Pre-sessional English

Program Description

Why take UCA's Pre-sessional English courses?

• high quality, personalized preparation for student life and studies at university
• experience university life in a supportive and safe environment before students' main course begins
• learn about UCA academic culture and improve key skills, e.g. critical thinking, collaboration and communication
• get to know the area and learn more about British and European culture, and help adjust to UK life
• become familiar with the facilities and resources available to students and give them the chance to visit other UCA campuses
• start building social relationships across UCA and make new friends
• visit museums and galleries in London, Oxford, Brighton and other cities in the area.

Improve IELTS Scores

Students can expect to improve their IELTS score by 0.5 during the 6-week English course, and by 1.0 during the 10-week English course. 

Course Fees and Dates

*Please note the course fee includes transport from the Pre-sessional course to the campus of students' main course of study.

• 6-week course fee - £2,100 starting in  August
• 10-week course fee - £4,200 starting in July
• 15-week course fee - £6,300 starting in May
• 22-week course fee - £8,400 starting in March

Note: This program can only be applied to in combination with an academic program for the purpose of obtaining language-specific conditional admission. Any applications submitted to these programs without an accompanying academic program will result in cancellation.