International Foundation Year in Business, Law & Social Studies

Academic English Skills aims to provide thorough training in the language and related academic skills which will enable international students to best achieve their academic potential at university. Our Academic English programme is validated by UK ENIC, the UK government agency responsible for providing information and expert opinion on qualifications and skills worldwide.

You will develop awareness and competency in a range of language-related academic skills, including the processes of academic writing, effective and extensive reading strategies, effective participation in seminars and delivery of presentations, and listening to and recording information effectively from lectures. You will also develop the accuracy and range of written and spoken language required to use language effectively and appropriately, with clarity and confidence in an academic context.

Alongside your classes, your studies will be supported by an online learning platform, providing you with a range of tasks and activities specifically designed to develop and extend your language and academic skills outside the classroom and to give you more control over your own learning.

This module will equip you with basic skills in analysing markets and assessing how the macro and micro economic environment impacts on the strategic decision-making of firms. The module aims to build a familiarity with basic economic concepts and an interest in economic issues which will provide a foundation for more advanced economics courses.

This module will introduce you to a variety of mathematical concepts that are embedded within the business contexts commonly used in undergraduate programmes in business, management, finance and economics. There will be an equal focus on the foundational methods and topics to develop mathematical skills, such as percentages, ratios, algebra and statistics, with the practical application of these mathematical findings to financial and business real-world scenarios and activities such as double entry, cash flow forecasting, financial reporting and ratio analysis. These skills will culminate in enabling you to prepare and present findings and quantitative information in an appropriate business format.

The module provides you with an opportunity to identify and research a topic aligned to your progression degree. It will equip you with fundamental scholarly, research and transferable skills, necessary for progression onto an undergraduate course.

This module introduces you to three interlinked social sciences: politics, criminology, and sociology. Concepts and case studies are introduced and understood through three inter-related lenses to provide you with a wide-ranging understanding of international issues.

This module introduces you to the law and legal system in England and Wales, including its underlying principles, the personnel who administer it, the mechanics of the legal process, and justice in broader perspectives. It also introduces you to the core principles in Criminal Law, Tort Law, and Contract Law.

Please note that places are limited on the following progression degrees, so you are advised to apply and confirm your place as soon as possible:

• Business Economics BSc
• Business Management BA
• Business Management with Marketing BA
• Business Management and the Human Resource BA
• Economics BSc
• Economics and Finance BSc
• Human Resource Management BA
• International Business BSc
• International Business and Finance BSc
• International Business and Marketing BSc
• Law LLB

Applications are now closed for students wishing to start their International Foundation Year programme in the 2024/25 academic year and progress to Law LLB at the University of Leeds in September 2025.

Depending on your progression degree, you will study modules related to your chosen subject.

Students must study the Law route

• Criminal Justice and Criminology BA (Hons)
• Law LLB (Hons)

Students can study either the Business or Law route

• Childhood Studies BA (Hons)
• Education BA (Hons)
• International Development BA (Hons)
• International Relations BA (Hons)
• Politics BA (Hons)

Students must study either the Business, IB + Finance or Mathematics route

• Economics and Geography BA (Hons)

Students must study the Business route

• Social and Political Sciences BSc (Hons)
• Social Policy, Sociology and Crime BSc (Hons)
• Sociology BA (Hons)