Programs offered in UK

Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Diploma (HND)

Higher National Certificates and Diplomas are one- and two- year career-specifichigher education courses, which are equivalent to the first stages of a degree.They are available in many spheres such as engineering, art and design, mediaand communications technology.

Foundation Degrees (FdA, FdSc)

Foundation Degrees are two-year career-related higher education courses, whichare also equivalent to the first stages of a degree. They are generally offeredin many subject areas, including art and design, media and communications,engineering and hospitality management. Foundation Degrees can be used as agood foundation for a specific career or as a basis from which students canprogress to a degree course.

Diplomas of Higher Education

Diplomas of Higher Education are two-year courses in subject areas usuallyrelated to the social sciences, such as education, theology, communicationstudies and social work. They are ideal for students hoping to progress to acareer in these areas and also provide a foundation for higher educationcourses in the same subject area.

Degrees

Degrees are the most popular undergraduate qualification in the UK.They are academic courses, usually studied over three years in England, Northern Ireland and Wales,or four years in Scotland.Some degree courses may be extended for a year to enable students to spend ayear in industry (such as on engineering degrees) or overseas (such as ondegrees in many modern languages).

UniversityInternational Foundation Year

University International Foundation Year courses help to bridge any gapsbetween qualifications students hold already and the ones students need tobegin a degree course at a UK university, whether this is because students needto develop their your English language skills or improve academicqualifications.