IFP Modules | University of Kent
What modules will I take on the IFP?
Modules and Progression Requirements
See the list below for indicative details on modules and progression requirements for our subject pathways. Please note: modules are indicative only.
All IFP students will take Academic Skills Development and either English for Academic Study or Foundation Project as a part of their studies.
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average (plus 60% in Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 6/B or equivalent).
Indicative January-start IFP modules:
European and International Business
Maths and Statistics (if required) OR Politics and International Relations OR Law OR Psychology
Indicative September-start IFP modules:
European & International Business Management AND Business Analysis
Maths and Statistics (if required) OR Law OR Sociology for University Study OR Politics and International Relations OR Psychology for University Study
Core modules may vary if you choose Accounting and Finance with a Year Abroad or Accounting and Finance with a Year in Industry.
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average, including 60% in Academic Skills Development.
Indicative modules:
History AND Literature
Sociology for University Study 1&2 OR Politics & International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology for University Study 1&2
To progress to undergraduate study, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average, including 60% in Academic Skills Development and 60% in History.
Indicative modules:
History AND Literature
Sociology for University Study 1&2 OR Politics & International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the IFP with a 60% overall average, including 60% in Academic Skills, 60% in Life Sciences 1 & 2, and 50% in Maths and Statistics (if you don't hold GCSE Maths at 4/C or equivalent).
Indicative modules:
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Design/Art and Design module (plus 50% in Maths and Statistics if you don't hold GCSE Maths at 4/C or equivalent ).
Indicative modules:
Art & Design 1&2 (60
credits)
Maths & Stats (if required) OR Introduction to History and Introduction to Literature
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the IFP with a 60% overall average.
Indicative modules:
History AND Literature
Sociology 1&2 OR Politics & International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology for University Study 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Skills for Bioscientists, Fundamentals of Human Biology and Life Sciences (plus 50% in Maths and Statistics if you don't hold GCSE Maths at 4/C or equivalent).
Indicative modules:
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average (plus 50% in Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 4/C or equivalent).
Indicative January-start modules:
European and International Business
Maths and Statistics OR Politics and International Relations OR Law OR Psychology
Indicative September-start modules:
European and International Business AND Business Analysis
Maths and Stats OR Politics and International Relations OR Sociology for University Study OR Law OR Psychology
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average and a 50% average in Maths and Statistics (irrespective of whether GCSE Maths or equivalent has been obtained pre-foundation studies).
Indicative January-start modules:
European and International Business OR Politics and International Relations
Indicative September-start modules:
Sociology 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2 OR European & International Business and Business Analysis OR Economics 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average (plus 50% in Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 4/C or equivalent).
Indicative January-start modules:
European and International Business
Maths and Statistics (if required) OR Economics OR Politics and International Relations OR Law
Indicative September-start modules:
European and International Business AND Business Analysis
Maths and Statistics (if required) OR Law OR Sociology OR Politics and International Relations
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average, including 60% in Academic Skills Development.
Indicative modules:
History AND Literature
Sociology 1&2 OR Politics & International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Academic Skills Development.
Indicative modules:
History AND Literature
Sociology 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 50% in Programming and 50% in Maths and Statistics (irrespective of whether GCSE Maths or equivalent has been obtained in pre-foundation studies).
Indicative January-start modules:
European and International Business OR Politics & International Relations
Indicative September-start modules:
Maths & Statistics 1&2 (if required) OR Sociology 1&2 OR Politics & International Relations 1&2 OR European & International Business AND Business Analysis
Sociology 1&2 OR Politics & International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2 OR European & International Business AND Business Analysis OR Economics 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average.
Indicative January-start modules:
Two modules from: Politics & International Relations OR European and International Business OR Law
Indicative September-start modules:
Three modules from:
Sociology 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2 OR Philosophy 1&2 OR Law OR Politics and International Relations
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average.
Indicative January-start modules:
Two modules from: Politics & International Relations OR European and International Business OR Law
Indicative September-start modules for Criminology and Cultural Studies:
Three modules from:
Sociology for University Study 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2 OR Philosophy 1&2 OR Law OR Politics and International Relations
Indicative September-start modules for Criminology and Sociology:
Sociology for University Study
1&2
Two modules from: Psychology 1&2 OR Philosophy 1&2 OR Law 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average.
Indicative modules:
History AND Literature
Two from: Philosophy 1&2 OR Law 1&2 OR Sociology 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2 OR Politics & International Relations 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average.
Indicative January-start modules for Cultural Studies and Media with Journalism:
Politics and International Relations
Indicative September-start modules for Cultural Studies and Media and Cultural Studies and Media with Journalism:
History AND Literature
Two modules from:
Philosophy 1&2 OR Law 1&2 OR Sociology 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2 OR Politics & International Relations
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average.
Indicative January-start IFP modules:
Two from: Politics and International Relations OR European and International Business OR Law
Indicative September-start IFP modules:
Two from: Philosophy 1&2 OR Law 1&2 OR History AND Literature OR Politics & International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 50% overall average (plus 50% in Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 4/C or equivalent).
