International Foundation Year - Biosciences

This course has been designed to introduce international students from different educational and language backgrounds to life and study at UK universities. It aims to give you a deep understanding of the academic culture that will allow you to flourish in your degree studies.

As well as providing a thorough academic orientation and induction, on successful completion it also supports you to develop the appropriate level of academic language, study skills and content knowledge to meet the entry requirements of your destination degree programme. This solid foundation aims to enable you to ‘hit the ground running’ on your degree, help you take a critical approach, reflect on your learning, organise your studies and be an independent learner.

You can study this course via the following pathways: 

• CUCIFY22 (IELTS 4.5)
• CUCIFY23 (IELTS 5.0)
• CUCIFY24 (IELTS 5.5)

On successful completion of the International Foundation Year (Biosciences) you will be eligible to progress onto the following Coventry University degrees (subject to meeting the specified entry criteria):

• Biological and Forensic Science BSc (Hons)
• Biomedical Science BSc (Hons)
• Dietetics BSc (Hons)*
• Food Safety, Inspection and Control BSc (Hons)
• Food Science BSc (Hons)
• Human Biosciences BSc (Hons)
• Pharmacology BSc (Hons)
• Physiotherapy BSc (Hons)*

*If you plan to progress onto this degree you must already have an IELTS score of 5.5 or above before starting the International Foundation Year (Biosciences).

Progression onto some degrees requires achievement of a specific score(s) in your International Foundation Year, as outlined: