You can combine this diploma with a one-year master's programme to create a two-year course of study in higher education in the UK. The diploma will bridge any gaps between your first degree and UK higher education by preparing you for postgraduate courses in business, hotel and restaurant management, social sciences and law, humanities, art, publishing and music. You will develop your knowledge and use of English in your chosen subject, extend your critical thinking skills and link the teaching and learning styles of your home country with those in UK higher education. Your will also be able to develop your research skills.
Course content
The diploma develops your knowledge and confident use of academic English through modules in seminar skills, text comprehension and analysis, text production, academic writing and research skills, critical reading for postgraduate study and an extended writing project. You may also choose from a range of subject modules related to your future degree to increase your knowledge of the subject and to give you experience of studying with British and other international students. You can also prepare for and take IELTS during the diploma at an additional fee.
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Learning, teaching and assessment
You will have a personal tutor who guides you throughout your course and advises you on your subject modules. Your tutor can also help you to apply to your future degree at Oxford Brookes or another UK university. The diploma prepares you in the ways of teaching and learning which you will experience on your degree course: lectures, seminars, tutorials and independent learning. Assessment is by coursework.
Entry requirements
January entry: IELTS 6.0/TEOFL 550 (213)
September entry: IELTS 5.5 (minimum 5.5 in Reading and Writing)/TOEFL 525 (195)
Application
For a full brochure and application form, please contact:
The Administrator
The International Centre for English Language Studies
Oxford Brookes University
Headington
Oxford OX3 0BP
UK