THE FOUNDATION YEAR PROGRAM

Design your own Foundation Year learning experience, based on your individual academic background and your personal goals.
Planning and preparing for your academic future is an important step. Join Jacobs University’s Foundation Year program to explore different fields of study and to acquire academic learning skills before starting your bachelor’s degree. Based on your individual academic background and your needs and goals, you can design your own Foundation Year learning experience. As a Foundation Year student you can attend undergraduate courses from various fields of study and choose between different types of preparatory classes to improve your academic skills.
With the support of an academic advisor and the Foundation Year team, you design your own curriculum that will help you to reach your personal goals. During the program you can choose courses from the following areas:
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
As a Foundation Year student you can participate in all undergraduate classes offered at Jacobs University and explore different fields of study:
Mobility
Health
Diversity
SUBJECT-RELATED COURSES
Get an impression of various fields of study and prepare for them with semester courses exclusively designed for Foundation Year students:
Statistics
Sciences & Engineering
Business & Social Sciences
Psychology
Environmental Sciences
German Politics & Culture
ACADEMIC ENGLISH COURSES
Boost your academic English with the following courses:
Academic English
Advanced Academic English
Advanced Academic English for Scientists and Engineers
Reading, Thinking and Writing
You will join the courses that suit your language level.
PERSONAL SKILLS TRAINING
Enhance your future career and study skills by joining personal skills workshops offered regularly during the program. You will have the chance to develop your own personal success plan.
SAT TRAINING
We offer intensive SAT training during the Foundation Year and are a registered test center. The SAT is an entrance requirement to Jacobs University and many universities worldwide. Students who hold a German Abitur are exempted from taking the test.
Choose from the following courses to extend your foreign language skills:
German
Spanish
French
Mandarin