Students enhance scientific knowledge and develop transferrable skills for a wide choice of health industries, with Cardiff's pathway programmes expertly designed for international students. The International Foundation Year prepares students for university with English language and study skills practice, as well as subject-specific teaching. When students complete the programme, they will progress to the first year of their undergraduate degree. This pathway allows students to progress to degrees in subjects including biochemistry, dental surgery, and medicine. Students choose a route depending on which undergraduate degree they plan to study. There are two routes: Health, Medicine and Life Sciences and Psychology. Which route students choose impacts the modules they will study.

Cardiff University International Study Centre puts students on the path to an exciting future in health, medicine or life sciences. Cardiff's International Foundation Year develops students' subject knowledge and English language skills, ready for their undergraduate degree.