The Pre-sessional courses are designed to support you reaching the exit level required by your academic department. Assessment is built into the course design and will include: writing a Researched Extended Essay, an individual Presentation related to your subject area, a test of Academic Listening, In addition to these requirements, all students must achieve or maintain an English language level of B2 (Common European Framework).<br>Although many people develop good language skills at school, university or in their work, university study makes particular demands on students' language and study skills. Students need to be able to: listen to lectures and take notes efficiently, participate fully in tutorial discussions, including in group seminars, present seminar papers based on reading and/or research, read and gather information from a wide variety of written sources, write relevant, well-argued and accurately presented essays and examination answers in an appropriately academic style.