International Foundation in Business, Economics, Society and Culture
Prepare for direct entry to Year 1 of an undergraduate degree in a vast range of subjects from computer science, media studies and creative writing to business-related subjects including marketing, accounting, finance and economics at the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Intensive and personalized academic English language support is available throughout the International Foundation, as well as a tailored High Flyer English language program for students with good academic English.
Course features
- Develop the academic knowledge and study skills for your chosen degree through a specialist pathway.
- Guaranteed university placement at a UK university for all successful students. Find out more about our money back guarantee.
- Adapt to studying in the UK with modules designed to equip you with the skills you need for university and build your confidence in an academic setting.
- Extensive guidance and support with your university applications, so you choose the best degree for you.
Your course options
View detailed course content by selecting one of the options below:
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
IELTS 4.5 overall (with a minimum of 4.5 in Writing and Reading and no less than 4.0 in other subskills) or equivalent. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above All students must be 16 years old by the time they start their INTO UEA course and turn 17 years old by 15 September of the year they start their degree at UEA. |
| Academic requirements: | Completion of 12 years of schooling (or the local equivalent to meet the same standard) with good grades. |
Are you top of your class? At INTO University of East Anglia, we are committed to awarding gifted international students with academic scholarships, helping them achieve their goals of studying at a world-class university in the UK.
With a range of generous scholarships on offer for the highest-achieving students, you could be eligible to receive up to £6,000 towards your tuition fees.
If you can’t see a scholarship that applies to you, keep checking back – this page is regularly updated with the latest information.
Dates and prices
| Start date | End date | Course length | Fees |
| 10 July 2023 | 21 June 2024 |
4 Terms
View Term dates |
GBP £17,850 |
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 17 |
| Course Delivery Method | On-Campus |
| Class duration: |
Classes are held Monday to Friday between 8.30am-6.30pm, excluding bank holidays. |
Where will it take me?
Prepare for a career in marketing, advertising, market research or brand management.
You’ll gain a solid understanding of the key principles of marketing and marketing strategy and build your skills in specialist areas such as marketing communications and market research. You’ll learn how principles and theories are applied at leading organizations and explore the way firms use promotional campaigns in a complex media-driven environment.
Plus, you’ll be able to tailor the degree to your interests by choosing from a selection of optional modules to focus on in your second and third years.
What will I study?
All students complete modules tailored to your chosen degree subjects.
How will I be assessed?
You will be assessed in each module. Assessment is designed to help you build on your success and meet the requirements for entry to the first year of a degree.
Grades from the International Foundation program do not count towards the final degree, but they help the university assess your abilities in your chosen field of study.
You will be assessed by a combination of examination and coursework, which may include:
- essays
- reports
- practicals
- exercises
- group and individual research projects
- video projects
- portfolios
- oral presentations
- seminar discussions
- class tests
- problem solving exercises.
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
IELTS 5.0 (with a minimum of 5.0 in Writing and Reading and 4.5 in all other subskills) or equivalent. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above All students must be 16 years old by the time they start their INTO UEA course and turn 17 years old by 15 September of the year they start their degree at UEA. |
| Academic requirements: | Completion of 12 years of schooling (or the local equivalent to meet the same standard) with good grades. |
Are you top of your class? At INTO University of East Anglia, we are committed to awarding gifted international students with academic scholarships, helping them achieve their goals of studying at a world-class university in the UK.
With a range of generous scholarships on offer for the highest-achieving students, you could be eligible to receive up to £6,000 towards your tuition fees.
If you can’t see a scholarship that applies to you, keep checking back – this page is regularly updated with the latest information.
Dates and prices
| Start date | End date | Course length | Fees |
| 25 September 2023 | 21 June 2024 |
3 Terms
View Term dates |
GBP £15,995 |
| 8 January 2024 | 23 August 2024 |
3 Terms
View Term dates |
GBP £15,995 |
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 17 |
| Course Delivery Method | On-Campus |
| Class duration: |
Classes are held Monday to Friday between 8.30am-6.30pm, excluding bank holidays. |
Where will it take me?
Prepare for a career in marketing, advertising, market research or brand management.
You’ll gain a solid understanding of the key principles of marketing and marketing strategy and build your skills in specialist areas such as marketing communications and market research. You’ll learn how principles and theories are applied at leading organizations and explore the way firms use promotional campaigns in a complex media-driven environment.
Plus, you’ll be able to tailor the degree to your interests by choosing from a selection of optional modules to focus on in your second and third years.
What will I study?
All students complete modules tailored to your chosen degree subjects.
How will I be assessed?
You will be assessed in each module. Assessment is designed to help you build on your success and meet the requirements for entry to the first year of a degree.
