Professional course Pre-Sessional English Programme

The Pre-Sessional English course (PSE) is designed for international students who need to acquire the level of English language skills required to study at UWE Bristol.

The course will help you prepare for studying and living in the UK, including understanding lectures and academic texts, writing assignments, speaking in seminars and giving presentations.

At the end of the course, you will be required to pass an in-house assessment in order to progress to your degree programme.

Student testimonials

This is what our students said about their experience of our Pre-sessional course:

 I am very lucky to take this course. In these 15 weeks, I have learned a lot, not only in English but also to understand UWE's teaching mode, which allows me to adapt to my main course more quickly. For essays, my tutors helped me a lot. Thank you for teaching us, and I hope we can meet in Bristol!  Shuming Ji, China. MSc Accounting & Finance

Because of coronavirus, we were not able to take the offline course, but the online course gave us a new experience. Every teacher in the course gave us a lot of help in terms of improving our English level. Although thousands of miles away, we can feel your enthusiasm and charm through the screen.

Thanks again to you all! Mingwei Yan, China. MSc Building Information Modelling

It has been a lovely course and the tutors were so kind and helpful. I studied on the face-to-face course before the pandemic and honestly nothing changed when we switched to the online method. Sultan Almutairi, Saudi Arabia. MSc Data Science

 The writing part of the course has been like a gym for my mind to improve my communication skills, and I found all the topics extremely interesting. Thanks for all the different assignments during this course. Thanks for all the feedback and time dedicated to me and for this useful and amazing course! Luigi Bertoni, Italy. MBA

There were many advantages of taking this course online due to the coronavirus pandemic, one of which is staying safe at home while completing the necessary language course to start my main programme afterwards. If I have the opportunity to study online again it will be great, because this course has taught me a lot, just as if I was in a classroom. The staff were very helpful and they responded to all my questions and inquiries. Ghada Alali, Qatar, LLM Commercial Law

All parts of the course were so good for learning. The most valuable part of the course was writing. I learnt a lot of things and many techniques for writing assignments. Mubeen Ali, Pakistan. MSc Data Science

Everything in this course was great.Hamid Akbar, Saudi Arabia. MSc Engineering Management

I'd like to thank you for your amazing effort and understanding.Abdulaziz Alaskar, Saudi Arabia. MSc Cyber Security

 It's a great class! Shoujie Zhang, China. BA International Business Management

We started as teachers and students, but we have ended up as friends. Tariq Al Diri, Jordan. LLM International Trade and Economic Law

Entry requirements

The length of the PSE you require will depend on your current IELTS score and the score you require to progress to your main programme of study. Entry to undergraduate (UG) degrees usually requires IELTS 6.0 or equivalent. Entry to postgraduate (PG) degrees and direct entry onto year three of an undergraduate degree normally requires IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. Some courses may require a higher level of English, so please check individual degree programmes for entry scores required.

The table below gives information about which PSE you will need to complete in order to proceed to your chosen degree course.

UWE Bristol only accepts UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved Secure English Language Tests (SELTs) as evidence of English language ability. Please see our English language requirements for more details about these tests.

Please note that unless specified, all students wishing to join a PSE programme must have a minimum IELTS score of 4.0 (or equivalent) in each element.

Applicants will be asked to submit a copy of their English Language qualification before an offer can be given.

For EU students or overseas students who do not need a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK, it may be possible to take the UWE Bristol English Language Placement Test to assess your level for entry. Please email: international@uwe.ac.uk to arrange this.