International

Foundation Programmes

If you don’t quite meet the entry requirements for year 1 of your chosen undergraduate degree, we offer one-year International Foundation Programmes to help you progress.

USW Foundation Courses
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Our International Foundation Programmes are designed to help you reach the level required for progression.

Why Study a Foundation Year?

Build Academic Confidence

Develop essential university-level skills, including research techniques, academic writing, and critical thinking.

Bridge Knowledge Gaps

Ideal if you have been out of education, changed career paths, or do not meet the entry grades for direct entry to a degree.

Supportive Environment

Study in a supportive and nurturing environment with knowledgeable staff who will prepare you for university study.

Practical & Subject-Specific Focus

Courses include specialized modules that introduce you to the subject while building professional, team-working, and digital skills.

Why USW?

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  • Generous scholarships of up to £2,500 for international students

  • South Wales is an affordable, safe and welcoming place to study

Why USW?

96%

of USW graduates are in employment and/or further study 15 months after graduation

Graduate Outcomes Survey 2021/22

  • Generous scholarships of up to £2,500 for international students

  • South Wales is an affordable, safe and welcoming place to study

USW Foundation Programmes

Faculty of Business and Creative Industries

BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance including Foundation Year 
BA (Hons) Business and Management including Foundation Year
BA (Hons) History including Foundation Year
LLB (Hons) Law including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Marketing including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Professional Policing including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Psychology including Foundation Year
BA (Hons) Public Services including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Childhood Development including Foundation Year

Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science 

BEng (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering including Foundation Year
BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Applied Cyber Security including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Biology including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Building Surveying including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Computer Science including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Computing including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Construction Project Management including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Digital Forensics including Foundation Year
BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Forensic Investigation including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Forensic Science including Foundation Year
BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Medicinal and Biological Chemistry including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Science including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Real Estate including Foundation Year

Faculty of Life Sciences and Education 

MChiro Master of Chiropractic including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Wildlife Ecology and Conservation including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing and Social Care Management including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Criminology with Youth Justice including Foundation Year
BSc (Hons) Criminology including Foundation Year

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