International Year One in University of Sussex

The International Year One

• Age of participants: from 17 years
• Duration of the programs: 2 semesters
• Classes start: January, September
•  Level of education: diploma of graduation with good grades (minimum GPA 4.0) + one year of additional education (minimum GPA 3.0)
• Knowledge of the English language: IELTS 5.5 (not lower than 5.5 in the Letter section)
• Participants: students of foreign countries.

The program is a specially adapted first year bachelor course for international students. To participate in the program, you must meet academic requirements and a certain level of English language skills (if necessary, you can first increase the level of the language in special courses). The programs last 2 semesters and have two versions of the annual schedule: starting in January or September respectively. Studying is conducted in 6 different directions:

• Business and Management;
• Computing;
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering;
• Finance and Accounting;
• International Relations and International Development;
• Media and Film Studies.

After each direction the relevant bachelor's specialties are available. Studying includes common modules and subject-oriented modules. Common modules for all directions are:

• Academic English. Classes in English are intensive and include the development of professional skills in the main sections of linguistics. Students develop effective skills in reading and assimilating information, skills in literate and accurate written language, listening skills and fast fixing of information. In addition, the skills of effective participation in seminars and creative activities are actively developing, and the clarity and correctness of the presentation of their thoughts in English is sharpened.
• Skills of career development. Much attention is paid to the development of career building skills. The process of studying at the university is inextricably linked with the process of employment and self-realization in the professional sphere, and therefore students have a unique opportunity from the first days of studying to receive comprehensive support in finding the most preferred specialization and the field of application of their talents.

Object-oriented modules consist of a set of disciplines required for each specific area and specialization. The education process is designed in such a way that different formats of work complement each other and help students to better absorb the material. These include:

• Lectures and interactive lectures;
• Seminar classes;
• Master classes on various aspects of knowledge;
• Seminars conducted by the students themselves;
• Independent work and work in groups;
• Laboratory experiments;
• Seminars in the research key;
• Experiments and scientific research on a specific topic.

To control the progress of students verification work periodically performs, such as:

• Exams;
• Tests;
• Presentations;
• Essays and extended essays
• Reports on laboratory work and course projects.

Students receive all the help they need from teachers and university specialists. During the studying they adapt to the education system, the design of the university and the way of life in the country. After the successful completion of the program, students enter the second year of the undergraduate program at the University of Sussex for the chosen specialty (from among the available ones).

Directions of education, studying programs and available bachelor's programs are the following:

Direction: Business and Management

Modules of the studying program:

• Academic English
• Career skills
• Business law. Topics are offered: English legal system, sources of law, contract laws, commercial law and its interaction with legislation in the field of intellectual property, key areas of law and their relation to business transactions.
• Introduction to Accounting. The module reviews the basics of financial and management accounting, including various types of reports and methods for analyzing financial data.
• Introduction to business management. Topics are offered: organizational processes, structures and strategies, key factors affecting the business environment, including business ethics, innovation, globalization and economic and social trends.
• Introduction to the economy. Themes are the following: basic concepts and terminology of economic theory and their use in the analysis of business situations.
• Introduction to marketing. Brief modern marketing review and its relationship with other disciplines that contribute to improving business performance.
• Organizational behavior - explain key models of organizational behavior and analyze them to improve business performance.

Bachelor's programs are available after the referral:

• Research in business and management (BSc (Hons))
• Research in the field of business and management (with the year of employment in the specialty) (BSc (Hons)) (Business and Management Studies (with a professional placement year))
• International Business (BSc (Hons))
• International business (with the year of employment in the specialty) (International Business (with a professional placement year), BSc (Hons))
• Marketing and Management (BSc (Hons))
• Marketing and management (with the year of employment in the specialty) (Marketing and Management (with a professional placement year), BSc (Hons)).

Direction: Computing

Modules of the studying program:

• Academic English
• Career Skills for Computing Science
• Mathematics for computation. Introductory module is dedicated to fundamental mathematical knowledge and skills of work for computer science.
• Algorithmic thinking. Topics are offered: methods of developing algorithms and solving problems.
• Data structures with "Java". Themes are offered: basic data structures and algorithms, including arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, hash tables and graphs.
• Fundamentals of computer systems. Topics are offered: methods for implementing three basic abstractions of the computer system: memory, processors and communication lines.
• Additional programming. The module is based on the programming skills obtained in the "Introduction to Programming" module and represents the basic principles of designing graphical user interfaces in "Java".
• Introduction to programming- the introduction to object-oriented programming using the Java language.
• Multimedia calculations. Themes are offered: HTML5, CSS2, CSS3, JavaScript and JavaScript Media API and their aspects.

Bachelor's programs are available after the referral:

• Computer science (BSc (Hons))
• Computer science (Mcomp)
• Computer science (with the year of work in the industry) (with an industrial placement year, BSc (Hons))
• Computer science, a 5-year program (with the year of work in the industry) (with an industrial placement (5 year course), Mcomp))
• Computer science and artificial intelligence (BSc (Hons))
• Computer science and artificial intelligence (with the year of work in the industry, BSc (Hons))
• Computations for Business and Management (BSc (Hons))
• Calculations for business and management (with the year of work in the industry) (with an industrial placement year, BSc (Hons))
• Calculations for digital media (Computing for Digital Media, BSc (Hons))
• Calculations for digital media (with the year of work in the industry) (with an industrial placement year, BSc (Hons))
• Games and multimedia environment (BSc (Hons))
• Games and multimedia environment (with a year of work in the industry) (with an industrial placement year, BSc (Hons)).

Direction: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Modules of the studying program are:

• English for Academic Purposes;
• Development of career skills in the field of electrical engineering;
• Devices and prototypes - introductory course, covering various aspects of design;
• Electronic circuits and devices. Topics are offered: analysis and design of basic electronic circuits for engineering applications;
• Electrical Engineering: Electromechanics. Topics are offered: electric and magnetic fields, electrical and magnetic materials, electromagnetic induction and its application, 3-phase AC systems and introduction to the theory of the electric motor.
• Engineering Mathematics 1: (Mathematics). Themes are: the rules of differential and integral calculus to one or several variables, vector and complex numerical situations in engineering.
• Engineering Mathematics 2: (Applied Mathematics). Topics are offered: complex algebra, including matrices containing more than one variable in three dimensions in engineering applications.
• Programming - course introduction to programming in the "MATLAB" and "C".

Bachelor's programs are available after the referral:

• Electrical and Electronic Engineering (BEng (Hons))
• Electrical and electronic engineering (with a year of work in the specialty) ( with an industrial placement year, BEng (Hons)).

Direction: Finance and Accounting

Modules of the studying program are:

• Academic English;
• Career skills for finance and accounting;
• Quantitative methods. Themes are: statistical methods and technologies used in the field of accounting and finance;
• Business management and economics - an introductory module explaining key concepts of business and the business environment (and the economic environment). Analysis of organizational and management issues in the modern environment is provided.
• Introduction to financial accounting. Themes are: accounting fundamentals and various financial transactions and reporting;
• Introduction to management accounting. Topics are offered: management accounting concepts and methods used by companies in analyzing data within the company, the differences between financial and management accounting, accounting methods as the basis for making business decisions in the organization;
• Introduction to mathematics for finance and accounting. Topics are offered: mathematical methods and technologies used in accounting and finance, development of confident and independent use of these skills;
• Principles of Finance. Topics are offered: concepts and theory of financing and investment decisions;
• The theory of investment. Themes are: general types of investments, methods of analysis of investment portfolios.

Bachelor's programs are available after the referral:

• Accounting and Finance (BSc (Hons))
• Accounting and finance (with a year of work in the specialty) (with a professional placement year, BSc (Hons))
• Finance (BSc (Hons)
• Finance (with a year of work in the specialty) (with a professional placement year, BSc (Hons))
• Finance and business (BSc (Hons)).

Direction: International Relations and International Development

Modules of the studying program are:

• English for Academic Purposes
• Development of career skills
• Colonialism and its heritage. Topics are offered: slavery, imperialism, colonialism, development, post-colonial theory of international relations, independence and oppression, and its impact on identity;
• Problems of development. The module focuses on key issues faced by low-income countries;
• Development of the modern international system. Topics are offered: Westphalian system of international relations, fascism, communism, the League of Nations, the revival of China and decolonization, the period of the Cold War and the post-Cold War period, the prospects for the development of international relations;
• Global problems. The module is devoted to the development dynamics in global politics. The course demonstrates how political life at all levels, both nationally and regionally, affects the affairs and policies of the world;
• Introduction to international relations. Topics are offered: theories that underlie the study of international relations;
• Key thinkers in the field of development. The module introduces students to the biographies and ideas of some thinkers who devoted their works to the study of international development in its relationship with decolonization, as well as contemporary issues and problems.

Bachelor's programs are available after the referral:

• International Development (BA (Hons))
• International relations (BA (Hons))
• International relations and development (BA (Hons)).

Direction: Media and Film Studies

Modules of the studying program are:

• English;
• Development of career skills;
• Analysis of media texts. Themes are: key concepts underlying ideologies and representations in the media;
• Culturology. Topics are offered: various methods (including text analysis, interviews and observation) in areas related to cultural research;
• Media industry: critical debate. Topics are offered: the key models of television financing, the positive and negative aspects of each of these models, the television culture: the processes of creation and the impact on life;
• Media practice: digital video. Topics are offered: understanding and awareness of visual media, the art of conveying meaning and emotion through a moving image, technical skills of working with video;
• Media practice: photography and sound. Themes are: the narrative potential of photography and sound, its cultural and social consequences, the creation of a creative photographic and sound project.
• Research in the field of cinema. Topics are offered: key expressive methods related to the language of the film, analysis of the structure of narrative, mise en scene, cinematography, editing and sound, and the application of this knowledge in the past and in the modern film industry.

Bachelor's programs are available after the referral:

• Film Studies (BA (Hons))
• Media and communications (BA (Hons))
• Media and cultural studies (BA (Hons))
• Media Production (BA (Hons)).

Entry requirements:

• Student age: from 17 years old
• Entry requirements: diploma of graduation with good grades (minimum GPA 4.0) + one year of additional education (minimum GPA 3.0)
• Knowledge of English: IELTS 5.5 (not lower than 5.5 in the letter section).
• Beginning of classes: January, September.

The academic year is divided into semesters and has two versions of the annual schedule:

1) Beginning in January:

• Semester 1: from January 15 to April 20
• Semester 2: from May 8 to August 10

1) Beginning in September:

• Semester 1: from September 10 to December 14
• Semester 2: from January 21 to May 3.