Pre-sessional for LBIC (also known as Brunel Pathway College)

Our Pre-sessional English for LBIC (also known as Brunel Pathway College) courses have been designed to provide you with intensive English language support in a friendly and supportive environment prior to your studies with LBIC.

Start studying English with us face-to-face online with a view to coming on campus later on. All of Brunel Language Centre’s courses begin with a 3-day orientation programme. If you take the whole course online, you will be able to do your test online at the end of the course so you can progress to your degree programme.

Max Class size:12
Face-to-Face Online learning hours: 19 per week
Age range: 17+

Studying an online Pre-sessional English course that finishes in May 2021 will allow you to start your degree course on campus in May/June 2021.

Studying an online Pre-sessional English course that finishes in September 2021 will allow you to start your degree course on campus in the autumn of 2021.

Studying an online Pre-sessional English course that finishes in December 2021 will allow you to start your degree course on campus in January 2022.

All of our courses are available online

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We offer a wide range of start dates, with courses suitable for students with different English Language abilities.

Courses for students planning to begin their academic studies in May 2021

Weeks	Start Date	End Date	Fee	Application Deadline
11	3 February 2021	7 May 2021	£3,795	6 January 2021

Courses for students planning to begin their academic studies in September 2021

Weeks	Start Date	End Date	Fee	Application Deadline
27	3 February 2021	3 September 2021	£8,640	6 January 2021
16	12 May 2021	3 September 2021	£5,520	14 April 2021
12	9 June 2021	3 September 2021	£4,560	12 May 2021
10	23 June 2021	3 September 2021	£3,800	26 May 2021
6	21 July 2021	3 September 2021	£2,280	23 June 2021

Courses for students planning to begin their academic studies in January 2022

Weeks	Start Date	End Date	Fee	Application Deadline
38	3 February 2021	17 December 2021	£11,970	6 Januray 2021
27	12 May 2021	17 December 2021	£8,640	14 April 2021
19	21 July 2021	17 December 2021	£7,220	23 June 2021
11	22 September 2021	17 December 2021	£4,180	25 August 2021
7	20 October 2021	17 December 2021	£2,660	22 September 2021

Courses for students planning to begin their academic studies in May 2022

Weeks	Start Date	End Date	Fees	Application Deadline
35	21 July 2021	6 May 2022	£11,025	23 June 2021
27	22 September 2021	6 May 2022	£8,505	25 August 2021
23	20 October 2021	6 May 2022	£7,705	22 September 2021
15	5 January 2022	6 May 2022	£5,025	8 December 2021
11	2 February 2022	6 May 2022	£4,180	5 January 2022

Courses for students planning to begin their academic studies in September 2022

Weeks	Start Date	End Date	Fees	Application Deadline
51	21 July 2021	2 September 2022	£16,065	23 June 2021
43	22 September 2021	2 September 2022	£13,545	25 August 2021
39	20 October 2021	2 September 2022	£12,285	22 September 2021
31	5 January 2022	2 September 2022	£9,765	8 December 2021
27	2 February 2022	2 September 2022	£8,505	5 January 2022
16	11 May 2022	2 September 2022	£5,360	13 April 2022
12	8 June 2022	2 September 2022	£4,560	11 May 2022
10	22 June 2022	2 September 2022	£3,800	25 May 2022
6	20 July 2022	2 September 2022	£2,280	22 June 2022

Courses for students planning to begin their academic studies in January 2023

Weeks	Start Date	End Date	Fees	Application Deadline
45	5 January 2022	16 December 2022	£14,175	8 December 2021
40	2 February 2022	16 December 2022	£12,600	5 January 2022
29	11 May 2022	16 December 2022	£9,135	13 April 2022
19	20 July 2022	16 December 2022	£6,365	22 June 2022
11	21 September 2022	16 December 2022	£4,180	24 August 2022
7	19 October 2022	16 December 2022	£2,660	21 September 2022

Non-Teaching Dates and Holidays

We recommend that students only make plans to leave the UK during the longer Brunel Language Centre closure periods of 3 weeks.

Students are advised not to make plans to leave the UK during term time.

Teaching will not take place on the following dates, which include Brunel Language Centre holiday dates and Bank Holidays. Bank Holidays are public holidays and the university and many businesses will be closed on these dates.

2021:

Monday 29 March 2021 to Friday 9 April 2021 (Easter Holiday)

Monday 3 May – Friday 14 (Mid-term break)- PLEASE NOTE STUDENTS ON ENGLISH COURSES DUE TO FINISH IN MAY 2021 SHOULD ENSURE THAT THEY ARE IN THE UK AND AVAILABLE UP UNTIL FRIDAY 7 MAY 2021.

Monday 3 May 2021 (Bank Holiday)

Monday 31 May 2021(Bank Holiday)

Monday 30 August 2021(Bank Holiday)

Monday 13 December 2021 to Monday 3 January 2022 (Christmas Holiday) - PLEASE NOTE STUDENTS ON ENGLISH COURSES DUE TO FINISH IN DECEMBER 2021 SHOULD ENSURE THEY ARE IN THE UK AND AVAILABLE UP UNTIL FRIDAY 17 DECEMBER 2021.

The course focuses on improving your academic English, covering areas such as:

Pronunciation and Presentation skills
Listening and Note-taking
Seminar skills
Vocabulary workshops

Sample Timetable (on campus)

Sample Timetable (online)

Here at the Brunel Language Centre, our aim is to help our students achieve the English Language scores they need to progress onto their chosen LBIC (also known as Brunel Pathway College) course.

Improving language skills can take time. The length of English Language course that a student requires will be determined by their current English Language level in addition to the entry requirements for their chosen academic course.

To help you decide how many weeks English Language you will need to undertake please use the table here.

Please note that these are for guidance only. For specific advice please feel free to send your most recent English Language qualification to languagecentre@brunel.ac.uk

To apply for a LBIC Pre-sessional course you must have:

A current offer for an LBIC course (if you have not yet done so, you can apply here)
Met all the academic requirements for LBIC, excluding English Language
Taken a recognised English qualification, such as IELTS (students who require a Tier 4 visa must hold an 'Academic IELTS for UKVI' certificate)
Checked to see which Pre-sessional course is most suitable for you

Once you have done this you can apply using the tabs in the top right hand corner of this webpage.

Please note: You will only be able to apply for a Tier 4 student visa to undertake a Pre-sessional English course if you take the ‘IELTS for UKVI’ test. Some IELTS centres run both kinds of Academic IELTS so you must make sure you book the UKVI recognised Academic IELTS called ‘IELTS test for UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) purposes’.

For more information please contact us here

Our online English Language learning is Face-to-Face – you will see your tutors and fellow students for a minimum of 19 hours a week, you will receive a free digital course book and have one-to-one tutorials with your personal tutor. Maximum class size is now 12.