FdCert International Foundation Year in Geography and Development Studies

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:BA GeographyBA Geography with a Year AbroadBA Global DevelopmentBA Human GeographyBA Human Geography with a Year AbroadBSc GeographyBSc Geography with a Year AbroadBSc Geography with Business ManagementBSc Geography with Business Management with a Year Abroad