Pre-sessional English

 

The Pre-sessional English course provides students who already hold a degree offer at Aberystwyth University with the English language and academic skills they require to succeed.

The International English Centre offers online, 6-week and 11-week Pre-Sessional English courses.

For 2027, students who successfully complete their Pre-Sessional English course and progress to degree programme at Aberystwyth University will receive a tuition fee reduction of £1,000 for the 6-week course, or £1,500 for the 11-week. This fee reduction can be combined with the Global Citizens Scholarship but cannot be used in conjunction with other tuition fee discounts.

To register your place, please email admissions@aber.ac.uk

More Information

Course Overview

The courses focus on:

  • developing your academic skills
  • improving your academic English through the four core language skills: writing, reading, listening and speaking

By the end of your course, you will be able to:

  • research and write academic essays and reports
  • use sources effectively to support your ideas
  • understand and form your body of work in an appropriate academic style

The 6-week and 11-week Pre-sessional courses involve 20 hours of study, including tutorials, per week.

 

 

Who is the course for?

  • Students who have a conditional offer to study at Aberystwyth University, but need to improve their language level in order to meet the conditions of their offer
  • Students who have an unconditional offer to study at Aberystwyth University and would like to practise their English and develop their study skills, so that they can start their degree with confidence

Entry Requirements

Qualifications You must have met the academic entry requirements of your chosen degree and hold an offer for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Aberystwyth University.
Age You must be at least 17 years old before the course start date.
English test

We will need your English language level before we can make an offer.

The score you need depends on your future degree. See below for more information.

 

Your IELTS score now For entry into degrees requiring:
IELTS 6.0 IELTS 6.5 IELTS 7.0
5.0 (with no score below 4.5) 11-week Pre-Sessional Course
5.5 (with no score below 5.0) 6-week Pre-Sessional Course 11-week Pre-Sessional Course
6.0 (with no score below 5.5) Optional 6-week Pre-Sessional Course 6-week Pre-Sessional Course 11-week Pre-Sessional Course
6.5 (with no score below 5.5) Optional 6-week Pre-Sessional Course Optional 6-week Pre-Sessional Course 6-week Pre-Sessional Course
7.0 (with no score below 6.0) Optional 6-week Pre-Sessional Course Optional 6-week Pre-Sessional Course Optional 6-week Pre-Sessional Course

Dates and Fees

For 2027 Entry

We offer the 6 and 11-week Pre sessional English course online.

*All self-funded international fee-paying students are eligible for the International Accommodation Award, which gives students the option of free accommodation in specified on-campus halls of residence for the duration of their Pre-Sessional in-person course.

Course Course Duration Start Date End Date Fees
Pre-sessional English - Online 6 weeks 19 July 2027 - TBC 27 August 2027 - TBC TBC
11 weeks 14 June 2027 - TBC 27 August 2027 - TBC TBC