Regardless of the programmes offered, there will be compulsory international foundation Programmes / Courses in Computer Science; English Proficiency; Ethics and Mathematics for all students. The International Foundation Programme is for students who want to develop their academic English and their subject knowledge before beginning a degree.
The IFP is a 1-year intensive course that leads to entry to a wide range of BSc programmes. The Programme is designed not only to be equivalent to or an alternative to the A-level of Uganda but is designed to have an equivalent standard to qualifications studied in the year in a UK school (e.g. A-level).
There are pathways within the programme for students with different subjects of study, for instance, the Science pathway, the Medical pathway, the Engineering pathway, the ICT pathway and the Business pathway.
The programme runs for 34 weeks and is divided into two semesters each 17 weeks long, where the student will have intensive English language teaching and study skills to prepare him/her for the first year of a wide range of University degrees.
Students study nine courses (modules) in total, spread over the duration of the programme to provide an even workload. The courses are divided into two groups: Compulsory and Major. Four courses are compulsory: English, Mathematics, Ethics and Creativity and Innovation.
The six Major Academic courses will vary from relevant to the student’s future degree programme. The Major Academic courses will vary from one programme provider to another, but students can expect to study courses/modules in any of the following areas: for example Accounting, Economics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Business Studies, International Relations, Politics, Social Psychology, Sociology, etc.
Entry Requirements
Undergraduate Degree Programmes
- Entries shall be through the following avenues:
- Direct entry from advanced level, with a minimum of two principal, passes at Advanced Level obtained at the same sitting, or its equivalent from recognized institutions.
- Special entry examination schemes.
- Diploma entry scheme: For persons holding Diplomas awarded by recognized institutions in relevant fields.
- Entrants from other recognized Universities.
Diplomas Programmes
- For persons from Advanced Level: One Principal Pass and One Subsidiary Pass at ‘A’ Level in the relevant subjects obtained in the same sitting or its equivalent from recognized institutions.
Certificates Programmes
- For persons from Advanced Ordinary Levels with at least three (3) Credits and three Passes which must include English Language and Mathematics or its equivalent from recognized institutions.