TYNDALE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION COURSE
(ACCESS COURSE)
• Certificate in Business and Information Technology
• Certificate in Engineering
(accredited by Coventry University - UK)
Tyndale International Foundation Course “Access programme” is accredited by Coventry University (UK). Coventry University is a forward-looking modern university with a long tradition as a provider of high-quality education and as a focus for multidisciplinary research. They are an established academic presence nationally and internationally, and take great care in providing a supportive environment for all students. Became a university in 1992, but with roots that can be traced as far back as Coventry College of Design in 1843. Today over 16,000 full-time, part-time, foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate students are enrolled on more than three hundred courses of study, from certificates to doctorates.
This “Access Programme” is aimed at those who wish to take up a profession or enter higher education but do not have the entry requirement for entry to Polytechnics or Universities in Singapore and overseas.
Coventry University (UK) guarantee places to successful International Foundation Course students into their Bachelor Degree Programme. Tyndale Business School and Tyndale Electronics School also guarantee places to successful students into their BTEC Higher National Diploma courses.
International Foundation Courses are organised on a semester basis similar to the way many of the universities operate.
Certificate in Business and Information Technology
The course structure consists of the following modules, namely:
1
Study and Communication Skills (double modules)
2
Quantitative Methods (double modules)
3
IT Skill and Applications (double modules)
4
Business Market Environment
5
Fundamentals of Business Organisation
Certificate in Engineering
The course structure includes knowledge and practical skills in the following modules, namely:
1
Study and Communication Skills (double modules)
2
Introductory Engineering Maths (double modules)
3
Electrical and Electronics Principles I
4
Electrical and Electronics Principles II
5
Electronics Circuits & Applications
6
Industrial Electronics & Applications
The International Foundation Course in Engineering is conducted concurrently with the NITEC in Electronics (Computer Technology) by the Singapore Institute of Technical Education, which enables students able to achieve an Intermediate NITEC award by the ITE.
Entry Requirement
Singaporean students with at least 17 years of age;
GCE ‘O’ Level subjects in English and Mathematics.
Foreign students with at least 17 years of age;
Secondary School/ High school/ Senior high school qualification or equivalent
plus a TOEFL score of at least 500 (or equivalent).
Mature Singaporean & Foreign students over 20 years of age without minimum qualification will also be considered.
*Students without English Entry Qualification can apply for a “6 months full-time English Course” at Tyndale Language Centre to qualify them for entry onto the “International Foundation Course”.