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Pre-Sessional English Language

A highly intensive course to help students adapt socially and academically before the start of the academic year as well as enabling them to meet the English language entry requirements for their chosen award.

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Key Course Details

  • Start Date

    July

  • Location

    Pontypridd

  • Campus Code

    A

Fees

  • Start Date

    June

  • Location

    Pontypridd

  • Campus Code

    A

Fees

  • Start Date

    June

  • Location

    Online

  • Campus Code

    A

Fees

  • Start Date

    October

  • Location

    Pontypridd

  • Campus Code

    A

Fees

  • Start Date

    September

  • Location

    Pontypridd

  • Campus Code

    A

Fees

  • Home students

    £4,600*

  • International students

    £4,600*

  • Full-time fees are per year. Part-time fees are per 20 credits.

The Pre-sessional English language course will be invaluable in developing your general and academic English language skills.

Designed For

International students looking to improve their level of English before studying a degree. Students can also choose this course to help them to meet the English language entry requirements for their chosen award.

Skills taught

  • Writing for essays
  • Reading journals, articles and books
  • Listening to lectures and discussions
  • Speaking during seminars and presentations

Course Highlights

Academic English

Gain the level of English proficiency you need to excel in your studies.

Enhance your Confidence

Improve your English both academically and socially to adjust to life in the UK.

One-to-One Teaching

Receive individual help and support from a member of staff in our Centre of International English.

Course Highlights

How you’ll learn

We use a communicative language teaching approach. This means that you will be expected to actively participate and contribute to the classes. Assessment is by means of coursework, tests, projects and presentations. Students receive individual help and attention through weekly one-to-one tutorials in order to monitor progress and help to develop the skills necessary for academic study at a British university. We have a maximum class size of 18.

Classes run from 9.30 to 12.30 and 1.30-3.30 from Monday-Thursday. On Fridays you will have work to complete independently. You will have 20 hours of contact time each week.

Teaching staff

Staff at the Centre for International English are qualified and professional teachers of the English language. They have lots of experience in working with international students, so they understand and are supportive of students’ needs and ambitions. The Centre is proud to be an active member of Learn English in Wales and BALEAP (British Association of Lecturers of English for Academic Purposes), demonstrating its commitment to providing high quality English language programmes to students from all over the world.

Centre staff work closely with the University’s academic Faculties to make sure you get the best preparation and support for your academic studies. 

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Typical qualification requirements:

Applicants need a valid offer for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at the University of South Wales. In addition, you must also have an IELTS (Academic) score of at least:

  • 5.0 with a minimum of 4.5 in writing and 4.0 in all other components (10 week)
  • 5.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in writing and 5.0 in all other components (5 week)

If you require a visa to study in the UK, you must take the IELTS for UKVI version of the test. Students studying a course requiring a higher IELTS score than 6.0 may require a longer pre-sessional English course.

Fees and Funding

Please refer to our International Fees page for details of the English Language Course fees. Please ensure that you refer to the correct year.

International fees

Additional Costs

As a student of USW, you’ll have access to lots of free resources to support your study and learning, such as textbooks, publications, online journals, laptops, and plenty of remote-access resources. Whilst in most cases these resources are more than sufficient in supporting you with completing your course, additional costs, both obligatory and optional, may be required or requested for the likes of travel, memberships, experience days, stationery, printing, or equipment.

How to apply

There is an online application process for this course. Please choose the application form for your preferred start date and mode of study (i.e. full-time or part-time).

International admissions

Please see our international admissions advice for further information about how to apply as a prospective international student.