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EAP foundation programmes
General information
Your choice of programmes
General information
At Buckingham, an EAP foundation programme is a pre-university English language and culture programme (a programme which you take before your degree begins) which helps prepare you for study in any one of a large number of undergraduate and postgraduate degree-level programmes in Law, Business, Humanities, Science and Social Science. This includes a series of lectures on a variety of general and subject-related topics alongside an insight into British culture and history. It can be between 6 months and 3 months long depending on your level of English and there are entry points in January, April, July and September.
We have over twenty years experience of teaching students who
come from cultures very different to our own. If you join one of
our programmes, you will find that you will benefit from the
opportunity to get to know the University, fellow students and
lecturers before your degree starts. By the time you graduate you
will have greater confidence and ability to succeed at
degree-level.
Your choice of programmes
Preparatory courses at Buckingham can be between 10 weeks and 6 months long. The duration of the course and therefore your entry point will depend upon your language proficiency and academic qualifications.
Each term is 10 weeks long and can act either as a free-standing certificated course or as part of a progression towards university entry. Successful completion of the 1-Term Foundation will lead to the award of the Buckingham EAP Foundation Certificate.
| Starting Month | Programme | Requirement |
| January / July |
2-term
EAP
Foundation
(Prog. C: 6 months) |
IELTS
4.5 or equivalent
(intermediate level) |
| April / September |
1-term
EAP
Foundation
(10 weeks) |
IELTS
5.5 or equivalent
(advanced level) |
| July | 1-term IELTS preparation course (9 weeks) | IELTS 4.5 or equivalent (intermediate level) |
More information about the EAP programmes is available in PDF format: eap.pdf (12 KB).