This course is aimed at international students who intend to progress onto university courses at foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate level, but who do not have the required level of English.

You should have achieved a general level of education which is adequate for entry into higher education.

This is a full-time English language course designed to improve your academic English skills in academic reading and writing, academic listening and speaking, and project work.

You will gain experience of studying at a university in the UK, and this course will also help you to settle into a different culture and a different language before you start an academic course at the University of Salford or at any other university in the UK.  

If you successfully complete the English Study Programme at a high enough level, the University of Salford will accept this as evidence of your English language ability.

Course details

You will have 23 academic hours of English classes each week. You will also be expected to do homework and open learning in the Language Resource Centre.

When you arrive you will be given a test and placed in a group of students with a similar language level.  There are normally three different levels: pre-intermediate, intermediate and upper-intermediate.  At all levels you will have classes in academic reading and writing, academic listening and speaking, and project work.

Course Structure

The guidelines below show how long a ‘typical’ student may need to study, based on our English language teaching evidence. You may need to study for longer than the guidelines suggest. These guidelines are based on a student attending every class, participating actively in all tasks and studying independently outside the classroom as recommended by the teacher.

To progress from Recommended hours of tuition for a typical student Cumulative Total
IELTS 4.0-4.5 140 hours 340 hours
IELTS 4.5-5.0 140 hours 480 hours
IELTS 5.0-5.5 200 hours 680 hours
IELTS 5.5-6.0 200 hours 880 hours
IELTS 6.0-6.5 240 hours 1,120 hours

These are only guidelines and should be used as a minimum for the target level of English. This will depend on the individual. All students are different and progress at different rates. It also depends on your current level of English.

You will have assessed homework and class tests for each block.  If you are in a pre-intermediate or intermediate group you will have a mock IELTS test. Although we are not a testing centre we do have IELTS preparation classes and will advise you on taking the test in Manchester.

Course Enquiries

For course enquiries please call us on:

T: +44 (0) 161 295 4545

Or Email us at:

Home/EU students
E: enquiries@salford.ac.uk

International students
E: international@salford.ac.uk

www.salford.ac.uk/study