Who is UK High School Preparation suitable for?

Types of Foundation Studies in the UK.

1. Undergraduate preparatory department.

This type of preparatory course is aimed at students who want to study in the UK at the undergraduate level, but are unable to apply for study abroad due to their own language limitations, lack of professional foundation and differences in the education system.

During the Foundation Year, students will not only be able to improve their language skills, but also get used to living in the UK while laying a good foundation for their studies. Comfortable with the next three or four years of undergraduate study (universities in Scotland are usually four-year undergraduate courses).

2. Pre-Master's Department.

This type of foundation year is a master's course that helps students to successfully enter the UK and is also a bridging course. Some students may not be able to enter the school in terms of language, major or academic qualifications, and the Foundation Year can help you adapt to the intense and hectic study life in the UK. It is a shortcut to the ideal university for students.

1) Graduated from high school or completed the third year of high school, and want to go to the UK for a bachelor's degree; 2) Three-year college graduation or bachelor's degree without a degree, want to go to the UK to study for a master's degree; 3) Graduated with a bachelor's degree but the grades are not very good, and want to go to a prestigious university in the UK to study for a master's degree; 4) Graduated with a bachelor's degree but have poor language scores, and cannot reach the level of direct master's degree; 5) After graduation, I want to change my major to study for a master's degree; You can find a private office LPO in London, headquartered in the UK, and has a lot of institutional resources in the UK.

Many students who come to university in the UK will study its preparatory course. Why do you want to study a preparatory department? What role does a UK foundation university play in students' study abroad? Let's talk about the role of the British preparatory department.

1. Requirements for going to the UK for matriculation

First of all, the British preparatory department does not need to use the student's college entrance examination scores, only the student's high school results for three years. Therefore, if a student wants to go to the UK for a preparatory course, they must first prepare complete high school grades, as well as their own diploma and so on. Of course, the British Foundation Department still needs to have an IELTS score to prove what level of English you belong to when you apply.

Each university has different requirements for IELTS, but generally these schools will have their own requirements for writing and reading.

2. Why do you want to study in the preparatory department?

Secondary schools in the UK require students to undergo 13 years of education, but in China, secondary schools only need 12 years of education, which is one year less than British students. In this year, British students have received a lot of professional education, such as economics and other majors, but the content of Chinese students is only basic subjects. Therefore, in order for international students to be able to supplement their academic ability for the year before entering the university, international students need to go to preparatory education.

3. Advantages of the Preparatory Department

Many students think that it is not good to go to the preparatory department and are resistant to it. Not really. Even if their language scores may have met the requirements, many students will not be able to understand the lessons in the formal courses.

This is not only because there are many professional words in professional courses, but also because students are not completely familiar with these words. And because the teaching thinking in the UK is flexible, it is different from the teaching method in China, and students cannot adapt to it.

Students who have studied the Foundation Year have an advantage in this regard, because they are already exposed to British education when they are studying in the Foundation Year, and they are used to the local way of learning and thinking.

And some students are worried that they will not be able to study well in the college entrance examination and will not be able to study well in China. In fact, in addition to paying attention to the results of the college entrance examination, many universities in the UK pay more attention to the comprehensive quality and potential of students and develop their shining points. Therefore, after completing the second year of high school, students can take the test results to apply for the exam, and then go to the preparatory department in the third year of high school, so that they can enter the university and get a degree earlier than other students.

Foundation Year refers to the bridging course or foundation course of a British university, which is a preparatory education before the main course, and its existence is to enable students to better connect to the undergraduate and postgraduate courses. It is designed to provide opportunities for students who lack academic foundation, have weak language skills, and are affected by differences in the education system.

What to study in the UK Foundation Year, the major studied mainly includes three aspects: academic language, professional foundation and study skills.

Each school offers different subdivisions of the preparatory department, for example, UCL has two preparatory pathways, and other schools have three preparatory pathways. Depending on the direction of the preparatory department, the curriculum will also be different.

Academic Language Section.

It mainly provides students with English proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing, and prepares them for undergraduate studies in the future.

Professional foundation courses.

