Pre-sessional English
Prepare for your main academic course at UAL
Studying a Pre-sessional course will enable you to improve your language skills and learn about academic life at UAL. If you complete your Pre-sessional course and pass your assessments, you can progress to your main academic course at UAL.
Our Pre-sessional courses are accredited by BALEAP.
Join a UAL community wherever you are
We have cancelled our on-site courses for this year. All Pre-sessional courses are available online.
You will join an engaging course taught by supportive, experienced tutors. For online courses, you do not need to travel to London.
We can accept a variety of English language tests with applications. Entry requirements can be found on our courses pages.
Which Pre-sessional course is best for me?
There are different types of Pre-sessional course that you can choose from, based on the English language preparation you need. Find out which course is right for you.
Applications
- Summer 2022 applications for Pre-sessional, Pre-Foundation English, and EPIC courses are now open.
- Applications for 19 Week Pre-sessional are closed.
- If you need advice about your Pre-sessional application, please email us at presessional-admissions@arts.ac.uk.
- Read UAL’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Online Pre-sessional courses
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Pre-sessional art club work 2021: Enthusiasm by Gary
19 Week Pre-sessional Online
For applicants who need to improve their English level by 1.5 IELTS bands (or equivalent).
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Pre-sessional art club work 2021: Elegant by Tomio
13 Week Pre-sessional Online
For applicants who need to improve their English level by 1.0 IELTS bands (or equivalent).
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Pre-sessional art club work 2021: Bird by Stilwell
9 Week Pre-sessional Online
For applicants who need to improve their English level by 0.5 IELTS bands (or equivalent).
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Pre-sessional art club work 2021: Intuitive by Torey
Unconditional Pre-sessional Online
For applicants who already meet their main course language requirement.
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Pre-sessional art club work 2021: Enthusiasm by Xinyue Zhou
Pre-Foundation English Online
For applicants with a conditional offer for a UAL Foundation Diploma or Level 3 Introduction course, who need to improve their English by 0.5 IELTS bands (or equivalent).
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Pre-sessional art club work 2021: Intuition makes the world by Wenhau
EPIC 10 Weeks Online
EPIC 10 Weeks Online (Exam Preparation Intensive Course) is suitable for you if you need to improve your overall English level by 1.0 IELTS bands (or equivalent).
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Pre-sessional art club 2021: Eye-catching by Wenhao Wang
EPIC 6 Weeks Online
EPIC 6 Weeks Online (Exam Preparation Intensive Course) is suitable for you if you need to improve your overall English level by 0.5 IELTS bands (or equivalent).
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Work by Ella d'Aguilar, 2020
Winter Pre-sessional Online
For applicants who have a conditional offer for a UAL course staring in January 2023, who need to improve their English by 0.5 IELTS bands (or equivalent).
More information
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Image credit: Jo Mansfield
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Textiles with organic shapes by Tayla-Jayne Sander Image credit: Alys Tomlinson
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My New Home Credit: Afrah Babkair
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The theme of last week's pre-sessional Art club session was "Favourite"💕 💕 💕 Chanin Polpanumas @heaven_lute shared his breath-taking photography work about...
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The theme of last week's pre-sessional Art club session was "GREEN"💚🍃🌵🦚. Jiaxiang Lin(Tom)@17lange shared his collage with us: " We're always going to ass...
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This term, learn a modern language online with an arts and culture focus. Choose from Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese or Spanish. ...
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"The art of connecting" - a Sharing Sketchbooks exhibition and a few days of activities will take place in The Triangle Space at Chelsea late May/early June. Jo...