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Pre-sessional English courses

Pre-sessionals 2027

Prepare for success in your King’s degree with our Pre-sessional courses. 

Our innovative Pre-sessional courses provide you with the academic and language skills you need to succeed in your chosen degree and offer an alternative route to retaking an external English test. 

We have 16, 11 and 6 week courses to help you meet your offer conditions with on-campus, online and blended study options. We also have a separate Pre-sessional pathway for undergraduate students to support you in starting your UK Higher Education at Bachelor’s level. If you are a postgraduate student, you will join a stream related to your subject area and will study with classmates joining your faculty. Whichever pathway you take, our team of experienced and highly qualified tutors will give you the very best start in your academic studies. 

Over 98% of students met the conditions to progress to their chosen degree at King's in 2026 and our Pre-sessional programme satisfaction is consistently above 95%.

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Find out more about the different Pre-sessional pathways in 2027

What our students say

Hear from some of our former Pre-Sessional students on what they learnt on the course and why they found it helpful before going onto undergraduate or postgraduate study.

 

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What our students say

Mohammad, a former 16-week Pre-sessional course student was initially daunted by the prospect of studying a Pre-sessional course but found the cultural exchange significant in enhancing his way of thinking. In this video he shares how he learnt skills such as commitment and how to unleash his potential, as well as improving more traditional skills such as reading, writing and taking notes.