•  Develop your potential

•  Succeed at university

•  Achieve the IELTS score you require

Pre-Foundation Programme

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

Sample Timetable Pre-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.

Progress guide

Course start dates and fees in 2012

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