Core Subjects on Foundation Courses

All students on the Bellerbys Foundation course take the following core modules, plus one of seven subject routes:
Art & Design, Business, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Humanities, Information Technology, Law, Media and Science.

Foundation English Skills 1 - The ability to read academic texts, write extended texts, write subjective notes, listen interactively in class and participate in classroom discourse.

Foundation English Skills 2 - Improving all the abilities in Foundation English Skills 1 with greater accuracy, speed, cohesion, organisation and presentation and are prepared for an IELTS qualification at the end of the module.

Study Skills in the British Environment - Using your study time more effectively, improve your use of and range of information sources and prepare comprehensive essays in your own time to given deadlines.

Computer Information Technology - Improving IT literacy and creativity using Office, Business and Media applications; using the internet as a research tool.

Study skills critical for degree success

University in Britain is highly demanding and very different to anything you will have experienced at home.  It's one thing gaining a place at university, quite another succeeding throughout all three years of a degree programme.  The Bellerbys Foundation is unrivalled in developing all the study skills you will need, including:

• Note taking
• Essay writing
• Research
• Critical thinking
• Independent thinking
• Examination technique