Indicative modules:
Art & Design 1&2 (60 Credits)
Maths and Statistics 1&2 (if required) OR Programming 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Literature.
Indicative modules:
History AND Literature
Sociology 1&2 OR Politics & International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 65% overall average including 65% in the Economics module (plus 70% in Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 7/A or equivalent).
Indicative January-start modules:
European and International Business
Maths & Statistics (if required) OR Politics and International Relations OR Psychology (Economics and Management students may also choose Law)
Indicative September-start modules:
European and International Business AND Business Analysis
Maths & Statistics 1&2 (if required) OR Sociology 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2 (Economics students may also choose Philosophy OR Law)
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 65% overall average including 65% in the Economics module (plus 70% in Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 7/A or equivalent).
Indicative January-start modules:
Politics and International Relations
Maths & Statistics (if required) OR Psychology OR Law
Indicative September-start modules:
Politics & International Relations 1&2
Maths & Statistics 1&2 (if required) OR Sociology 1&2 OR Philosophy 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2 OR Law 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Academic Skills Development.
Indicative modules:
History AND Literature
Sociology 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in the Literature module.
English Literature with English Language and Linguistics students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Academic Skills Development and 60% in the Literature module.
Indicative modules:
History AND Literature
Sociology 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Academic Skills Development and 60% in the Law module.
Indicative January-start modules:
Politics and International Relations
Economics OR Maths & Statistics OR European and International Business OR Psychology
Indicative September-start modules:
Sociology 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2 OR Economics 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the IFP with a 60% overall average, including 60% in Academic Skills, 60% in Life Sciences 1&2, and 50% in Maths and Statistics (if you don't hold GCSE Maths at 4/C or equivalent).
Indicative modules:
Mathematics and Statistics (if required) OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Academic Skills Development and 60% in the Law module.
Indicative modules:
Politics and International Relations
Economics OR Maths & Statistics OR European and International Business OR Psychology
To progress to undergraduate study, Film students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average.
Film and History students must pass all components of the University of Kent International Foundation Programme with a 60% overall average including 60% in the History module.
Indicative modules:
History AND Literature
Sociology 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate study, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average.
Indicative January-start modules:
Politics and International Relations
Law OR European and International Business
Indicative September-start modules:
History AND Literature
Sociology 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 65% overall average including 65% in the Economics module (plus 70% in Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 7/A or equivalent).
For Financial Economics with Econometrics, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average.
Indicative January-start modules:
European and International Business
Maths & Statistics 1&2 (if required) OR Law OR Psychology
Indicative September-start modules:
European and International Business AND Business Analysis
Maths & Statistics 1&2 (if required) OR Law 1&2 OR Sociology 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average.
Indicative January-start modules:
European and International Business
Maths & Statistics 1&2 (if required) OR Politics and International Relations OR Law OR Psychology
Indicative September-start modules:
European and International Business AND Business Analysis
Maths & Statistics 1&2 (if
required) OR Law 1&2 OR Sociology 1&2 OR Politics
and International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Art and Design (plus 50% in Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 4/C or equivalent).
Indicative modules:
Art & Design 1&2 (60 credits)
Maths & Statistics (if required) OR History AND Literature OR European International Business AND Business Analysis OR Sociology 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in the History module.
Indicative modules:
History AND Literature
Sociology 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average.
Indicative modules:
History AND Literature
Politics and International Relations 1&2
Philosophy 1&2 OR Law 1&2 OR Sociology 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Academic Skills, 60% in Life Sciences 1&2, and 50% in Maths and Statistics (if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 4/C or equivalent).
Indicative modules for Human Biology and Human Behaviour:
Psychology for University Study and Fundamental Human Biology
Indicative modules for Human Geography:
Sociology and Psychology
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average (plus 50% in Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 4/C or equivalent).
Indicative January-start modules:
European and International Business
Maths & Statistics (if required) OR Politics and International Relations OR Law OR Psychology
Indicative September-start modules:
European & International Business AND Business Analysis
Maths & Statistics (if required) OR
Law 1&2 Sociology 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations
1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 65% overall average including 60% in the Academic Skills Development module and 50% in Maths and Statistics. You must also pass the Journalism entrance examination and interview.
Indicative modules:
Politics and International Relations 1&2
Maths & Statistics (if required) OR History OR Literature OR Philosophy
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Academic Skills Development and 60% in the Law module.
Indicative January-start modules:
Politics and International Relations
Economics OR Maths & Statistics OR European and International Business OR Psychology
Indicative September-start modules:
Any two modules from: Philosophy 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Sociology 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate study, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Academic Skills Development and 60% in the Law module (plus 60% in Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 6/B or equivalent).
Indicative January-start modules:
Economics OR Politics and International Relations OR European and International Business
Indicative September-start modules:
Politics & International Relations 1&2; European and International Business AND Business Analysis OR Economics 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average.
Indicative modules:
Any two modules from:
Sociology 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2 OR Philosophy 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 65% overall average including 65% in Economics, 60% in Academic Skills Development and 60% in the Law module (plus 70% in Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 7/A or equivalent).
