NCUK Academic Programmes 21st November 2017 Dr Gareth Evans, Academic Director Ruth Jones, Head of Placement Kasia Cakala, University Partnerships Manager Dan Whalley, Programme Development Manager
Agenda Qualification Structure and Student Performance: Gareth Evans • • Admission of students to Partner Universities: Ruth Jones • Progression Analysis, Student Performance at University: Gareth Evans BREAK • Wider Progression Options: Kasia Cakala and Ruth Jones • • Qualification Comparisons: 3 Work Groups, choose one – IFY: Gareth Evans and Maria McKenna – IYOne: Suraiya Arshad, Georgina Jones and Ruth Jones – PMP: Amy Rose Cauley, Andrew Straughan, Dan Whalley • Development Plans: Dan Whalley • LUNCH
Qualification Structure and Student Performance 21st November 2017 Dr Gareth Evans, Academic Director
Qualification Structure and Student Performance English for Academic Purposes (EAP) • • Three Programme Groups – International Foundation Year (IFY) – International Year One (IYOne) – Pre-Masters Programme (PMP) • We will present programme structure and academic performance for the three programme groups
English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Recognised by NCUK’s partner • university for entry without further English language certification • Offers made on an IELTS- equivalency basis – A = IELTS 7.0 – B = IELTS 6.5 – C = IELTS 6.0, etc • Teaching duration varies by programme Not all students take EAP: • – IFY alternatives: • Research and Communication Skills • EAP for Proficient Users – IYOne, where students hold EAP or equivalent from earlier years’ study
International Foundation Year (IFY) • Subjects are have outcomes ‘comparable with A-level’ (NARIC, 2014) • Graded like A levels: A*, A, B, C, D, E, U • Taught over an academic year (30 weeks), at a minimum of 4 hours per week May be replaced by RCS or EAAPU
• Students can select IFY Subject Modules any combination of modules, but using IFY streams makes better sense for progression • Progression is greatly aided by using the appropriate version of Mathematics • Art and Design can sit alongside any one or two modules – It’s available as single or double length
IFY Entry Requirements NCUK publishes a wide range of entry requirements from international • and national education systems – www.ncuk.ac.uk/ify-entry-requirements/ In general, these specify the completion of high school with 12 years’ • education However, there are variations by country and NCUK has started to • accept students from international qualifications at lower levels – e.g. reduction of IGCSE entry grades and acceptance from MYP There may be restrictions on university progression for students with • lower-level qualifications to some higher-tariff universities – NCUK is publishing guidance in this area indicating limitations
IFY Subject Performance 16/17 Total score from 3 modules, where: A* = 56, A = 48, B = 40, 140 130 C = 32, D = 24, E = 16 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 A*A*A* 50 40 30 All streams, 1320 20 10 students, for 0 0 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 104 112 120 128 136 144 152 160 168 placement only IFY Points DD CCC BBB CDD AAA
IFY EAP Performance 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% A* A B C D E U EAP Overall Grade for IFY students, 1589 students
IFY Subject Performance – 3 years 100.0% Shows the 90.0% proportion of the 80.0% cohort gaining ≥ 70.0% specified number 60.0% of points 50.0% Very sensitive to 40.0% year on year 30.0% change 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 104 112 120 128 136 144 152 160 168 14/15 15/16 16/17 CCC BBB AAA
Subject Performance 16/17 Shows mean mark for each module Note that the numbers Business Studies vary greatly between Economics modules (next slide) and Chemistry that some are sensitive to International Relations particular delivery Biology locations Maths (Science) Physics Following new syllabus for Society and Politics 2015/16 there are have Further Maths been few significant Maths (Business) changes: Maths (Engineering) Further Maths • 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 performance improved • Physics reduced a little
Subject Choices 2016/17 Society and Politics International Maths (Science) 2% Relations 4% 0% Biology Economics 4% Further Maths 20% 5% Govt. and Politics 8% Maths Maths (Business) (Engineering) 17% 9% Excludes 2+2 Physics students 9% Business Studies 13% Chemistry 9% Students have 3 choices, so a module that is 10% here is taken by 30% of students
