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Humanities and Social Sciences

Pre-Masters Programme
Apply for January 2027

Key information

  • Award - GradDip
  • Duration - One year
  • Start dates - January 2027 and September 2027
  • Entry requirements - See all entry requirements
  • Fees - £25,950

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Progression degrees

Designed for international and EU students, this Pre-Masters pathway provides progression to postgraduate degrees in Humanities and Social Sciences subjects. As a student on this pathway, you’ll be taught by expert academics and enjoy full access to the University’s facilities and support services, helping you make the most of your time in London.
You will need to meet specific requirements to progress onto your Master’s degree programme.

Progression degrees

  • MSc Accounting and Management 
  • MSc Computer Science (Conversion) 
  • MA Creative Industries and Arts Organisation 
  • MSc Development & International Business 
  • MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 
  • MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation 
  • MA Global Development 
  • MSc Global Public Health and Policy  
  • MA Heritage Management 
  • MSc International Business & Politics 
  • MSc International Financial Management 
  • MSc International Human Resource Management 
  • MSc International Public Policy 
  • MA International Relations  
  • MA Digital Media and Global Cultures 
  • MA Creative Arts & Media 
  • MA Translation and Adaptation Studies 
  • MA Linguistics 
  • MSc Linguistics and AI 
  • MSc Management 
  • MSc Marketing 
  • MSc Digital Marketing 
  • MSc International Marketing and Business Strategies 
  • MSc International Marketing and Consumer Psychology 
  • MSc Marketing and Digital Analytics 
  • MSc Marketing and Digital Communications 
  • MA History  
  • MA History MA History of Political Thought and Intellectual History  
  • MSc Public Mental Health 
  • MSc Public Policy 
  • MSc Mental Health: Psychological Therapies 
  • MSc Cultural Psychology and Psychiatry 
  • MSc Creative Arts & Mental Health 

Entry Requirements

Degree

  • At least a pass in a full first degree that is equivalent to a UK undergraduate degree. 
  • We will consider most degree subjects.
  • We expect applicants to have passed all final year modules. Awards with failed modules in the final year of academic study will be considered on a case by case basis at the discretion of the academic department.

Diploma of Higher Education

  • A UK Diploma of Higher Education (Level 5) with at least 50% overall, or the overseas equivalent. 
  • We will consider most subject areas.
  • We expect applicants to have passed all final year modules.  Awards with failed modules in the final year of academic study will be considered on a case by case basis at the discretion of the academic department.

English Language

The English Language requirements for entry to Pre-Masters Graduate Diploma programmes falls within the following English band:

Band 2: IELTS (Academic) minimum score of 5.5 overall with 5.5 in each of Writing, Listening, Reading and Speaking

Find out more about our English language requirements, including information on a range of other types of accepted English tests and qualifications and scores needed for entry to the programme.

For country specific entry requirements, please click here.

Course Structure

Term Dates  (2026 - 2027)

Term Dates  (2027 - 2028)

All students will study the three following compulsory modules:

  • English Language and Study Skills
  • Research Methods
  • Independent Research Project

Alongside the three compulsory modules, you will also study a number of subject specific modules which will be chosen in line with your preferred progression degree programme.

Compulsory

  • Introduction to Business and Management
  • Contemporary Issues in Business and Management
  • Introduction to Politics and International Relations I
  • Introduction to Politics and International Relations II

Please note that all modules are subject to change and academic suitability.

Compulsory:

  • Introduction to Politics and International Relations I
  • Introduction to Politics and International Relations II
  • Introduction to Business and Management 
  • Contemporary Issues in Business and Management

Please note that all modules are subject to change and academic suitability.

Compulsory

  • Introduction to Politics and International Relations I
  • Introduction to Politics and International Relations II
  • Introduction to Business and Management
  • Contemporary Issues in Business and Management

Please note that all modules are subject to change and academic suitability.

Compulsory

  • Introduction to Politics and International Relations I
  • Introduction to Politics and International Relations II
  • Introduction to Business and Management 
  • Contemporary Issues in Business and Management 

Please note that all modules are subject to change and academic suitability.

Compulsory

  • Introduction to Politics and International Relations I
  • Introduction to Politics and International Relations II
  • Introduction to Business and Management 
  • Contemporary Issues in Business and Management 

Please note that all modules are subject to change and academic suitability.

Studying on the Pre-Masters programme has really helped give my life more focus and to understand how to independently learn and think critically....The PMP programme transformed my life!
— David, Graduate Diploma in Humanities and Social Science

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