Which Presessional Course is Right for You?

The University offers a  six or ten-week course for students holding an offer for an undergraduate or postgraduate Business programme, which has been designed in collaboration with the  Nottingham University Business School and will prepare you for studying at undergraduate or postgraduate level.

If you do not meet the presessional Business course requirements, you can first study on one of our standard 20 or 30-week programmes and then move on to the 10-week Business presessional course in the summer. For more information, click on the relevant section of the standard presessional programmes, based on the IELTS score required for your business degree (for example: overall 6.5 or 7.0).

Find out more about the six or ten-week Presessional English for Academic Purposes - Business and Management course.

The University offers a  five week course for students holding an offer for an undergraduate or postgraduate Engineering programme, which has been designed in collaboration with the  Faculty of Engineering and will prepare you for studying at undergraduate or postgraduate level.

If you do not meet the five-week course requirements, you can also study on one of our standard 10, 20 or 30 or 40-week programmes. For more information, click on the relevant section of the standard presessional programmes, based on the IELTS score required for your engineering degree (for example: overall 6.0 or 6.5).

Find out more about the  five week Presessional English for Academic Purposes - Engineering course.

The University offers an  10-week course for students holding an offer for a postgraduate Law programme, which has been designed in collaboration with the  School of Law and will prepare you for studying this subject at postgraduate level.

To join this programme you must have an IELTS 6.0 with 6.0 in writing and reading and 5.5 in listening and speaking. If you do not meet these requirements, you can first study on one of our standard programmes and then move on to the 10-week Law presessional in the summer. For more information, click on the relevant section under Standard Presessional Programmes, based on the required IELTS score for your Law degree (for example: overall 7.0)

Find out more about the  10-week Presessional English for Academic Purposes - Law course.

The University offers a four-week course for students who have an unconditional offer for either a postgraduate or undergraduate degree at The University of Nottingham (including study abroad students Erasmus/Socrates students). This course helps to prepare you for successful academic study at a British university by allowing you to practise and develop essential academic study skills.

Find out more about the four-week Presessional Academic Study Skills for Students with Unconditional Offers (PASS)