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Foundation
MPW Cambridge
Full Time
Sep 2026
1 Year
The NCUK International Foundation Year is a modular programme that will prepare you for first-year entry to undergraduate degree courses. You will study a combination of modules that fit in with your degree destination. There are five pathways available:BusinessComputer ScienceHumanitiesEngineeringScienceAll NCUK programmes also include a specialist English for Academic Purposes module designed to equip you with the language ability and study skills that will give you a head start on your undergraduate degree in the UK. Studying a foundation programme at MPW is very different to studying at larger foundation providers or universities. Our highly personalised approach offers the most supportive setting for students studying in the UK for the first time allowing them to achieve their goals and ambitions.If you pass your NCUK IFY, NCUK will guarantee you a place on a suitable programme at one of their partner universities. The entry criteria varies for each partner university, so where you are placed will depend on how well you do in your exams. The better you perform, the greater chance you have of getting a place at your first choice.The minimum grades required in order to be eligible for the NCUK guarantee are based on results in subject modules plus EAP (English for Academic Purposes) or Key Skills.Subject Module Grades: Students must normally achieve a minimum of 96 NCUK points in subject modules to progress to a university degree course in the UK.EAP/EAPPU: All students must achieve a minimum of overall grade C with no less than D in each EAP skills component (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking).
This pathway prepares you in a variety of subject areas and offers a wide range of progression options, particularly suited to those seeking a career in business, finance and all areas of management. If you are interested in studying maths as one of your modules during your foundation year and want to keep your options open to both business and humanities degrees this would be the best pathway to follow.
With maths and physics as compulsory modules this is the perfect route for those wishing to study Engineering related degrees at university. This pathway will give you access to virtually all Engineering degrees and keeps open the options of most Business and Humanities degrees.
An ideal pathway for those students wishing to access a wide range of degree programmes in the social sciences and humanities and specific areas such as law and international relations. This pathway is aimed at those not wishing to include maths as one of their modules, though many of the business and management degrees will be opened as a future choice to graduates of this route.
If you are interested in a Science degree you should follow the IFY Science pathway. This will provide the perfect preparation and access to wide range of science degrees through the addition of chemistry and biology module options. In addition, if you study the IFY Science pathway, you can also be placed on many of the same degrees as the Humanities, Engineering and the Business pathways.
