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Foundation Courses for International Students

Are you an international student needing a preparation course for undergraduate study at NTU? View NTU Foundation courses offered through Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC, part of Kaplan International) on our Nottingham City Campus.

Foundation courses

NTIC Courtyard

Through our partner Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC), part of Kaplan International, we offer foundation certificate courses to progress to the first year of undergraduate courses.

We offer these in the following subject areas:

  • art, design and media
  • business, law and social sciences
  • computing
  • science and engineering

As an NTIC student you’ll be studying on our City Campus.

You'll have access to all the facilities, services and social events at NTU.

International Year One courses

NTIC Classroom

We also offer International Year One courses to progress to the second year of undergraduate courses.

We offer these in the following subject areas:

  • business
  • computing

As an NTIC student you’ll be studying on our City Campus.

You'll have access to all the facilities, services and social events at NTU.

Entry requirements

NTIC Students

For the foundation certificate courses, typical entry requirements are at least 11 years of education and UKVI IELTS 5.0.

For International Year One courses, typical entry requirements are at least 12 years of education and UKVI 5.0

If you do not meet the English language entry level but have at least UKVI IELTS 4.0 in all skills, you can do a course that includes extended English and skills (EES).

How to apply

If you’re interested in applying for a foundation certificate course please contact NTIC .

If you would like to arrange a visit to NTIC and the University please contact NTIC student services.

Course start dates

There are multiple start dates for these courses.

You may be able to start in spring (January – April), summer (May – August) or autumn (September – November).

Your start date will depend on your academic and English levels, as well as your progression degree start date.

International student already in the UK?

Katy Fair

Hi. I’m Katy Fair from the NTU International Development Office and I advise international students who are international students already studying in the UK on course options at NTU.

If you’re studying in the UK and you need advice, please contact me.

We would highly recommending attending one of our Open Days. Alternatively, you could arrange to have a tour of the University.

Whatever your query, I’ll be happy to help.