International Foundation Year

The IFY is designed for students from outside the EU who have completed high school but who do not yet meet all the University's entry requirements for degree-level study. Satisfactory completion of our foundation year will guarantee your progression to our undergraduate degrees.

The IFY courses are grouped into six broad subject streams:

• business, management and economics
• computing and mathematics
• engineering and physics
• law, international relations and social studies
• life sciences and psychology
• media and communications.

You apply to do a particular stream and nominate the degree you intend to progress to. You can change your mind during your foundation year but both your stream and nominated degree are subject to availability. Provided you obtain the required grades at the end of your year and at the end of every term, you will progress to your Sussex degree in the following September.

For more information, refer to the Undergraduate prospectus and the International Study Centre website.