Pre-sessional courses (2 Weeks)

Our Pre-sessional courses are intensive and academically challenging. They have been designed to help you develop the language and academic skills you need to progress onto your academic course at The University of Manchester.
Our Pre‑sessional courses consistently achieve excellent outcomes, with more than 96% of students successfully progressing to their academic courses.
We offer 10, 6, 4 and 2-week courses - the length of the course you study will depend on your current English language level, and the level required for the degree course you are applying to.
The course aims to:
raise your level of academic skills;improve your confidence working in an academic environment;help to prepare you for studying at this University.Each week you will work towards completing an academic task, such as a group presentation, seminar discussion or producing an academic poster.
Each week your studies will include:
12 hours per week of tutor-led sessions in groups of up to 18 students;approximately ten hours per week of interactive tasks to be completed either in study groups of up to five students on campus, or individually online;an individual tutorial meeting of approximately 5-minutes with your tutor, and a 15-minute group tutorial meeting with your study group and tutor.