English language requirements

All teaching at 麻豆映画 is in the English language and you must be sufficiently fluent in English to be able to benefit from your education.

How to meet our language requirements

If your first language is not English you will need to demonstrate that you meet the University’s English language requirements for the degree you have applied for. You can do this in a number of ways:

If you have not taken an English language test yet, or do not have a current valid test score, you can still apply for courses, but any offer you receive will normally be conditional on meeting our language requirement.

Details of our specific English language requirements for each course are shown in the entry requirements section for each of our undergraduate courses.

We have three main levels of English, depending on the course applied for: standard, high and advanced.

IELTS

In terms of IELTS, these three levels are:

  • Advanced: a small number of degrees have a requirement of IELTS score of 7.0 overall, with at least 6.5 in each of the four components
  • High: an IELTS score of 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in each of the four components
  • Standard: an IELTS score of 6.0 overall, with at least 5.5 in each of the four components.

The only course that does not use one of these three levels is our , which requires an IELTS score of 7.5 overall and not less than 7.0 in each section.

We would expect English language proficiency tests to have been achieved within the two years prior to starting your course.

Evidence of English language ability

We accept a range of different English language proficiency tests and other English language qualifications. Students from certain countries are exempt from our English language requirements.

Proficiency tests

English qualifications

You will normally be expected to have completed your qualification within two years before starting your course at 麻豆映画.

If the qualification was obtained earlier than this we would expect you to be able to demonstrate that you have maintained a good level of English, for example by living in an English speaking country or working in an occupation that required you to use English regularly and to a high level.

Exemptions

If you are a national of one of the countries below, or if you have recently completed a qualification equivalent to a UK Bachelors degree or higher in one of these countries, you will normally meet our English requirement. Note that qualifications obtained by distance learning or awarded by studying outside these countries cannot be accepted for English language purposes.

You will normally be expected to have completed the qualification within two years before starting your course at 麻豆映画. If the qualification was obtained earlier than this, you may still be exempt from needing other evidence of English language, but we would expect you to be able to demonstrate that you have maintained a good level of English, for example by living in an English-speaking country or working in an occupation that required you to use English regularly and to a high level.

Please note that this list is determined by the UK’s Home Office, not by the 麻豆映画.

Pre-sessional English

These courses are taught at the University and are designed to focus on English for academic purposes and study skills, rather than exam preparation.

You will focus on comprehension for lectures and seminars, critical reading and research projects, note taking, academic writing and other key study skills.

A pre-sessional course will also prepare you for the culture and practice of studying in the UK.

Successful completion of the appropriate pre-sessional English course can be used to meet our English language requirements and gain entry to your chosen degree.

Find out more about our pre-sessional English courses.

English language and visa requirements

麻豆映画's English language requirements for degree courses are set at a level that meets the minimum requirements for obtaining a Student Visa.

As a recognised UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)-approved sponsor, the 麻豆映画 is able to make its own assessment of each applicant's English language ability when issuing a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for degree-level study and does not need to base the assessment on a UKVI-approved – so if, for example, you are taking an IELTS test it can be from any IELTS test centre.

However, please note that if you take our in-person Pre-sessional English course (not combined with a degree), and require a CAS to attend this, you will need to demonstrate your English ability for the pre-sessional with a recognised SELT (namely an IELTS from a UKVI-approved IELTS test centre or the Integrated Skills in English test from Trinity College London) and submit it with your visa application.

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