Indicative January-start modules:
Maths & Statistics (if required) OR Politics and International Relations OR European and International Business
Indicative September-start modules:
Maths and Statistics (if required) OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR European and International Business AND Business Analysis OR Sociology 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Academic Skills Development and 60% in the Law module (plus 50% in Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 4/C or equivalent).
Indicative January-start modules:
European and International Business
Maths & Statistics (if required) OR Politics and International Relations OR Economics
Indicative September-start modules:
European and International Business AND Business Analysis
Maths & Statistics (if required) OR Sociology 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2 OR Philosophy 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Academic Skills Development and 60% in the Law module.
Indicative modules:
History AND Politics and International Relations OR European and International Business AND either Economics OR Psychology.
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Academic Skills Development, 60% in the Law module and 60% in the Politics module if taken.
Indicative modules:
Politics and International Relations
Economics OR European and International Business OR Psychology
To progress to undergraduate study, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Academic Skills Development and 60% in the Law module (plus 60% in Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 6/B or equivalent).
Indicative January-start modules:
Politics and International Relations
Maths & Statistics (if required) OR Economics OR European and International Relations OR Psychology OR Sociology
Indicative September-start modules:
A combination from: Philosophy 1& 2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Sociology 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2 OR History AND Literature
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average (plus 50% in Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 4/C or equivalent).
Indicative January-start modules:
European and International Business Management
Maths & Statistics (if required) OR Politics and International Relations OR Law OR Psychology
Indicative September-start modules:
European & International Business AND Business Analysis
Economics for University Study 1&2
Maths & Statistics (if required) OR Law 1&2 OR Sociology 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average (plus 50% in Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 4/C or equivalent).
Indicative January-start modules:
European and International Business Management
Maths & Statistics (if required) OR Politics and International Relations OR Law OR Psychology
Indicative September-start modules:
European & International Business AND Business Analysis
Maths & Statistics (if required) OR Law 1&2 OR Sociology 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average.
Indicative modules:
History AND Literature
Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Sociology 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average. Applicants need to have a background in music which can be technical or artistic (voice or instrument). Applicants will need to submit a portfolio – a music video or programme – to the Music Admissions Officer.
Indicative modules:
European and International Business and Business Analysis
Maths & Statistics 1&2 OR Sociology 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2 OR Economics 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average. Applicants need to have a background in music which can be technical or artistic (voice or instrument). Applicants will need to submit a portfolio – a music video or programme – to the Music Admissions Officer.
Indicative modules:
European and International Business and Business Analysis
Maths & Statistics 1&2 OR Sociology 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2 OR Economics 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average. Applicants need to have a background in music which can be technical or artistic (voice or instrument). Applicants will need to submit a portfolio – a music video or programme – to the Music Admissions Officer.
Indicative modules:
European and International Business and Business Analysis
Maths & Statistics 1&2 OR Sociology 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2 OR Economics 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Academic Skills Development.
Indicative modules:
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Academic Skills Development (and 50% in Maths if you do not hold GCSE Maths 5/C or equivalent).
Indicative modules:
European and International Business AND Business Analysis
Maths & Statistics 1&2 (if required) OR Law 1&2 OR Sociology 1&2 OR Politics and International Relations 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Academic Skills Development.
Indicative modules:
Politics and International Relations 1&2
History AND Literature OR Sociology 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2 OR Law 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in the Politics module if taken.
Indicative January-start modules:
Any three modules from: Politics & International Relations OR Economics OR European & International Business OR Law OR Psychology
Indicative September-start modules:
Politics & International Relations 1&2
Two modules from: Philosophy 1&2 OR History AND Literature OR Sociology 1&2 OR Psychology 1&2 OR Law 1&2
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average (plus 50% in Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 4/C or equivalent).
Indicative January-start modules:
Two modules from: Maths & Statistics (if required) OR Economics OR Politics and International Relations OR European and International Business OR Law
Indicative September-start Psychology modules:
Psychology 1&2 (Sociology AND Psychology for Clinical Psychology or Forensic Psychology students)
Two modules from: Maths & Statistics 1&2 (if required) OR Sociology 1&2 OR Philosophy 1&2 OR Law 1&2 OR European and International Business AND Business Analysis OR Politics and International Relations
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average.
Indicative January-start modules:
Two modules from: Maths & Statistics (if required) OR Politics and International Relations OR European and International Business OR Law
Indicative September-start modules:
Sociology for University Study 1&2
Two from: Philosophy 1&2 OR Law 1&2 OR History AND Literature OR Psychology
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 50% in Programming and 50% in Maths and Statistics (irrespective of whether GCSE Maths or equivalent has been obtained in pre-foundation studies).
Indicative January-start modules:
European & International Business OR Politics and International Relations
Indicative September-start modules:
Sociology AND Politics & International Relations OR Psychology OR European & International Business AND Economics
To progress to undergraduate level, students must pass all components of the University of Kent IFP with a 60% overall average including 60% in Fundamental Human Biology and 60% in Life Sciences plus 50% in Maths and Statistics.
Indicative modules: