This one-year (2-semester) programme offers successful students guaranteed progression* to Loughborough University. Students will undertake the programme at a purpose-built Centre located on Loughborough University's stunning town campus.

The Pre-Master's Programme is designed to prepare international students for postgraduate study in the UK. It enables students to improve their English while developing the study skills and research methods required for Master’s degree studies.

The duration of the programme is two semesters, with each semester consisting of a minimum of 13 teaching weeks. Students will engage in 21 hours of classroom-based study per week and are expected to allocate additional time for self-study.

Each module includes an assessment schedule to be completed by the end of the appropriate term. This will consist of formative and summative assignments as well as other assessment tasks. These assessments are designed to demonstrate learning across the individual modules and to expose students to a variety of assessment methods commonly used in UK postgraduate programmes.

Modules studied include:

• Undergraduate Research Dissertation • Academic English Language Development • Research and Digital Literacy Skills • Personal Development for Employability • Working in Teams • Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods