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To be accepted on an undergraduate foundation course you need an intermediate level of English such as IELTS 5.0. The Pre-Foundation Programme helps you achieve this and prepares you for the work and effort required on a foundation programme. The course prepares you for thinking and analysing in English. Through group exercises and individual tasks you learn to work in teams, and are challenged to meet deadlines and produce excellent spoken and written work. Students submit assessed coursework every 4 weeks and are monitored by their personal tutor who reviews their progress and provides individual coaching.
Coursework deadlines
Assignments of up to 1000 words test the student’s ability to think, analyse, reason, or persuade in English.
Personal tutorials
Your personal tutor monitors your work and helps to motivate you, ensuring that you stay on track to achieve IELTS 5.0. You meet every 4 weeks for an hour to receive feedback on your assignment and to plan and discuss the following assignment. Each assignment is graded as Distinction, Merit, Pass or Fail.
Your outcomes
• Achieve at least IELTS 5.0
• Gain the study skills and critical thinking ability for academic studies
• Progress directly to a University Foundation Programme
09.00 - 10.00 Skills training: English for Academic Purposes
10.00 - 10.15 Break
10.15 - 11.15 Language Input: Grammar and Language Structure
11.15 - 11.30 Break
11.30 - 12.30 Knowledge for a Global Community
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - 14.30 IELTS Exam Preparation
14.30 - 14.45 Break
14.45 - 15.45 Spoken Academic Performance
All timetables are samples and may be subject to change.
| Your present level |
Your target level | Course length required |
| IELTS 2.5 |
IELTS 5.0 | 36 weeks |
| IELTS 3.5 | IELTS 5.0 | 24 weeks |
| IELTS 4.5 | IELTS 5.0 | 12 weeks |
Start dates: 01 January, 29 January, 26 February, 25 March, 22 April, 20 May, 17 June, 15 July, 12 August, 09 September, 07 October, 04 November, 02 December
Fees: 25 hours per week + one tutorial session per month
| Brighton and Cambridge |
|
| 12 weeks |
£3552 |
| 24 weeks | £6864 |
| 36 weeks | £10296 |