The Integrated Foundation Year (IFY) offers a new and exciting route into studying for a degree, attracting ambitious and driven students who are willing to learn and advance.
If you have non-standard qualifications or do not quite meet the admissions requirements we can offer you a fantastic opportunity to study a four year programme which includes an Integrated Foundation Year. The Integrated Foundation Year will help you develop the theoretical/practical and academic skills you need, in order to successfully progress to the full award.
Our four-year courses will enable you to successfully follow the degree pathway of your choice while gaining essential study skills. The foundation year of your chosen degree will be studied on a full-time basis and is aimed at supporting the transition to higher education. Years two, three and four are then studied as a standard degree programme.
By studying at the University of Northampton, you can be sure that:
You will experience student life at the University’s £330 million Waterside Campus. Come along to an Open Day and find out more.
Students enrolling on this course at Northampton will be provided with their own brand new laptop* to keep at no additional cost. All sports clubs and societies are free to join at Northampton and every essential course text book is available via the library, meaning you won’t have to purchase copies. For more information on this visit our website (northampton.ac.uk/benefits).
At UON we guarantee a room in our Halls of Residence for all new full-time, first year students who apply and accept their room offer by June 2026 - and we won't ask for a deposit for September 2026**.
Our expert academics teach in small groups supported with one to one assistance. Our academics and students form a tight bond, providing individualised support and guidance whilst challenging students academically.
Whatever your ambitions, we’re here to help you to achieve them. We’ll support you to identify the skills you’re learning during your course, find your strengths and secure practical experience so that when it comes to applying for jobs or further study you’ll feel confident in standing out from the crowd.
The Northampton Employment Promise
In fact, we’re so confident in our careers and employability support that if you achieve at least a 2:2 degree and complete either our Employability Plus Gold programme or achieve a Changemaker Gold Certificate during your time studying with us, but still haven’t secured full-time employment 12 months after graduating, we will secure a three – six month paid internship for you or support you into postgraduate study.
✱ terms and conditions apply. See northampton.ac.uk/benefits for more information
✱✱ eligibility criteria apply. See northampton.ac.uk/student-life/accommodation/ for more information
Integrated Foundation Year
STAGE 1 A:
• Professional and Academic Skills for University Study (Compulsory)
• Applied Learning Project (Compulsory)
• Foundations in Culture and The Creative Industries (Compulsory)
STAGE 1 B:
• Storytelling for News (Compulsory)
• Law and Public Affairs for Journalists (Compulsory)
• Reporting Power (Compulsory)
• News Gathering Skills (Compulsory)
• News Production Skills (Compulsory)
• Journalism Now (Compulsory)
STAGE 2:
• Design Skills for Journalists (Compulsory)
• Digital Skills for Journalists (Compulsory)
• Law and Regulation for Journalists (Compulsory)
• Broadcast Skills (Newsdays 1) (Compulsory)
• Newsdays (2) (Compulsory)
• Academic and Journalism Long Form Skills (Compulsory)
STAGE 3:
• Journalism Dissertation (Compulsory)
• Law and International Media Regulation (Compulsory)
• Journalism Practical Project (Compulsory)
• Launchpad – Careers in Journalism (Compulsory)
• Multiplatform Journalism (Compulsory)
• Future Trends in Journalism (Compulsory)
Module information is quoted for 26/27 entry. Please note that modules run subject to student numbers and staff availability, any changes will be communicated to applicants accordingly. 27/28 entry modules will be released in June 2027.
The course is assessed in a number of ways:
• Practical portfolios
• Essays
• Reports on seminars
• Presentations
• Practical projects
• Written examinations.
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
University of Northampton has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
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This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
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