Pre-sessional courses

Applications

We are now OPEN for applications.

Our pre-sessional courses prepare international students joining Imperial College London to study STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics or medicine) degrees.

Our online pre-sessional courses can help you learn the real academic language and skills that you need for successful study at Imperial. Our 6-week and 3-week pre-sessional courses are now online for distance learning. Our full-time and intensive online courses are specifically designed for students studying science, technology, engineering, mathematics or medicine (STEMM) at Imperial.

Dr Julie Hartill from Imperial College London's Centre for Academic English (CfAE) introduces the CfAE's online pre-sessional courses.

Dr Julie Hartill from Imperial College London's Centre for Academic English introduces our online pre-sessional courses.

6-week pre-sessional course

Consider taking our 6-week course if you have an offer to study in October but need to meet the English language requirement.

3-week pre-sessional course

Consider taking our 3-week course if you have met the English language requirement ‌‌for your degree course but want to further upgrade your academic language and skills.

How to apply

Read the full details of how to submit an application for one of our pre-sessional courses.

Terms and conditions

Read the full terms and conditions for our pre-sessional courses.

What our students say

Read about previous students' experiences on our pre-sessional courses.