Academic options

We want to see you progress to your chosen degree and succeed in your career. That’s why we offer three tailored pathways.

You can choose:

Arts and Humanities
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Social Sciences and Law

A new International Foundation Programme for Medicine and Dentistry will be available from 2019/20. This is offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences, not CELFS. For more information, please email fohs-ifp@bristol.ac.uk.

International Foundation Programme Plus

If you have an IELTS score of 7 or more, you can take the International Foundation Programme Plus. Because you have a higher level of English language, this programme focuses more on your chosen academic studies.

If you are eligible, we will offer you a place once you arrive in Bristol.

Which pathway is right for me?

University courses and International Foundation Programme pathway options
Course	Pathway option
Accounting and Finance	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Accounting and Management	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Aerospace Engineering	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Ancient History	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Anthropology	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Anthropology with Innovation	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Applied Anatomy	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Archaeology and Anthropology	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Biochemistry	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Biochemistry with Medical Biochemistry	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Biochemistry with Molecular Biology and Biotechnology	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Biology	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Biomedical Sciences	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Cancer Biology and Immunology	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Cellular and Molecular Medicine	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Chemical Physics	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Chemistry	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Childhood Studies	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Childhood Studies with Management	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Childhood Studies with Quantitative Research Methods	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Civil Engineering	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Classical Studies	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Classics	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Computer Science	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Computer Science and Electronics	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Computer Science with Innovation	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Criminology	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Criminology with Quantitative Research Methods	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Czech	There is no route from the International Foundation Programme onto Modern Languages courses.
Dentistry	There is no route from the International Foundation Programme onto BDS Dentistry.
Economics	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Economics and Accounting	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Economics and Econometrics	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Economics and Finance	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Economics and Management	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Economics and Mathematics	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Economics and Politics	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Education Studies	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Innovation	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Engineering Mathematics	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
English	⇒ Arts and Humanities
English and Classical Studies	⇒ Arts and Humanities
English and History	⇒ Arts and Humanities
English and Philosophy	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Environmental Geoscience	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Film and English	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Film and Television	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Film and Television with Innovation	⇒ Arts and Humanities
French	There is no route from the International Foundation Programme onto Modern Languages courses.
Geography	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Geography with Innovation	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Geography with Quantitative Research Methods	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Geology	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Geophysics	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
German	There is no route from the International Foundation Programme onto Modern Languages courses.
Hispanic Studies	There is no route from the International Foundation Programme onto Modern Languages courses.
History	⇒ Arts and Humanities
History of Art	⇒ Arts and Humanities
History with Innovation	⇒ Arts and Humanities
International Business Management	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Italian	There is no route from the International Foundation Programme onto Modern Languages courses.
Law	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Liberal Arts	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Management	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Management with Innovation	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Marketing	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Mathematics	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Mathematics and Computer Science	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Mathematics and Philosophy	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Mathematics and Physics	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Mathematics with Statistics	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Mathematics with Statistics for Finance	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Medical Microbiology	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Medicine	There is no route from the International Foundation Programme onto MB ChB Medicine.
Modern Languages	There is no route from the International Foundation Programme onto Modern Languages courses.
Music	⇒ Arts and Humanities Additional assessment is required. Find out more.
Music with Innovation	⇒ Arts and Humanities Additional assessment is required. Find out more.
Neuroscience	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Palaeontology and Evolution	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Pharmacology	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Philosophy	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Philosophy and Economics	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Philosophy and Politics	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Philosophy and Theology	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Physics	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Physics and Philosophy	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Physics with Astrophysics	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Physics with Innovation	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Physiological Science	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Plant Sciences	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Politics and International Relations	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Politics and Sociology	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Politics with Quantitative Research Methods	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Portuguese	There is no route from the International Foundation Programme onto Modern Languages courses.
Psychology	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Psychology in Education	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Psychology with Innovation	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Religion and Theology	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Russian	There is no route from the International Foundation Programme onto Modern Languages courses.
Social Policy	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Social Policy and Politics	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Social Policy and Sociology	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Social Policy with Criminology	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Social Policy with Management	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Social Policy with Quantitative Research Methods	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Sociology	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Sociology and Philosophy	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Sociology with Quantitative Research Methods	⇒ Social Sciences and Law
Spanish	There is no route from the International Foundation Programme onto Modern Languages courses.
Theatre and English	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Theatre and Film	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Theatre and Performance Studies	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Theatre with Innovation	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Theology and Sociology	⇒ Arts and Humanities
Theoretical Physics	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Veterinary Nursing and Bioveterinary Science	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Relevant work experience is required. Find out more.
Veterinary Nursing and Companion Animal Behaviour	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Relevant work experience is required. Find out more.
Veterinary Science	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Relevant work experience is required. Find out more.
Virology and Immunology	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Zoology	⇒ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

This table is indicative only and does not guarantee that an undergraduate course will be running in the year you want to progress. For the most up-to-date information, visit the undergraduate course finder.

If you wish to study BA Music as an undergraduate degree, we will ask academics in the Faculty of Arts assess your application. This is to ensure your skills meet the required level to succeed at the University of Bristol. You will also need to pass the Grade 8 Theory exam offered by the ABRSM (or Trinity) during your International Foundation Programme year.

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