Oxford Brookes University,

The International Foundation Diploma fully prepares international students for undergraduate courses at Oxford Brookes University. It provides a bridge between school study in your home country and undergraduate study at a UK university.

Choose this course if you have fewer than 13 years of schooling and want to enter an undergraduate course. This diploma leads to courses in subjects such as business and management, computing, English language and communication, film studies, hospitality and tourism, international relations, law, life sciences, politics, social sciences and education.

If you have a higher English language test result, or if you are a native English speaker, you will be placed on the International Foundation Diploma Plus. IFD Plus students will be able to choose modern languages modules in addition to modules available to all IFD students. The IFD Plus was formerly known as the Foundation Diploma in Liberal Arts.

Available subject streams:

• Life sciences
• Law, politics and psychology
• Social sciences, humanities, media and communication
• Business, marketing, accounting and hospitality
• Computing

You will also take modules to improve your language, research and critical thinking skills, and learn about inter-cultural communication in a truly international environment.

Integrated foundations – four-year degrees that include a foundation year and automatic progression to your degree.

You will have 18 class hours in semester 1 and 15 class hours in semester 2 per week. Classes are held Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays), usually between 9am and 4pm. Some subject modules may be between 5pm and 8pm.

You will need to spend at least 20 hours per week on independent study which includes homework, assignments, tutorials, reading and preparation for classes (in groups or individually).

“Oxford Brookes is a really good university, I really like it here! The international foundation course has helped me a lot. For example, before I didn’t know how to make presentations, how to work in a team, and my academic writing was terrible. Now I feel way more prepared!” - Valentina Dimitrieva (Russia)

You must take and pass eight modules to complete the diploma.

Compulsory modules:

Three compulsory modules will develop your academic study skills and your critical-thinking skills in preparation for your future courses. These are:

• Orientation to University Studies
• Foundation Project
• Inter-Cultural Communication

Optional modules:

You will choose four modules (including at degree level) that suit your academic interests and the degree you wish to take.

Foundation level

• Foundations of Computer Systems
• Foundations of Computer Programming
• Perspectives on Business Studies
• Foundation Economics
• Perspectives on Macroeconomics
• Foundation Tourism and Hospitality
• Foundation Media Studies
• Foundations of Modern Theory and Belief
• Literature and Arts in Context
• International Relations
• Introduction to International Development
• Modern British Cinema and Society
• Foundation Law
• Foundation Politics
• Foundations of Cell and Human Biology
• Foundations of Chemistry
• Foundations of Genetics and Ecology

Undergraduate level

• Basic Survey Methods
• Basic Data Analysis
• Basic Mathematical Methods I
• Basic Mathematical Methods II
• Video Production
• Electronic Product Design
• Multimedia IT Skills
• Politics in Comparative Perspective
• Foundations of Social Psychology
• Raising Individual Financial Awareness
• Foundations of Business
• Global Business Communications
• Planning a Successful Event
• Publishing Principles
• Publishing Principles and Practice: Author to Reader
• The Rise of the Modern World
• Contemporary British Studies
• Introduction to Language and Society
• Introduction to Popular Music

• Successful completion of secondary education. High school leaving certificate, Baccalaureate, Attestat, Secondary Education Certificate or equivalent
• IELTS 5.0-6.5
• If your English level is IELTS 4.5 (with 4.5 in all skills) or equivalent you can apply for Extended International Foundation Diploma which lasts 3 semesters and includes an extra semester of English.

When to apply?

For September entry, apply by  August.

How to apply?

For one-year foundation courses you can apply online directly to Oxford Brookes. For four-year courses which include your three-year degree, you should apply via UCAS, the UK’s online university admissions system.

Please, contact Oxford Brookes International using the form on the right to request an application form.