COURSE FACTSHEET
Engineering and Sciences Foundation Who is this course for?
University progression
This course is designed for students who want to apply to study an engineering or science degree at a UK university. Core modules are combined with specialist modules intended to give science and engineering students the subject specific knowledge they require in preparation for university.
Successful completion of the course allows students to progress to a range of engineering and science-related undergraduate programmes at UK university. See overleaf for details of some of the degrees Kings alumni have gone on to study.
Key Facts Start dates: 7 January, 8 April*, 1 July*, 9 September 2019; 6 January, 6 April*, 29 June*, 7 September 2020 (*Extended version) Locations offered: Oxford
London
Bournemouth Brighton
Level: Minimum IELTS 5.0. Completed 11 – 12 years of schooling. Length: 1 Academic Year (3 terms). Or Extended version of 4 – 7 terms Lessons: Average 21 hours per week Class size: 8 – 12 Minimum age: 17 Learning outcomes: à Raise academic qualifications to UK university entrance level à Raise English to university level à Develop learning and self study skills for degree level
Additional English Preparation Students with an IELTS of 5.0 will benefit from four additional English lessons per week for the first six weeks of the programme.
Course structure and content The Foundation is based on A-level syllabuses, taught by A-level teachers, assessed against A-levels, and moderated by an independent Advisory Board of external examiners. As such, it is one of the most highly academic and successful pathways to the UK’s leading universities. The course runs for a full academic year. Students can start in September and finish in June, or start January and finish in August. Both start dates will take them on to university in September. There are three terms per year. Syllabus Core modules (compulsory) à Data handling and IT à Communication and study skills
Term 3 à Trigonometry à Further Trigonometric Identities à Differentiation 2 à Integration 2
Science and Engineering modules Maths (compulsory) Term 1 à Basic Algebra and Quadratic Functions à Equations and Inequalities à Coordinate Geometry à Curve Sketching à Binomial Theorem à More Algebra and Functions à Graphs of Trigonometric Functions à Sequences and Series à Trigonometric Identities and Equations à Vectors
Mechanics in Term 3 à Modelling à Constant acceleration à Forces and Motion à Variable acceleration à Moments à Forces and friction à Application of forces Additional modules (elective) Depending on their intended university degree, students on the Engineering and Sciences Foundation will choose three of the following ‘elective’ modules: à Biology à Chemistry à Physics à Further Maths
Term 2 à Differentiation 1 à Integration 1 à Exponential and Logarithmic Functions à A lgebraic Functions and Partial Fractions à Sequences and Series à Radian Measure
IELTS 5.0 IELTS 4.5
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IELTS 5.0
*EP = English for Academic Study
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