Program Overview

International Foundation Year - Public Health

Course Overview

The International Foundation Year (IFY) in Public Health is designed to introduce international students to higher education while experiencing life abroad in the UK. It aims to prepare students with a deeper understanding of academic culture that will allow them to flourish in their chosen degree studies.

What You'll Study

• Introduction to Academic Language and Skills (for students with IELTS 4.0 and 4.5)
• Developing Your Academic Language and Skills (for students with IELTS 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0)
• Success in Academic Language and Skills (for students with IELTS 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, and 5.5)
• Skills for Professional Development
• Health and Disease
• Promoting Health and Wellbeing

How You'll Learn

• Each module requires 225-300 study hours, taught consecutively over six weeks
• 18 hours of teaching contact hours per week, including lectures and small group or individual tutorials
• Self-guided study hours required for each module

Assessment

• Combination of continuous, formative, and final assessments
• Assessments delivered at the end of modules one and two

Degree Ready

• Understand approaches to learning in UK universities and expectations in your chosen subject area
• Write an extended piece of academic writing that requires elements of research and follows standard academic conventions
• Express facts, information, and ideas with effective grammatical accuracy and accuracy, using an appropriate range of academic and subject-specific vocabulary
• Communicate effectively in everyday situations within the University environment and more generally in English-speaking contexts
• Deliver a well-structured presentation on an academic topic
• Participate in seminar discussions on academic topics
• Access academic texts in order to select relevant information
• Differentiate between different academic genres of writing
• Comprehend extended academic listening texts and record relevant information
• Access online materials and demonstrate increased digital literacy
• Organise academic study and manage your time
• Reflect on learning
• Understand, engage with, and critically evaluate knowledge relating to global issues
• Apply your knowledge and language skills to a realistic learning opportunity and assessment, at an appropriate academic level

Entry Requirements

• International students: IELTS 4.5, 5.0, or 5.5 (with no component lower than 4.5, 4.5, or 5.0, respectively)
• UKVI IELTS or SELT equivalent may be required for IELTS 4.5 and 5.0 entry points
• Country-specific entry requirements available on the university's website

Fees and Funding

• 2023/24 tuition fees: £12,500 - £17,500 (dependent on IELTS entry level)
• Fees and course duration are dependent on IELTS entry level

Facilities

• Study location: CU Coventry (Coventry)
• Access to facilities at Coventry University, including the Lanchester Library and TheHub
• On-site library with bookable one-to-one academic writing service and library support sessions
• Fully equipped seminar rooms, open-access study areas, a café, and an IT suite
• Industry-standard equipment in labs

Careers and Opportunities

• Guaranteed place on a relevant degree course at Coventry University (listed in the Overview section), subject to meeting specified entry criteria
• Dedicated employability support from the Talent Team
• Opportunities for career development and progression

How to Apply

• International students: apply directly to the university via the application portal
• Course codes: CUCIFY38 (IELTS 4.0), CUCIFY25 (IELTS 4.5), CUCIFY26 (IELTS 5.0), CUCIFY27 (IELTS 5.5)