In fact, it is the major chosen for the preparatory department, which is the direction that you want to study in the future undergraduate. Fields of study include business, law, media, art and design, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, computer science, biology, psychology, environment, life sciences, medicine, and more.

These courses provide students with a solid disciplinary foundation for undergraduate study at the university. Therefore, students should clarify their goals before applying and choose a course that suits them according to the actual situation.

In terms of study skills.

Mainly for essay writing and the like. Foundation Year is for students who want to study in the UK at undergraduate level, but are unable to apply due to their language limitations, lack of professional foundation, and differences in education system.

1. What is UK Pre-University?

The Foundation Department is the basic or bridge course of the university, which belongs to the preparatory education before the university. It is suitable for students who lack language skills, lack professional foundation, and are affected by differences in education systems. In order to adapt overseas students to the way of studying in British universities, British universities generally require overseas students to study for about 1 year of preparatory courses as a way and foundation for university degree courses.

Many parents and students may think that going to the UK for a foundation year is like reading a language. In fact, this is just a misconception, and the British preparatory study includes three aspects: intensive language learning, professional tutoring, and academic skills. Language courses are only for students who have met the academic requirements and need to improve their language scores.

In general, the Foundation Year is divided into the International Foundation Year and the Foundation Master's Year.

1.What is International Foundation Year?

Because of the difference in the British education system, there are various disapprovals for high schools in China. Generally speaking, high school education in the UK is two years of GCSE plus two years of A-level, a total of four years. And the high school education in China is only 3 years.

The knowledge that British secondary school students learn in the last two years of high school is already the knowledge of a specific subject related to university, while the knowledge of domestic high school students in the past three years is general education. Therefore, for Chinese high school graduates who want to study in the UK, in order to make up for the lack of one year of secondary education, students need to go to the UK to study a bridge course before the start of the university course, which is the foundation course.

2.What is Pre-Masters?

These courses are designed for students who are preparing to apply for postgraduate studies at a UK university but do not meet the entry requirements for postgraduate studies, and are required for entry to the Pre-Masters Programme at a UK university in one of the following three categories.

2. Application requirements for matriculation in the UK.

First of all, you don't need to apply for a matriculation in the UK, but the school requires students to provide three years of high school results. Therefore, if you apply to study in the UK, you need to issue a complete high school transcript and high school graduation certificate as soon as possible before the summer vacation of the school. In addition, you will need to provide an IELTS test score to prove your English proficiency when applying to the UK.

The overall IELTS score requirement for each university is 5-6 points, and individual schools have requirements for individual scores.

3. How long does a general pre-university course last?

The situation varies depending on the school and the student's own situation, ranging from 3 months to 1 year.

Do I have to take a foundation year to apply for an undergraduate art course in the UK?

1. High school graduates apply:

Among the many study abroad countries, the United Kingdom and the United States are still popular countries for studying in the arts, but due to the difference between China's current education system and the education system of Western Commonwealth countries, Chinese high school graduates or college graduates generally cannot directly enter the first-year university courses in the United Kingdom.

Therefore, all high school graduates or college graduates from China must complete a university preparation course and pass the exam before they can officially enter the first-year university program.

Those who have completed the one-year BTEC Foundation Program in China can directly apply to the UK's first-class art universities, including the University of Oxford, the University of Edinburgh, the University of the Arts London and other top art schools, all of which recognize and give priority to BTEC Art Pre-Art students.

2. Sophomore students apply:

You can directly apply for the first year of art courses in the UK or the first year of the United States without a high school diploma, which is less than the high living expenses and accommodation costs of 1 year abroad than the foreign preparatory department.

Which institutions in the UK recognise BTEC certificates?

