Institute of Continuing Education

At the request of the Institute of Continuing Education, the Language Centre carries out academic English literacy assessments for the following ICE programmes:

• Master of Studies
• Undergraduate Diploma and Certificate
• Postgraduate Diploma and Certificate
• International Summer School

Where eligible, applicants for these courses are referred to the Language Centre by ICE. Please note that applicants for these courses should not contact the Language Centre directly for an assessment.

There is a charge for the assessment which must be paid in advance. On completion of the assessment, the Language Centre will confirm whether you meet the minimum requirements, and will make a recommendation to the Institute of Continuing Education of the outcome of the assessment. The Institute of Continuing Education will notify you of the outcome.

All teaching and assessment is in English. Students whose first language is not English are asked to satisfy ICE that they have the required near-native command of the language to get the maximum benefit from studying with ICE. Please be aware that less than native fluency in both spoken and written English may affect a student’s success on a course.

Undergraduate-level awards
When applying to study a course for credit leading to a University award, students whose first language is not English should take a language proficiency test to show that they have the necessary command of the language. The minimum requirements must be achieved in the same sitting and no more than two years before the start of the course.

Postgraduate-level awards
Students applying to postgraduate courses and whose first language is not English are required to pass an English test at a high level prior to their admission being confirmed. The University believes that it is in the student's interest that his or her language skills are at a very high level before he or she embarks on a course and adherence to this requirement is strict. Students must be able to communicate in English at a level and in an idiom suitable to the subject.

For further information, please contact the Institute of Continuing Education directly.

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