Foundation courses

• How do I choose my English programme?
• How do I choose my foundation programme?

First check on our entry level guidelines if you want to find out which IELTS or TOEFL score you need to enter a foundation, undergraduate or masters programme at Queen Mary.

English Programmes

•  Choose the Pre-sessional programme if you already have a formal offer for an undergraduate or masters degree at Queen Mary and need to improve your English language and academic skills before starting your main degree programme. We have four, eight or twelve week courses available from June to September.

• Choose the Campus English programme if you want a course to improve your general language skills in a university environment. If you want a course to improve your academic language skills, prepare your for IELTS or other language exams,or for pre-foundation language study, then you should choose the Academic Campus English (ACE) programme.. You do not need to be a future Queen Mary student to take these programmes.

Foundation Programmes

•  Choose the International Foundation Programme in Social Science and Humanities if you have finished high school and want to study for a degree at Queen Mary or another UK university in subjects such as Law, Business, Economics, Politics, Geography or History. It is also suitable if you would like to study subjects such as International Relations, Media or Marketing for example. It lasts for one year and you take three academic subjects and English language and study skills classes.

•  Choose the International Science and Engineering Foundation Programme (ISEFP) if you want to study for a degree in Engineering, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences (leading to Medicine and Health professions), Material Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, Environmental Management or Business Management with a science subject such as Business Management with Statistics and Finance.

To qualify for admission you must have mathematics and science in one of the following: final year high school certificate, international baccalaureate (IB), five IGCSE subjects with minimum B grades or two international A levels.

This is a one year course which has two start dates: September and January. The January start ends in July so you may start your degree in September of the same year. To apply email: p.cunnan@qmul.ac.uk

•  Choose the Pre-masters programmes for international students if you have a first degree or diploma and want to study for a post-graduate degree at Queen Mary or another UK university. This flexible programme covers almost all areas of study in Social Sciences, Sciences and Arts. All our pre-masters programmes include both academic courses to extend your subject knowledge and English courses to develop your language and study skills. The following pathways are offered:

• Pre-masters Pathway in Business and Management
• Pre-masters Pathway in Finance and Investment
• Pre-masters Pathway in Arts, Humanities and Cultural Studies
• Pre-masters Pathway in Materials Science
• Pre-masters Pathway in Sciences (Non-Materials)

Entry Level Guidelines for English Language.

You can check the usual IELTS and TOEFL scores for entry to all our foundation, undergraduate and post-graduate programmes below.

If your QM offer is conditional upon achieving a score in IELTS, TOEFL or another English language test, and you have not quite reached the required standard, (e.g your offer letter says 7.0 and you only have 6.5) you can attend the presessional course for a specified period of time (see below) instead of taking IELTS or TOEFL again. At the end of the presessional course you can enter your undergraduate or postgraduate degree course directly. You will also be able to attend the free Insessional English Programme while you follow your main course.

If you are planning to take a foundation programme and need to reach IELTS 5.0 (for pre-undergraduate) or 5.5 (for pre-masters) then you should choose Campus English for your language study (not the presessional programme).

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