Humanities International Foundation Programme (including Media, Film & Social Sciences)

This pathway has a September start date only. Classes are held at North Campus.

This pathway is for students who are interested in studying for a degree in a Humanities or Social Science based subject area.

Successful students can choose to study from a broad range of undergraduate courses, including (where running):

Anthropology	BA Hons
Community Development and Leadership	BSc Hons
Creative Writing	BA Hons
Creative Writing and English Literature	BA Hons
Criminology	BA Hons
Criminology and Community Policing	BSc Hons
Criminology and Law	BA Hons
Criminology and Psychology	BSc Hons
Criminology and Sociology	BA Hons
Criminology and Youth Studies	BA Hons
Digital Media	BA Hons
Education Studies	BA Hons
Education Studies and English Literature	BA Hons
English Literature	BA Hons
Film & broadcast production	BA Hons
Film and Television Studies	BA Hons
Health and Social Care	BSc Hons
Health and Social Policy	BSc Hons
Journalism	BA Hons
Journalism, Film and Television Studies	BA Hons
Media and Communications	BSc Hons
Media, Communications and Journalism	BSc Hons
Social Media	BA Hons
Social Sciences	BSc Hons
Social Work	BSc Hons
Sociology	BSc Hons
Sociology and Social Policy	BSc Hons
Translation	BA Hons
Youth Studies	BSc Hons
Youth Work	BSc Hons

Please note: the above courses may not be running, or may have additional entrance requirements, so please check beforehand.

Students study modules from the following, depending on language level:

Foundation English: Writing; listening; reading and speaking skills for university study; Presentations; Relevant vocabulary and grammar; evaluation and analysis; Subject-area vocabulary.

Themes in Film and Literature: This module provides an introduction to humanities through examining the key themes of identity and ‘the other’ while also looking at narrative and context in film, theatre, fiction and non-fiction (biography, memoir and literary journalism). There will be opportunities for students to explore their interests across these fields in the first half of the module and in the second half they will start to focus on the subject area that interests them most so that they can develop their skills in preparation for progressing to their undergraduate degree.

Mass Media in a Global Context: This module will analyse the formation of media institutions and their practices and thus enable students to understand the role played by the mass media in the world today. The module will familiarise students with the essentials of media communications theory and explore the history of mass communications. In thinking about the effects of mass media, it will look at mass media audiences and examine a number of critical models in the study of the mass media.

Foundation Studies: Study skills; Reading and research strategies; Essay and report writing; giving seminars; reflection on learning.

Foundation Studies Plus: Study skills; critical thinking, analytical and reflective skills; Essay writing; giving seminars.

Academic Research: Research skills; small scale research projects; report writing; questionnaires, graphs, tables etc; presentation skills (individual and group) through presenting research findings to the class. Business reports & presentations.

Culture and Society is aimed at familiarising students with the historical landscape, culture and institutions of the UK. The course includes visits to various venues in London, demonstrating the rich diversity of the capital.