Computing, Engineering and Health Sciences - International Foundation Year
Your pathway to a career in STEM
Looking to study a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) degree in the UK? Our International Foundation Year programme helps you to develop the subject-specific, study and English language skills to allow you to thrive on your chosen undergraduate degree at the innovative Teesside University.
Why study computing, engineering or health sciences at Teesside University?
Teesside University expertly combines in-classroom and practical learning, so you graduate with the skills to succeed in your chosen career. At Teesside, you can benefit from:
- Work placements to help put your skills into practice
- Engineering programmes recognised by the Engineering Council, allowing you to graduate with an accredited degree
- Purpose-built engineering laboratories designed around power, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, civil engineering & telecommunications
- Industry standard learning facilities including virtual reality, motion capture, green screen and animation studios
- The chance to show your skills to industry professionals with the ExpoSeries events for final year students in engineering, computing, games, animation, concept art, media and digital art.
Intakes
- Sep
Application Processing Time in Days: 30
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
Academic opportunities
We are delivering an ambitious programme of transformation, underpinned by significant investment in our academic staff community. There are a number of opportunities currently open for applications. Join us to realise your ambition, today.
Careers fair
The annual careers fair, gives you the opportunity to speak to potential employers and find out what careers, jobs, placement and study opportunities are on offer.
Placements, internships and work experience
Increasing student numbers at university makes entry in to the graduate job market very competitive. Research surveys, including those undertaken by High Flyers, highlight the large number of applications for graduate roles (sometimes as high as 70-80 applications for roles on popular graduate training schemes with the big national and international organisations).
Just having a good degree is not enough to give you the best platform to compete for graduate roles - which means work experience, work placements or volunteering is absolutely essential. Employers will be expecting you to have gained experience, articulate what you have gained, including skills you have developed that will be needed in their business.
The Work Experience team within Student Futures is here to help. Get in touch with your School Work Experience Officer (based in the Student Futures team) as early as possible in your studies but especially by the autumn of year two in your studies.
PSW Opportunity
2 Years
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
Age on entry: Students will normally be 17 years of age or older.
FOR INDIA
- Year 10 (SSC): 65% overall
- Year 11: 50% overall
- Year 12 (HSC): 40% overall
- (Note: 40% in relevant subjects required, can be taken from any year from Year 10, Year 11 or Year 12).
FOR BANGLADESH
- Year 12 (HSC): GPA 3.0 overall (Relevant subjects GPA 3.0 if required).
- Maths at HSC is required for Engineering, Computing & Life Sciences pathway
- (For Business, Law & Social Studies if student does not have Maths at HSC then Maths at SSC GPA 3.0 accepted).
FOR NEPAL
- Year 10 (School Leaving Certificate): 65%/GPA 3.0 overall
- Year 12 (HSC or School Leaving Certificate Examination (Grade XI and XII)): 55%/GPA 2.6 overall
- (Note: 2.4/C+/50-59% (Pass) in relevant subjects required, can be accepted from Year 10, Year 11 or Year 12).
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Under Graduate Diploma or Certificate
- Duration: 01 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
15500 GBP
Average Cost of Living: 13632 GBP /year
Application Fee: N/A