The Degree Pathway Programme comprises four components:
A. English language development (including specialist IELTS preparation)
B. Core skills modules
C. Subject-focused modules
D. Academic enhancement activities
Together, they provide a complete learning
experience that expertly prepares international students for the rigours of university study in the UK.
A. English language development
UK universities will usually require an English language level of minimum IELTS 6.5.
The fully integrated tuition system develops your learning and study skills as well as language skills. You will:
- become familiar with the conventions and expectations of the UK education system
- become familiar with the style of language used in academic texts
- increase your speed in reading and writing
- enlarge your vocabulary, especially in relation to academic subjects
- learn to identify key facts and information from a wide range of texts
- learn to organise and set out factual information clearly and coherently, orally and in writing
- learn to identify and analyse the main argument in a text or presentation
- learn to express ideas and opinions logically and confidently using appropriate language
- learn to challenge the ideas of others and present contrasting views
B. Core skills
These form the basis of all one-year university Degree Pathway Programmes at Kings.
They give you the vital platform you need to acquire subject specific knowledge.
C. Subject-focused modules
At the end of this module students will:
- have a general understanding of maths and mathematical processes
- be able to reason logically and to
generalise
- have developed mathematical skills and
techniques, and be able to use them in
increasingly difficult or unstructured
problems
- recognise how a situation may be
represented mathematically
- know how to use mathematics as an
effective means of communication
- be able to read and comprehend
mathematical arguments and narrative
concerning applications of mathematics
- be able to use calculating aids effectively
and be aware of their limitations.
At the end of this module students will:
- have factual knowledge of economics at micro, macro and international levels
- understand the tools of economic analysis and the problems to which they may be applied
- understand economics as a discipline and be aware of its links to related subjects
- have awareness of sources of economics data and be accustomed to using the principal reference sources
3. Third elective module
Students will choose a third subject in consultation with their tutors and UCAS counsellor: Business Studies, Psychology, Geography or Government and Politics. This will be based on the degree and university they plan to progress to.
D. Academic enhancement
A fundamental part of the programme, enhancement takes students outside of the classroom and makes them live the subject as well as providing them with useful life skills.
Students on our Degree Pathway in Economics and Finance may:
- visit the BMW factory
- visit the Business School of one of our University partners
- be visited by University academics and get cutting edge lectures on Business and Management topics
They might be encouraged to challenge themselves to do the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and take part in clubs and societies run locally. We also run the Kings Enterprise scheme, which encourages and nurtures students enterprises.
In each of our four locations we run clubs and societies like the Maths Club, the Current Affairs Club, the Debating Society and many more. More detail about the specific clubs offered can be found on our location pages.