Grades from the International Foundation program do not count towards the final degree, but they help the university assess your abilities in your chosen field of study.
You will be assessed by a combination of examination and coursework, which may include:
- essays
- reports
- practicals
- exercises
- group and individual research projects
- video projects
- portfolios
- oral presentations
- seminar discussions
- class tests
- problem solving exercises.
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
IELTS 4.5 overall (with a minimum of 4.5 in Writing and Reading and no less than 4.0 in other subskills) or equivalent. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above All students must be 16 years old by the time they start their INTO UEA course and turn 17 years old by 15 September of the year they start their degree at UEA. |
| Academic requirements: | Completion of 12 years of schooling (or the local equivalent to meet the same standard) with good grades. |
Are you top of your class? At INTO University of East Anglia, we are committed to awarding gifted international students with academic scholarships, helping them achieve their goals of studying at a world-class university in the UK.
With a range of generous scholarships on offer for the highest-achieving students, you could be eligible to receive up to £6,000 towards your tuition fees.
If you can’t see a scholarship that applies to you, keep checking back – this page is regularly updated with the latest information.
Dates and prices
| Start date | End date | Course length | Fees |
| 2 October 2023 | 23 August 2024 |
4 Terms
View Term dates |
GBP £17,850 |
| 8 July 2024 | 30 May 2025 |
4 Terms
View Term dates |
* |
*All students who confirm their offer on or before 31 January 2024 will pay the 2023/2024 price as per their existing offer letter. After 31 January 2024, where tuition fees have increased, all current offers will be reissued and students will receive a new offer with the new 2024/2025 pricing. Please note that the fees listed are for Year 1 of study only.
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 17 |
| Course Delivery Method | On-Campus |
| Class duration: |
Classes are held Monday to Friday between 8.30am-6.30pm, excluding bank holidays. |
Where will it take me?
Prepare for a career in marketing, advertising, market research or brand management.
You’ll gain a solid understanding of the key principles of marketing and marketing strategy and build your skills in specialist areas such as marketing communications and market research. You’ll learn how principles and theories are applied at leading organizations and explore the way firms use promotional campaigns in a complex media-driven environment.
Plus, you’ll be able to tailor the degree to your interests by choosing from a selection of optional modules to focus on in your second and third years.
What will I study?
All students complete modules tailored to your chosen degree subjects.
How will I be assessed?
You will be assessed in each module. Assessment is designed to help you build on your success and meet the requirements for entry to the first year of a degree.
Grades from the International Foundation program do not count towards the final degree, but they help the university assess your abilities in your chosen field of study.
You will be assessed by a combination of examination and coursework, which may include:
- essays
- reports
- practicals
- exercises
- group and individual research projects
- video projects
- portfolios
- oral presentations
- seminar discussions
- class tests
- problem solving exercises.
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
IELTS 4.5 overall (with a minimum of 4.5 in Writing and Reading and no less than 4.0 in other subskills) or equivalent. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above All students must be 16 years old by the time they start their INTO UEA course and turn 17 years old by 15 September of the year they start their degree at UEA. |
| Academic requirements: | Completion of 12 years of schooling (or the local equivalent to meet the same standard) with good grades. |
Are you top of your class? At INTO University of East Anglia, we are committed to awarding gifted international students with academic scholarships, helping them achieve their goals of studying at a world-class university in the UK.
With a range of generous scholarships on offer for the highest-achieving students, you could be eligible to receive up to £6,000 towards your tuition fees.
If you can’t see a scholarship that applies to you, keep checking back – this page is regularly updated with the latest information.
Dates and prices
| Start date | End date | Course length | Fees |
| 10 July 2023 | 21 June 2024 |
4 Terms
View Term dates |
GBP £17,850 |
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 17 |
| Course Delivery Method | On-Campus |
| Class duration: |
Classes are held Monday to Friday between 8.30am-6.30pm, excluding bank holidays. |
Where will it take me?
Prepare for a career in marketing, advertising, market research or brand management.
You’ll gain a solid understanding of the key principles of marketing and marketing strategy and build your skills in specialist areas such as marketing communications and market research. You’ll learn how principles and theories are applied at leading organizations and explore the way firms use promotional campaigns in a complex media-driven environment.
Plus, you’ll be able to tailor the degree to your interests by choosing from a selection of optional modules to focus on in your second and third years.
What will I study?
All students complete modules tailored to your chosen degree subjects.
How will I be assessed?
You will be assessed in each module. Assessment is designed to help you build on your success and meet the requirements for entry to the first year of a degree.
Grades from the International Foundation program do not count towards the final degree, but they help the university assess your abilities in your chosen field of study.
You will be assessed by a combination of examination and coursework, which may include:
- essays
- reports
- practicals
- exercises
- group and individual research projects
- video projects
- portfolios
- oral presentations
- seminar discussions
- class tests
- problem solving exercises.
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
IELTS 5.0 (with a minimum of 5.0 in Writing and Reading and 4.5 in all other subskills) or equivalent. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above All students must be 16 years old by the time they start their INTO UEA course and turn 17 years old by 15 September of the year they start their degree at UEA. |
| Academic requirements: | Completion of 12 years of schooling (or the local equivalent to meet the same standard) with good grades. |
Are you top of your class? At INTO University of East Anglia, we are committed to awarding gifted international students with academic scholarships, helping them achieve their goals of studying at a world-class university in the UK.
With a range of generous scholarships on offer for the highest-achieving students, you could be eligible to receive up to £6,000 towards your tuition fees.
If you can’t see a scholarship that applies to you, keep checking back – this page is regularly updated with the latest information.
Dates and prices
| Start date | End date | Course length | Fees |
| 25 September 2023 | 21 June 2024 |
3 Terms
View Term dates |
GBP £15,995 |
| 8 January 2024 | 23 August 2024 |
3 Terms
View Term dates |
GBP £15,995 |
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 17 |
| Course Delivery Method | On-Campus |
| Class duration: |
Classes are held Monday to Friday between 8.30am-6.30pm, excluding bank holidays. |
Where will it take me?
Prepare for a career in marketing, advertising, market research or brand management.
You’ll gain a solid understanding of the key principles of marketing and marketing strategy and build your skills in specialist areas such as marketing communications and market research. You’ll learn how principles and theories are applied at leading organizations and explore the way firms use promotional campaigns in a complex media-driven environment.
Plus, you’ll be able to tailor the degree to your interests by choosing from a selection of optional modules to focus on in your second and third years.
What will I study?
All students complete modules tailored to your chosen degree subjects.
How will I be assessed?
You will be assessed in each module. Assessment is designed to help you build on your success and meet the requirements for entry to the first year of a degree.
Grades from the International Foundation program do not count towards the final degree, but they help the university assess your abilities in your chosen field of study.
You will be assessed by a combination of examination and coursework, which may include:
- essays
- reports
- practicals
- exercises
- group and individual research projects
- video projects
- portfolios
- oral presentations
- seminar discussions
- class tests
- problem solving exercises.
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
IELTS 4.5 overall (with a minimum of 4.5 in Writing and Reading and no less than 4.0 in other subskills) or equivalent. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above All students must be 16 years old by the time they start their INTO UEA course and turn 17 years old by 15 September of the year they start their degree at UEA. |
| Academic requirements: | Completion of 12 years of schooling (or the local equivalent to meet the same standard) with good grades. |
Are you top of your class? At INTO University of East Anglia, we are committed to awarding gifted international students with academic scholarships, helping them achieve their goals of studying at a world-class university in the UK.
With a range of generous scholarships on offer for the highest-achieving students, you could be eligible to receive up to £6,000 towards your tuition fees.
If you can’t see a scholarship that applies to you, keep checking back – this page is regularly updated with the latest information.
Dates and prices
| Start date | End date | Course length | Fees |
| 2 October 2023 | 23 August 2024 |
4 Terms
View Term dates |
GBP £17,850 |
| 8 July 2024 | 30 May 2025 |
4 Terms
View Term dates |
* |
*All students who confirm their offer on or before 31 January 2024 will pay the 2023/2024 price as per their existing offer letter. After 31 January 2024, where tuition fees have increased, all current offers will be reissued and students will receive a new offer with the new 2024/2025 pricing. Please note that the fees listed are for Year 1 of study only.
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 17 |
| Course Delivery Method | On-Campus |
| Class duration: |
Classes are held Monday to Friday between 8.30am-6.30pm, excluding bank holidays. |
Where will it take me?
Prepare for a career in marketing, advertising, market research or brand management.
You’ll gain a solid understanding of the key principles of marketing and marketing strategy and build your skills in specialist areas such as marketing communications and market research. You’ll learn how principles and theories are applied at leading organizations and explore the way firms use promotional campaigns in a complex media-driven environment.
Plus, you’ll be able to tailor the degree to your interests by choosing from a selection of optional modules to focus on in your second and third years.
What will I study?
All students complete modules tailored to your chosen degree subjects.
How will I be assessed?
You will be assessed in each module. Assessment is designed to help you build on your success and meet the requirements for entry to the first year of a degree.
Grades from the International Foundation program do not count towards the final degree, but they help the university assess your abilities in your chosen field of study.
You will be assessed by a combination of examination and coursework, which may include:
- essays
- reports
- practicals
- exercises
- group and individual research projects
- video projects
- portfolios
- oral presentations
- seminar discussions
- class tests
- problem solving exercises.