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Improve your English language skills with this online course. Learn academic skills such as taking notes, speaking in seminars, making presentations, handling reading assignments, and university-level reading. Reach the correct level of English for your university course.
This 12-week online course is for people with an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of 4.5 (or equivalent). If your English is higher than this, see our EAP Pre-sessional Course C or Course D.
The course will help you improve your English language and academic skills and develop your knowledge of life at university in the UK. You will build on your existing knowledge of English and develop academic skills such as listening, note-taking, reading and summarising, writing essays and reports, doing research and making presentations. You'll gain a head start by learning about the University before you start your main course and reach the required level of English to be successfully accepted to the University.
By the end of the course, your English will be the University of Sunderland IELTS equivalent of 6.0, which is what you need to study most of our courses.
This 12-week, online course is taught via the University's Virtual Learning Environment, Canvas. You'll go to online sessions, work on tasks in your own time and practise your English in online chatrooms and group projects. Plus, you'll have weekly tutorial sessions to keep in touch with your lecturer. You'll have around 360 hours of learning over the course.
When you pass the course, you'll get a Foundation Certificate of Achievement in English for Academic Purposes and have the English language skills to study your chosen course.
We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.
This course is for people who do not speak English as a first language to help you improve your English and be successfully accepted to a main course at the University of Sunderland.
If you are joining a main programme starting in September, you are not eligible for this distance learning course and should apply for the on campus EAP course instead.
We welcome applications from those with an IELTS or equivalent score of 4.5 or above with no individual skill score (speaking, listening, reading and writing) lower than 4. If your level of English is higher than IELTS 4.5 you can study this course and achieve a score 1.5 bands higher than your entry score.
If your IELTS or equivalent score is higher than 4.5, you can choose one of these alternative courses to improve your English language skills:
IELTS 5.0: EAP Pre-Sessional Course C Distance Learning
IELTS 5.5: EAP Pre-Sessional Course D Distance Learning
If you need any help completing your application, please contact our student support team.
This course is subject to approval.
The fee for this course is £2,990.
This information was correct at the time of publication.