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:BA Drama (new course title from September 2026 as BA Theatre and Performance)BA Drama with a Year Abroad (new course title from September 2026 as BA Theatre and Performance with a year abroad)BA EnglishBA English with a Year AbroadBA English and Drama (new course title from September 2026 as BA English and Theatre)BA English and Drama with a Year Abroad (new course title from September 2026 as BA English and Theatre with a year abroad)BA English and Film BA English and Film with a Year AbroadBA English and HistoryBA English and History with a Year AbroadBA English Literature and LinguisticsBA English Literature and Linguistics with a Year AbroadBA English with Creative WritingBA English with Creative Writing with a Year AbroadBA Film and Drama (new course title from September 2026 as BA Film and Theatre)