FdCert International Foundation Year in Economics and Finance

Queen Mary University of London

Our subject-specific pathways in Humanities and Social Sciences offer progression to undergraduate study in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. All of your modules will be taught by our expert academic staff, and you’ll have full access to all student facilities, including welfare, library, social and sport.Teaching and LearningOne of the benefits of the International Foundation Year is that you will receive teaching from award winning Queen Mary academics. You'll receive approximately 15 to 28 hours of weekly contact time, in the form of lectures and seminars. You will be encouraged to contribute to seminars through pair work, group work, discussion, presentation and case studies. We use a mixture of teaching styles – lectures, tutorials, classroom activities and laboratory work for students on the Science and Engineering route.You will also complete a further 20 to 25 hours of independent study each week.Assessment typically includes a combination of coursework (writing tests, reports, presentations, seminar skills, portfolios) and/or examination.Progression DegreesThe International Foundation Year in Humanities and Social Sciences offers progression onto more than 50 undergraduate degree programmes in the following subject areas:BSc Economics BSc Economics with a Year AbroadBSc Economics and FinanceBSc Economics and Finance with a Year AbroadBSc Economics and Finance with a Year in IndustryBSc Economics and International FinanceBSc Economics and International Finance with a Year AbroadBSc Economics and PoliticsBSc Economics and Politics with a Year AbroadBSc Economics, Finance and ManagementBSc Economics, Finance and Management with a Year AbroadBSc Economics, Statistics and MathematicsBSc Economics, Statistics and Mathematics with a Year AbroadBSc FinanceBSc Finance with a Year AbroadBSc Finance with a Year in Industry