International Foundation Certificate in Media, Culture & Society

Develop your English language, become familiar with UK academic culture, and prepare to study for a BA degree.

• This programme enables you to attend lectures or choose modules in which you have a broad interest and, with the help of the tutorial support, clarify your future area of study. This makes the course ideal if you do not have a clear idea of exactly which subject you want to study.
• You will develop your language skills in academic English.
• Familiarise yourself both with ways of working in British academic culture and in the standards required at degree level.
• You will have a personal tutor, who you meet in small groups or on a one-to-one basis to discuss progress on the course, general approaches to study, and ways of maximising language learning.
• You will build skills including how to work independently.
• If you pass the programme at the required level (a pass in all modules with an overall score of 50% or more), you are guaranteed a place on the following degrees:
  

  
  BA Arts Management

  BA Media & Communications

  BA Promotional Media
  
  Alternatively you may choose to continue your studies at another university.

Contact the department

If you have specific questions about the degree, contact Helen Hickey (admissions tutor).

Entry requirements for the International Foundation Certificate in Media, Culture and Society are:

Academic	A good high school leaving certificate or equivalent academic study with some evidence of learning in relevant subjects.
English	Evidence of English language proficiency: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) IELTS 5.0 overall with no element lower than 5.0. If you have a lower English language score you may be accepted after successfully completing one of our Pre-sessional English courses.
Age	You must normally be 17 years of age or above.
Country of residence and nationality	All non-native English speakers will be considered. However, please be aware that all students will be subject to the International rate of fees.

If you are not sure which type of IELTS test you need to take, contact our Immigration Advisory Service.

International qualifications

We also accept a wide range of international qualifications. Find out more about the qualifications we accept from around the world.

If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of UKVI IELTS 5.0 (with no individual score lower than 5.0) to study this programme. If you need assistance with your English language, we offer a range of courses that can help prepare you for degree-level study.