General English for Academic Purposes Summer Pre-Sessional Programmes

Pre-sessional accommodation fees Summer 2019

Please note that the availability of the halls listed above for each course may be subject to change.

All Pre-sessional students are guaranteed accommodation in University Halls of Residence for the duration of the Pre-sessional Programme. 

To find out more about our halls of residence please visit our website.

We offer Pre-sessional students a Meet and Greet collection service from London Heathrow Airport the day before the start of the course.

Typical entry requirements

General Academic English Course A (11 weeks)

Dates: 25 June – 11 September 2020

Entry requirements vary, based on the conditional offer for your main degree programme. Usual minimum entry requirements are IELTS 1.0 lower than the English Language Condition on your degree offer.

Please note all IELTS scores must be 5.0 or higher, regardless of your degree offer condition.

Please contact us for advice on your entry requirements.

General Academic English Course B (6 weeks)

Dates: 25 July - 6 September 2019

Entry requirements vary, based on the conditional offer for your main degree programme. Usual minimum entry requirements are IELTS 0.5 lower than the English Language Condition on your degree offer.

Please note all IELTS scores must be 5.0 or higher, regardless of your degree offer condition.

Please contact us for advice on your entry requirements.

Postgraduate Business applicants have separate Pre-sessional entry requirements.

For a full list of English language qualifications accepted by the University of Southampton, please visit our English Language requirement website.

To apply

To apply for a pre-sessional course, please complete the online application form.

Applicants for a Masters with Preparatory Study at the University of Southampton cannot attend a Pre-sessional English course. 

Applicants for a Science or Engineering Foundation year on a non-English Language Pathway can attend Pre-sessional English course A or B.

Applicants for International Foundation Year  or a Science or Engineering Foundation year on an English Language Pathway should apply for Pre-sessional for foundation year.

Application deadlines

All applicants are encouraged to apply and complete the application process as soon as possible. 

Additionally, applicants who require a visa to study in the UK should allow sufficient time for the processing of a visa application.

Pre-Sessional Course	Application Deadline
Course A	TBC
LTTC Pathway	TBC
Course B	TBC

Further information on visas and immigration is available on our International website.

The application will be assessed after the IELTS or other English language test results have been provided. If an offer is issued to the applicant they will be required to accept the offer within 30 days. Additionally, an offer will be conditional on the payment of a non-refundable pre-payment of GBP 500.

If you have a question or would like further information, please contact our Admissions Team:

By telephone:
+44 23 8059 3344

By email:
elaccess@southampton.ac.uk

By post:
English Language Admissions
Recruitment and Admissions Team
Humanities
University of Southampton
Highfield
SO17 1BJ

The Pre-sessional Programmes are intensive with approximately 21 sessions of supervised work per week, plus assignments to be completed outside class.

Classroom work focuses on the four skills of academic writing, reading, listening and speaking.  You also attend Independent Learning sessions in which you learn the study skills you will need for academic life in the UK.

To further prepare you for study at university, you attend weekly lectures given by members of the University and other specialists on subjects of academic interest and life in Britain.

Academic Reading and Writing

You will have a reading and writing tutor who teaches you academic skills such as:

• planning and structuring your writing effectively
• paraphrasing, summarising, synthesising and using quotations to reference correctly from your sources
• extending your use of academic language
• writing researched essays
• employing suitable research skills and reading strategies to navigate and critically evaluate relevant and reliable sources of information and ideas
• developing a range of comprehension and note-taking strategies to make effective linguistic use of written sources

You will have weekly tutorials with your tutor to discuss your progress and will learn how to use the University libraries.

Academic Listening and Speaking

You will have a listening and speaking tutor who teaches you academic skills such as:

• participating in small group and class discussions
• improving your pronunciation
• planning and delivering academic presentations
• designing effective and correctly referenced Powerpoint slides to support an academic presentation
• listening to others
• recognising ways in which information is organised in a lecture
• identifying and noting key points and supporting points in a lecture
• using your notes to aid exam revision

You will have tutorials with your listening and speaking tutor to discuss your progress.

Independent Learning

You will also have an Independent Learning Facilitator who runs workshops on areas such as:

• recognising your learning styles
• developing language learning strategies
• identifying learning resources (physical and electronic)
• learning how to use University systems, including the BlackBoard Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), and e-Assignments (used for submitting assignments)

You will have weekly advising sessions with your Independent Learning Facilitator to help you focus on your learning needs.

To apply

To apply for a Pre-sessional course, please complete the online application form.

Further information on visas and immigration is available on our International website.

If you have a question or would like further information, please contact our Admissions Team:

By telephone:
+44 (0) 23 8059 3344

By email:
elaccess@southampton.ac.uk

By post:
English Language Admissions
Recruitment and Admissions Team
Humanities
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ

How will you learn?

• The Pre-sessional Programmes are taught by our qualified and experienced teaching staff, who follow University of Southampton Pre-sessional Programme syllabus for Course A or Course B.
• Your studies will involve taught sessions in reading, writing, listening and speaking, and the emphasis is on how to communicate effectively in English.
• In addition to classroom sessions with both your reading and writing tutor and your listening and speaking tutor, you will attend weekly independent learning workshops in which you are taught the study skills necessary to succeed in your studies.
• You will also have weekly tutorials and advising sessions with your tutors and advisers, and attend a weekly lecture.

Assessment

• You will complete a number of assessments for reading, writing, listening and speaking, some of which count towards your final Pre-sessional mark. These assessments are designed to prepare you for study on your degree programme.
• Examples of assessments include researched writing tasks, reading assignments and listening exams, discussions and presentations.

Please note that there is not a maximum number of successful students who can progress from the Pre-sessional Programmes onto degree programmes. If you complete your Pre-sessional course with the required grade, you will have met the English language requirements of your conditional offer to study at the University of Southampton.

To apply

To apply for a Pre-sessional course, please complete the online application form.

Further information on visas and immigration is available on our International website.

If you have a question or would like further information, please contact our Admissions Team:

By telephone:
+44 (0) 23 8059 3344

By email:
elaccess@southampton.ac.uk

By post:
English Language Admissions
Recruitment and Admissions Team
Humanities
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