Pre-sessional English

Preparation

Prepare your English language skills before you start your academic programme.

If your English language skills are not at the required level, we have a range of courses for you before you start your academic programme. A pre-sessional English course will help you:

Improve your general and academic English skills
Improve your confidence in English
Get to know the University and experience British study styles before you start your programme
Make friends with other international students
Get opportunities to explore the local area

To take a pre-sessional English course under Student Visa, your minimum band score must be UKVI IELTS 4.0 in each band. If you do not have UKVI IELTS 4.0, you will need to take English classes in your own country to improve your UKVI IELTS score.

What does the online programme fee include?

The programme fee includes:

Approximately 21 hours of tuition per week including synchronous and asynchronous delivery as well as tutorials with your language tutor
All course materials
Small class sizes of 6 to 10 students
University registration and use of all University facilities
Email address and Internet access
Award Certificate (20 credits level 4- UCCE)

What course do I need?

The minimum entry requirements for each entry date are given below (for students who require IELTS 5.5 or 6 and IELTS 6.5 for University entry):

For Degree entry in	Pre-sessional English Courses	IELTS 5.5 or 6 (or equivalent)	IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent	Fees
September 2021	August entry: 5 weeks Induction: 04/08/2021 Course Dates: *09/08/2021-10/09/2021	IELTS 5.5	IELTS 6	£1,400
January 2022	September entry: 16 weeks Induction: 03/09/21 Course dates: 06/09/2021 – 07/01/2022	IELTS 4.5	IELTS 5	£3,600
January 2022	October entry: 9 weeks Induction: 03/09/21: 22/11/21 Course dates: 25/10/2021 – 07/01/2022	IELTS 5	IELTS 5.5	£2,400
January 2022	November entry: 5 weeks Induction: 19/11/21 Course dates: 22/11/2021 – 07/01/2022	IELTS 5.5	IELTS 6	£1,250
September 2022	February entry: 26 weeks Induction: 23/02/22 Course dates: 28/02/2022 – 09/09/2022 (includes 1 week break 09/05-13/05/22) and (1 week break 04/07-08/07/22)	IELTS 4	IELTS 4.5	£4,950
September 2022	May entry: 16 weeks Induction: 11/05/2022 Course dates: 16/05/2022-09/09/2022 (includes 1 week break 04/07-08/07)	IELTS 4.5	IELTS 5	£3,950
September 2022	July entry: 9 weeks Induction: 06/07/2022 Course dates: 11/07/2022-09/09/2022	IELTS 5	IELTS 5.5	£2,600
September 2022	August entry: 5 weeks Induction: 03/08/2022 Course dates: 08/08/2022-09/09/2022	IELTS 5.5	IELTS 6	£1,400

*Online delivery (no induction)

Semester and Term dates

Semester 1: 28 September 2020 – 22 January 2021
Semester 2: 25 January – 21 May 2021
Semester 3: 24 May – 27 August 2021

Holiday dates for standard undergraduate students

Winter break: 21 December 2020 – 8 January 2021
Spring break: 29 March – 16 April 2021

Now that you know which course you need, find out more about it:
Pre-sessional English course content

The Presessional English programmes are accredited by the British Council which guarantees high standards in teaching, study facilities and accommodation