The English Language and Academic Skills Summer Programme offers you a unique opportunity to make rapid progress in academic English, and to acclimatise to life in the UK , London and at Queen Mary. It is a time to make friends and learn about other cultures before the academic year begins.

The programme will help you to

• improve your overall ability in English.
• learn study skills such as note-taking, academic writing and participating in seminars
• develop the skills you need to work independently at university.

The programme consists of three 4-week blocks. You can join for 4, 8 or 12 weeks between June and September. Classes have a maximum size of 16 usually, though we may sometimes find 17.

English Language entry requirements are different for each department. The minimum level that we would recommend entry onto the whole 12 week course is IELTS 5.5, although some Queen Mary departments may require higher entry levels. For full details, see the College's guidelines on English Language Entry Requirements [new window].

Alan Hart, Presessional Programme Director