International Year One (IYOne) IYOne Business Accounting and Finance Business 8 modules plus EAP Business Management Bachelors Masters Events NCUK Management IFY University University University Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 IYOne Engineering Other Electrical and Engineering Electronic 10 modules plus EAP IELTS 5.5 Mechanical equivalent and Manuf…
International Year One Business Each module is 15 credits, 4 modules per semester, examined wholly in the semester
International Year One Engineering Each module is 12 credits, 5 modules per semester. Modules are fully examined in the semester. Revised programme for 2017/18
IYOne Entry Requirements NCUK publishes a wide range of entry requirements from international • and national education systems – //www.ncuk.ac.uk/ncuk-iyone-entry-requirements/ • In general, these specify that students would be ready to enter university, although base-level requirements are below normal university entry requirements – Enter from IFY or A-level 2Ds • There may be restrictions on university progression for students with lower-level entry qualifications to some higher-tariff universities – NCUK is publishes guidance in this area indicating limitations
IYOne Performance Business 100.0% 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 9 19 29 39 49 59 69 79 89 14/15 15/16 16/17 Pass Higher Tarriff
IYOne Performance Engineering 100.0% 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 9 19 29 39 49 59 69 79 89 99 14/15 15/16 16/17 Pass Higher Tarriff
Pre-Masters Programme (PMP) Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 • PMP Route A (3 terms) EAP (10) EAP (10) EAP (10) • Honours degree or 3-year diploma • IELTS 5.0 or equivalent Orientation to Research Methods Research Methods Western Study (*) (7) (7) • PMP Route B (2 terms) • Honours degree Subject Module (6) Subject Module (3) Subject Module (3) • IELTS 5.5 or equivalent • PMP Route C (1 term) Route A and B Route A Route A and B Honours degree • • IELTS 5.5 or equivalent EAP (14) • Assessed modules in red, formative modules in black Research Methods (5) • Programme can be delivered very flexibly provided that learning Subject Module (*) outcomes are met Route C
PMP Entry Requirements The programme is designed for holders of degrees that are recognised by • UK universities, the degrees are expected to be taught in languages other than English – The NCUK PMP has a large EAP component Holders of 3-year diplomas may enter the Route A programme • Progression to university is highly dependent of the degree that the • student hold when entering the PMP – There are some chances for modest upgrade which depend on performance on the PMP, but these are a reasonably small number It is strongly recommended that applicants to the PMP are routed • through the NCUK Non-Standard Entry service
PMP Research Methods Performance Pass Credit Distinction 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 9 19 29 39 49 59 69 79 89 PMP Route A PMP Route B PMP Route C 192 Students
PMP EAP Performance 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% A* A B C D E 192 Students
Applications and Placements 21st November 2017 Ruth Jones, Head of Placement
Applications and Placements Applications for IFY and PMP • – Where do students apply? – Who do they choose as firm choice (CF)? – Who do they choose as insurance choice (CI)? – How does clearing work for students? • Placement data for all programmes – Where do student get placed? – How did they get there? Trends and observations •
IFY Applications and Choices The data presented here considers all IFY centres with one, large UK- • based centre removed where necessary – The volume of the applications from this centre and choices made by their students would overly influence the data presented here NCUK suggests that students make 3 applications, 2 fewer than the • number permitted by UCAS – There are good reasons for this Some students make more applications and with course change offers made by universities a student may make as many as 10 distinct applications, although the average number is around 3.4
IFY Applications made to University 4310 applications made to partner universities
IFY Offer Rate by University Offer Rate 16/17 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% L C G O E I H N D M P F A B K J Includes all centres, proportion of applications resulting in a conditional offer
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