Academic Pre-sessional Courses

If you have an English Language condition in your university offer, or you need to prepare for academic study, join one of our pre-sessional courses. You can join any one of our pre-sessional courses either on campus in Swansea or online from your home country.

New courses in 2025 prepare students for September and January entry points into degree schemes.
Term 1: April - August 2025 (20-/12-/10-/8-Week courses available)
Term 2: July - December 2025 (20-/12-/10-/8-Week courses available)
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20 Weeks

Entry:

SWELT/IELTS 4.5 (minimum 4.0)

Exit:

5.5/6.0/6.5

Term dates:

7th April - 29th August 2025

28th July - 12th December 2025

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12 Weeks

Entry:

SWELT/IELTS 5.0 (minimum 4.5)

Exit:

5.5/6.0/6.5

Term dates:

19th June - 29th August 2025

22nd September - 12th December 2025

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10 Weeks

Entry:

SWELT/IELTS 5.5 (minimum 5.0)

Exit:

5.5/6.0/6.5

Term dates:

23rd June - 29th August 2025

6th October - 12th December 2025

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8 Weeks

Entry:

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Exit:

5.5/6.0/6.5

Term dates:

7th July - 29th August 2025

20th October - 12th December 2025

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Tailor-Made Courses

Look at our general English and private training courses.

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General English Summer Programme

Join us in July and August for our General English Summer Programme. The General English Summer Programme provides learners with a fun, interactive, and engaging way to learn and practise communicative English. Classes are taught in small groups of a similar level and different nationalities and there are weekly trips and social activities.

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Private English Groups

Looking for specific English training? We can design a training programme for your staff or students in any field of English. Your group will receive the whole focus of our teaching to meet your exact needs and requirements.

We have previously taught CPD for international English teachers, English for Japanese factory workers, medical English, and English for academic research, to name but a few.

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Teacher Training and Community Engagement

Teach anywhere in the world with our full-time or part-time CELTA courses, or apply for our free English language community classes.

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Cambridge English CELTA Full-Time

Would you like to start a career in English language teaching abroad or in the UK? Why not join our full time 5-week intensive Cambridge English CELTA?

 

30th June - 1st August 2025

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Cambridge English CELTA Part-Time

Would you like to start a career in English language teaching abroad or in the UK? Why not join our 10/11-week, part-time Cambridge English CELTA?

 

23rd September - 6th December 2024

or 27th January - 11th April 2025

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Community Classes

Free English language classes delivered by trained volunteers for learners within the community who need access to them.

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