One Week Pre-Course

Students whose first language is not English often take time to adjust to the requirements of academic study at a UK university. Taking part in a pre-course can help in this process of adjustment, developing students' confidence in their own use of English and study skills, so that they can embark on their degree programmes fully prepared.

Course outline

  • Central orientation
  • London orientation
  • undergraduate/postgraduate study orientation
  • English with academic purpose: familiarise yourself with subject-specific language and terminology across courses and strands (which will help you get to know other courses too)
  • modes of learning and teaching at Central
  • communicating with peers and staff at Central
  • speaking within a new group and practicing English if it is a second or other language, before the  beginning of your full course
  • information session on accommodation, finance and other practical aspects of living and studying in London.

You will attend a number of sessions on campus, as well as enjoying a range of drama, theatre and performance. You will have the opportunity to attend Central's Festival of Emergent Arts. You will have access to the library and computer facilities while here.

Course aims

  • to develop students' ease of the use of the language of drama, theatre and performance at an English university
  • to provide an understanding of the academic and cultural context of university study
  • to help you to plan for the beginning of your studies.

Key features

  • the course is intended for students who are starting undergraduate or postgraduate degree programmes in September or October
  • the course involves tutor-led classes and there will be several pre-arranged theatre visits in the evenings
  • some students taking this course may do so as a result of a recommendation from a tutor at the point of interview/audition
  • many students are not required to take this course, but choose to do so in order to better prepare themselves for their future studies and their experience as a student in the UK
  • students destined for other colleges of the University of London and other universities in the UK are welcome to apply, where the focus of their studies will be performance, drama and theatre.

If you require a visa, please ensure you allow enough time for one to be issued. Central will provide you with a visa letter once registration and payment for the course is complete.

Late arrival may compromise your chance of successfully completing the course conditions.

Cost: £385 per student

Booking: For further information or to book call +44 (0)20 7559 3960 or email spcd@cssd.ac.uk