Online pre-sessional English

If you need to improve your level of English before joining us, we've partnered with the Oxford International Digital Institute to offer online pre-sessional English courses.

Boost your English skills and language confidence with an online pre-sessional English course. You can choose the course length that is most suited to your needs, to ensure you start your studies with success.

As these courses are delivered online, they offer flexibility for you to complete from wherever you are in the world. 

Please note these online pre-sessional English courses are only for students holding an offer to progress on to an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at the University of Brighton, and not our partner institutions such as the University of Brighton International College.

Key facts

Type: Online English language pre-sessional

Duration: 12 or six weeks

Location: Online

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Why take an online pre-sessional English course?

  • Improve your academic English and language skills to the standard your course requires.
  • Live sessions and lectures that you can access from wherever you are in the world.
  • Different length course options based on your current English language level.
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Entry requirements, dates and fees

2025

Please note, our online course dates for postgraduate students joining us in January 2025 have now passed, and our summer 2025 course dates have not been announced yet. We recommend checking back in spring 2025 for summer course dates.

Postgraduate

Course lengthEntry levelExit levelDatesFees
12 weeks IELTS 5.5
(with no component below 5.0)		 IELTS 6.5
(with no component below 6.0)		 2025 dates TBC 2025 fees TBC
6 weeks IELTS 6.0
(with no component below 5.5)		 IELTS 6.5
(with no component below 6.0)

2025 dates TBC

 2025 fees TBC

Students must allow time to obtain their Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS) and their Student visa after successfully completing their pre-sessional English course. 

We recommend students read the University of Brighton's guidance and check if they have access to the priority visa service if needed, before booking onto any courses. 

Academic entry requirements

  • Academic entry requirements for degree courses can be found on the course finder.
  • You must pass the pre-sessional English course and ensure you meet all of the other academic entry requirements for your degree course by the CAS deadlines. If you do not pass the pre-sessional English course and meet the academic entry requirements for your course, you will not be able to progress to the University of Brighton.
  • Find out more about our English language requirements.

More information

Unfortunately you would not be able to complete the summer pre-sessional English courses if you are studying any of the following courses, as the results would not be available before your course start date: 

On-campus pre-sessional courses

We also offer on-campus pre-sessional English courses, delivered by the University of Brighton International College in Brighton.

View our on-campus PSE courses