide an introduction to IR as a
social scientific discipline, its history, This course offers a broad introduction
key contributors and methodologies; to Sociology, its key thinkers, concepts
to consider key ways in which and research areas. Topics include
knowledge derived from IR can be an overview of sociology and the
applied to real-life contexts and to development of the discipline. The
provide tools that support students in course then covers three main topics:
critical thinking and argumentation. sociology as a discipline; sociological
issues in relation to policy and finally
FP0004 Foundation course: Politics sociology in relation to contemporary
issues such as urbanisation and
This course provides an introduction environmental change.
to the discipline, its theories and key
empirical issue areas that are the FP0007 Foundation course:
focus of political thought. The course Pure mathematics
introduces the history of political
thought, outlining how key thinkers This course develops proficiency in
have contributed to the development working with a range of mathematical
of the discipline. It then covers political methods including logic and proof
concepts and theories and explores by contradiction, algebraic equations,
these in the context of real-life issues. trigonometric functions and
expressions, coordinate geometry,
vectors and calculus. The theoretical
concepts underlying these areas
are explored and related to working
methods and application which
together build on the elementary
techniques of mathematics.
6 International Foundation ProgrammeEntrance requirements
and further information
To be eligible for the International
Foundation Programme you must:
• normally be aged 17 or over before 31
December in the year of registration
And have passes in:
• a minimum of at least four separate
subjects at GCSE/GCE O level, with
grades A-C or the equivalent
And
• acceptable examinations equivalent
to GCSE/GCE O level English language
at grade C or above or demonstrated
fluency in academic English (for
example, a test of proficiency in English
such as IELTS at 5.5 overall).
Please note: Your chosen teaching
institution may have additional and/
or higher entry requirements.
How to apply
Key dates
Please refer to the International
Foundation Programme web Institution application deadline:
pages for details on how to apply: You must apply directly to your
londoninternational.ac.uk/ifp chosen teaching institution.
Please contact them for their
Fees application deadline.
University of London application
The total fee payable to the University of deadline: After you have been
London will be £1,650. Please note that accepted by your teaching
this total is based on 2015–2016 fees, institution, a further application
does not reflect any annual increase and needs to be made to the University
assumes completion in the minimum of London by 15 September. Your
study period. You will also have to pay chosen teaching institution will
additional fees to your local tuition advise you on this process.
provider and examination centre. Examinations take place: late April
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