Pre-sessional English language courses

The Pre-sessional English programmes are open to international students who are planning to come to the UK for undergraduate or postgraduate study at the University.

The programmes are designed for international students who:

need to improve their language skills as a condition of entry to the University of Southampton, or

have already met the English language conditions for entry to the University, but who want to find out more about the use of English in academic study and the expectations of academic life in the UK.

Courses

General pre-sessional

To develop language skills for a degree course (undergraduate or postgraduate). Includes a joint pathway with the Language Training and Testing Centre in Taiwan.

Business pre-sessional

For students planning to study for a MSc, MBA or PhD at the University.

Master of Laws (LLM) postgraduate pre-sessional

For students planning to follow the LLM programme but have not yet met the English language requirements.