This one-year (2-semester) programme offers successful students guaranteed progression* to the University of Southampton.
You will study your programme at our Centre located on the university's City Centre Campus.
*Guaranteed progression is subject to meeting the specified entry criteria.
About the Pre-Master's Programme
The Pre-Master's Programme is designed to prepare international students for postgraduate study in the UK. The programme will allow students to improve their English while learning the study skills and research methods that they will need during their Master’s degree studies.
The duration of the programme is 2 semesters. Each semester consists of a minimum of 13 teaching weeks. Students will undertake 21 hours of classroom-based study per week. Students will be expected to timetable self-study hours in addition to classroom-based hours.
Please note: Learning hours are estimated and may be adjusted throughout the course.
As part of these hours, all students will study Academic English Language Development up to 6 hours per week.
Each module will have an assessment schedule which will be completed by the end of the appropriate term and will include formative and summative assignments and other assessment tasks. Assessments will be designed to demonstrate learning across the individual modules of the programme and to allow you to experience a wide range of the assessment methods used in UK postgraduate programmes.
Assessments will normally include coursework, essays, reports and other structured assignments and oral examinations.
What will I study?
You will study the following modules:
Undergraduate Research Dissertation
Academic English Language Development
Research and Digital Literacy Skills
Personal Development for Employability
Working in Teams
Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods
Click to download the OnCampus Level 6 Pre-Master's Programme Guide for full course details and learning objectives.
Programme Details, Dates, and Fees
Course length: 2 or 3 semesters
Hours per week: 21
Minimum age: 21
All programmes are subject to a £450 registration fee
Dates | Number of semesters | Fees (£) | Progression to postgraduate study in |
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23 September 2024 - 08 June 2025 | 2 | 28,785 | September 2025 |
23 September 2024 - 08 August 2025 | 3 | 34,705 | September 2025 |
13 January 2025 - 08 August 2025 | 2 | 28,785 | September 2025 |
19 May 2025 - 22 August 2025 | 1 | 14,430 | September 2025 |
09 June 2025 - 07 June 2026 | 3 | 35,575 | September 2026 |