Term of study will depend on entry point. Students on the 12 month IFP will have 2 periods of this module. 9 month IPF students will have 1 period.

The purpose of this module is for you to engage in language and skills learning which will empower you to develop techniques to become a better language learner. This module will provide you with the skills and an understanding of the English required to achieve success in subsequent university assessments on both the credit bearing modules of the IFP and your chosen undergraduate degree.

You will also have a more active understanding of your language learning which will in turn allow you to confidently apply the techniques you learn to enhance your grammar and range of vocabulary.

In addition to English, this module also contains some academic content streamed by pathway, providing an early opportunity to engage with your chosen specialism. This subject learning comes in the form of lexical development as well as some key content to lead you into your next steps in your academic journey.

At the end of the module, your language capabilities will be assessed to determine the English module you will study on the International Foundation Programme.

This module is designed to help you to meet the English level needed for both the International Foundation Programme and your undergraduate degree, and to give you the tools you need to become an independent language learner. It will teach you how to learn language for academic study, take responsibility for your own language learning, and gain the habits of continuous learning which you will need on your undergraduate program.

You will learn to develop your:

• Communicative abilities in English
• Functional language ability across the main skills of English (speaking, listening, reading and writing)
• Grammatical knowledge and accuracy in English
• Vocabulary and fluency in English

You will develop your skills in this area and improve your ability to apply them in the subject of your undergraduate degree.

The Academic Practice module has a series of practical sessions that link with your other pathway modules to prepare you for your undergraduate degree. These sessions feature the broad range of essential study skills such as research, critical analysis, ICT, presentation and seminar skills.

Developing and improving study skills is a gradual and long-term process. It is also an individual process. If you are new to higher education or have not studied for some time, you may feel worried about tackling your first assignment; taking an exam; or juggling study with other commitments. Here, this module is designed to help you to acquire the academic literacy and language skills you need to succeed at university.

In the first section of this module, you will study the basics of web technologies and you will learn how they support the needs of modern organisations. Moreover, you will study the security related problems that information systems can create for organisations. You will engage in analysing case studies to enhance your understanding of the benefits and problems of information systems for organisations.

In the second section of this module, you will study the basics of web design and web evaluation. Effective and efficient implementation of information systems within an organisation needs careful consideration of end users. Using computer labs, you will be able to implement a web evaluation technique on ecommerce websites. This section of the module will develop your design skills and website development.

The continued and ever changing digital landscape requires you to be open, flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of a rich digital environment. This module is designed to prepare you with the fundamentals of a range of industry standard software to practically navigate your way in this ever expanding digital world.

Embracing new technology and concepts to communicate your message enables you to reach potential clients, businesses and organisations regardless of where they may be located. The digital skills developed on this module offer the opportunity for you to increase your capacity for creative, innovative and original thought.

This hands-on module aims to broaden your digital literacy and uncover your digital potential, ensuring you are ready, not only for further study but for the wider digital economy.

This module will equip you with vital knowledge of computing that will enable you to succeed in your studies at NorthumBria University. Computing and information technology has changed and is changing society and how we work and life. But what is information? How is information created, stored, and processed? Using many hands-on practical sessions you will be exposed to some of the latest technologies underlying the Internet of things.  You will be challenged to find your own solutions to some of the classic problems of computing and develop your key problem-solving skills.

Using some of the latest educational tools you wrangle your own code. While your future might not be the creation of code, seeing  the basics of how it is done will equip you for a world where code creates your future.

Managing projects that produce a final outcome/artefact are an everyday part of working and academic life. Learning the skills of how to organise your time, find resources and use your personal strengths is essential for your future career. This module is designed to support you to carry out a project in your subject-specific area and will equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to complete your project successfully.

You will gain an understanding of the essential steps in the project life cycle and have the opportunity to evaluate and reflect on your (and your fellow students’) progress throughout the project work, to the project completion stage.

This module will also introduce you to academic research skills and develop your ability to critically appraise and organise material. This module takes a holistic and reflective approach to your learning, with you developing a portfolio of your improved project planning, research and evaluation skills, and production of an artefact.