Run by the British Council, the IELTS test is the most widely recognised and commonly available English language qualification.

IELTS indicator/academic tests

IELTS Indicator is an online test that can be taken in-person or online. The test includes four skills: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. You will receive an indicative score for each. Your performance will be marked by IELTS examiners and you will receive your result within seven days.

The Academic test is available for a limited time while IELTS testing is currently suspended due to COVID-19. Educational providers can use IELTS Indicator to help them gauge the English language ability of future students while IELTS testing is suspended.

For further information please visit their website.

Taken in-person, the PTE test is designed to test international English. There are three parts to the overall test: Speaking and Writing, Reading and Listening. You will take the online test in a test centre, and your score will be sent to you within five working days.

For further information please visit their website.

The TOEFL IBT can be taken either in-person or online. There are four tests to complete: Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing.

The entire test will take around 3.5 hours to complete, including a 30 minute break. You'll receive your score within four days of completion.

For further information please visit their website.

Taken online only, the Oxford ELLT tests the four areas of Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening. This can be taken anywhere online, and you will receive your results within 48 hours upon completion.

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For further information please visit their website.

You can complete your LanguageCert test either in-person or online.

There are two parts to this exam: Written (which covers Listening, Reading and Writing) and Spoken (which covers Speaking). You can take both exams either together or independently, depending on your preference. The Written exam will take around 3 hours 10 minutes, whereas the Spoken exam takes 15 minutes.

You will receive your results between 3-10 business days upon completion depending on whether you took the paper-based or online test.

For further information please visit their website.

The University offers students that have scored lower than their required scores the opportunity to study either a 6-week or 10-week pre-sessional course, or a one-year International Foundation Programme.

These programmes require that you hold a SELT (Secure English Language Test) as they are a below degree level programme: examples include IELTS for UKVI, Pearson PTE Academic UKVI and LanguageCert SELT.

We currently offer online pre-sessional courses that do not require a SELT, but you must still meet the requirements as below. Successfully passing these courses will count as meeting the English Language Requirement for your progression to your course.

Students who want to move on to undergraduate programmes that include professional qualification, e.g., Nursing and Midwifery, may have admission requirements in addition to passing the IFP such as an interview or higher language level.

If you intend to take these degrees, you should check their requirements directly or ask Admissions. In these cases, you may be advised to enter the IFP at a higher language level in order to ensure you can make the necessary progress over the year.

For further information please see the Pre-Sessional or International Foundation Programme.

• Professional Health
• BSc Adult/Child/Mental Health Nursing
• Midwifery
• Diagnostic Radiography
• Occupational Therapy
• Operating Department Practice
• Physiotherapy.

Our non-standard postgraduate programmes all require IELTS of 6.5 overall with no element below 6.0. These are all of the postgraduate programmes in the School of Humanities as listed in the below table. 

Non-standard programmes requiring IELTS of 6.5 overall with no element below 6.0 also include the following: