Foundation Courses for International Students
Need help achieving our entry requirements for undergraduate study here? You’ll find details of all our foundation courses on this page, offered through our partner Nottingham Trent International College and studied on our City Campus.
Foundation courses
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 and design
- business, law and social sciences
- computing
- media and communications
- 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
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
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?
Hi. I’m Katy Fair from the International Development Office here at NTU and part of my job is to advise international students who are already in the UK on your study options.
If you’re an international student already studying or living in the UK and you need advice, please contact me.
Maybe you’d like to come to one of our open days? Or arrange a time informally to come and have a look around? Or just to discuss which qualifications we accept for entry to the University.
Whatever your query, I’ll be happy to help.