In addition to the UAL (St Martin's College of Art and Design, London College of Fashion, London College of Communication, Chelsea College of Art and Design, Camberwell College of Art, Wimbledon College of Art), UK institutions include the University of Nottingham, University of Portsmouth, University of Liverpool, University of Westminster, University of Greenwich, Kingston University, Northumbria University, University of Reading, Surrey College of Art and Design, University of Southampton, University of Bournemouth, University of Huddersfield, University of Northampton, Oxford Brookes University, University of Plymouth, University of the West of England, York St John's University, University of Glamorgan, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Salford, St Patrick's International College, Southampton Solent University, Guildhall University, Bathspa University, Brunel University, Stamford House College, **University of Lancashire, Coventry University, University of Derby, De Montfort University, University of East Anglia, University of Essex, University of Gloucester, Griffith University Dublin, University of Hertfordshire University, Hult International Business School, Nest International College, University of Lincoln, London South Bank University, Queen's University Belfast, Newport College, University of Wales, Stanfordshire University, University of Surrey, Swansea City University, Teesside University, University of Ulster, University of Wolverhampton, Liverpool John Moores University, etc.

The International Foundation Year is a preparatory course before entering the First Year of the Undergraduate Program. The British Foundation Year system ranges from six months to one year, and the usual start is in January and September each year, and some schools also start classes in February and April. The International Foundation Year is suitable for students who do not take the college entrance examination or who choose the "college entrance examination double insurance" strategy.

Due to the differences between the two education systems in China and the UK, basic education in China is 12 years, while basic education in the UK is 13 years. In particular, in the last two of the 13 years, that is, the grade level, British students have begun to study professional courses, including advanced mathematics, economics, business management and other courses that can only be studied at universities in China. Therefore, if domestic high school students want to study in the UK for an undergraduate, they need to study for a year of preparatory courses, during which they can improve their English ability through preparatory courses and master basic professional knowledge and learning methods.

1) Target: Domestic students who have completed their second or third year of high school.

2) Recommended institutions: University College London, King's College London, University of Manchester, University of Warwick, University of Sheffield, University of York, etc.

3) Application materials: high school transcript and certificate of enrollment in Chinese and English; Individual institutions need to submit a complete set of documents, etc.

4) IELTS requirements: 5 and above (different universities and different majors have different requirements).

5) Basic expenses: tuition fees are about 130,000 yuan or more per year (tuition fees vary according to the classification of majors, as well as fluctuations in the exchange rate between China and the UK), the average living expenses and accommodation fees are about 10-120,000 yuan per year, and the overall cost is about 25-300,000 yuan a year.

The first reaction of many students and parents when they hear the word "preparatory department" is that they are dazed and full of suspicion, thinking that preparatory department is a course for students with poor academic performance and insufficient ability.

What exactly is a "matriculation" in the UK?

Generally speaking, it is a bridge course that helps students smoothly transition from high school to undergraduate and undergraduate to research, and the preparatory course can give students a period of adaptation and adjustment, so as to prepare students for entering a higher level of course. It is divided into two categories: Undergraduate Foundation and Pre-Master's Program.

What do you study in the UK Foundation Year?

There are obvious differences in the educational environment, education mode and teaching methods between China and the UK, and the UK has a good experience in how international students can successfully obtain a degree in the UK.

In China, some Sino-foreign cooperative study abroad programs in schools have the word "preparatory department", take the preparatory program of Shanghai Overseas Chinese University as an example, there are two study abroad programs in the UK:

2018 UK University 2+2 Undergraduate Study Abroad Pathway Program.

Domestic Curriculum:

English Reading, English Listening, English Writing, English Grammar, Business English, Academic English, Advanced Mathematics, Computing, Organizational Behavior, Microeconomics, Management, Marketing, Business Communication, Macroeconomics, Statistics, Accounting, Overview of the United Kingdom, etc.

2018 Lancaster University 2+2 Undergraduate Study Abroad Pathway Program.

Domestic Curriculum:

English Reading, English Listening, English Writing, English Grammar, Academic English, Computers, Western Culture, History of Western Civilization, Introduction to World Politics, ** and Culture, Sociology, etc.

Of course, there are not only this one, but also many Chinese-foreign cooperative schools in China, such as: Xi'an University of Foreign Chinese, ** University of Finance and Economics, Beijing University of Foreign Chinese, Sichuan University, Yunnan University, Dalian University of Foreign Chinese, etc., all have British preparatory courses.