Our International Foundation Programme is your route to an undergraduate degree at one of the UK’s most transformational universities. The course combines a range of business and management subjects with core study skills and English for academic purposes, helping you advance onto a degree course and gain knowledge and skills that will boost your future career.

This course is aimed at international students seeking to study an undergraduate degree at the University of Suffolk. The course consists of three skills modules (Study Skills, English for Academic Purposes and Employability and Enterprise) together with three specialised business and management modules.

Our business route is designed for international students wishing to progress onto a degree in business management, marketing, accounting and financial management, or other related fields.

Students will study three specialised modules:
„ Business in Context
„ Management: Theory into Practice
„ Managing Projects for Competitive Success

Entry requirements:

Academic: Higher secondary and Secondary school certificate and transcript

English Language: IELTS (Academic) for UKVI purposes 5.0 (with a minimum of 4.5 in reading and writing and a minimum of 4.0 in other language areas) or PTE for UKVI purposes (minimum score 43)

Please check https://www.uos.ac.uk/content/partnership-global-banking-school program

Please find the list of documents that should be attached to an application as soon as it is created. -Application form (attached with this email) 

Note: *All fields are mandatory, please do not leave blank, if you have any doubts ask us. 

Please check the application form thoroughly before submissions– Correct names, dates of birth, passport number, passport validity, etc.

Reference - Make sure the references are, for example, from a teacher or a professional colleague, tutor, or tuition class tutor - it cannot be family or friends.

Personal Statement - Please upload your Personal Statement separately. 450 words  

*Learners need to be able to provide all the qualifications that are declared on the Application form. 

-Passport Copy

               *Information must be visible.

               *At least 6 months valid 

-Personal Statement

               *Minimum 450 words 

               *Agents – please do not use the same statement for other students as university/us can easily cross-check on the system suing software. Please make sure it is written by the students as during the interview the questions are based on that, and they focus on their credibility. 

-Highest Qualification Achieved (Certificate and Transcript)

*If they do not declare the qualifications and there is a big education gap, the university can questioned, and they will not be considered as meeting academic progression.

*If there is a gap of over 3 years since their last qualification, each application will be considered on merits and over 5 years we will not consider the application.

*If they have obtained a qualification that is equivalent to a UK qualification above level 3, we will not consider the application (e.g. If they have a bachelor’s degree)

*If they have obtained a qualification that is equivalent to a UK qualification at level 3 (e.g., A-Levels) they could be rejected as they can enrol directly onto a bachelor’s program. You can still provide these applications, but they must explain why they are not considering a level 6 qualification instead. 

We have a thriving research student cohort at the University of Suffolk and our Graduate School pride themselves on offering first class support to all PhD students and applicants. Whilst our Postgraduate Research Student community is continuously growing, the Graduate School continue to manage each student like the individual they are.

All of our students have access to a comprehensive Researcher Development Programme, accessible to all University of Suffolk PhD students and early career researchers. Training will provide you with an excellent series of workshops to cover wide-ranging topics relevant to you and your PhD. 

The Graduate School also organises a number of social and training events throughout the year, where interaction between researchers of different academic disciplines is encouraged, to foster a vibrant and supportive research community.  We gather feedback each year and adapt the training programme accordingly to ensure we are always working to meet the needs of our students. 

The physical Graduate School space, available exclusively to PhD students and their supervisors, was refurbished in 2018 to ensure it remains effective in meeting the needs of our student population. Additions and changes are frequently made to the space following student requests and feedback. 

Don't just take our word for it, see what some of our current PhD students have to say by looking at the Meet our PhD Students box, further down on this page.