Pre Sessional English Language Program

The 10-week programme is aimed at international students who need to improve their overall IELTS band score by 0.5 in order to be able to accept their offered degree programmes at Maynooth. Undergraduate students need to improve from 5.5 to 6.0 while postgraduate students must improve from 6.0 to 6.5. The primary learning outcome for the 10-week programme is to enable each student to attain the overall required IELTS band score which will allow them to accept their offered degree programmes at Maynooth, alongside any other specified band criteria. Other learning outcomes relate to effective use of academic essay-writing skills, proper application of the Harvard Referencing Style (for bibliographies and citations within students’ written work), the correct interpretation of academic questions and essay titles.