Advanced Pre-sessional Course for Graduate Students

The Oxford Advanced Pre-sessional Course is a challenging and intensive 9-week programme aimed at preparing students (both native and non-native speakers of English) for postgraduate degree programmes in the UK. It combines courses in academic writing and research skills with courses in international relations, history and philosophy. It comprises at least 15 hours of weekly classes and guided self-study and is suitable for graduate students from any discipline.

The course aims to help students to:

• develop nuanced academic writing and oral communication skills

• critically engage with complex written and spoken texts

• identify and apply effective reading strategies to a variety of texts

• deliver formal presentations with confidence and clarity

• participate effectively in seminars

• advance their development as an independent learner.