Overview

The programme

The International Foundation Year in Arts and Social Sciences programme at the Royal Holloway University of London consists of core and pathway-specific modules.
The core modules will improve your academic and English language skills, while the pathway-specific ones will build specific knowledge about your chosen progression degree.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Academic English Skills

Arts
Sociology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-11-30 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-18 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-09-21 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Brighton, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Social Work Sociology Liberal Arts View 1162 other preparation in Sociology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students need to be at least 17 years old when they start the course.
5 passes at A-C in relevant subjects (excluding native language) with a C in Maths for Engineering pathway. New grades 9-4 in English and Maths.

Academic:

Students usually have a minimum of 12 years in education with good grades. Students with 11 years of schooling may be accepted in exceptional cases. AS levels and IB certificate are also acceptable.

Nationality:

The International Foundation Year is only available to international students, non-UK and non-EU.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

20500 GBP / year

≈ 20500 GBP / year

Living costs

Brighton

United Kingdom

815 - 1383 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

The programme

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Living costs

Brighton

Funding

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