Students whose
first language is not English are required to reach a suitable standard
in an approved test of English as a foreign language. We recommend
the International English Language
Testing Service (IELTS) examination available through local British
Council Offices in the students home country. The Test
of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is also acceptable. For
entry on to the CPDA, students are required to gain at least 6.5 in
IELTS or 620 in the written test for TOEFL or 260 in the computer-based
test forTOEFL or a score of 6.0 in IELTS and a 5-week or 10-week pre-sessional
English Language course at the University of Bristol Language Centre.
If you choose to undertake a Language course, please be aware that
the English Language condition will only be met if the course is completed
satisfactorily.The University of Cambridge Proficiency Certificate
in English (Grades A-C) is also acceptable. If any advice is needed
on these tests please contact the CPDA Secretary. Please note that
students who have been studying or working in the UK for a period
of two years do not need to take an English language test.
If applying from
outside the UK, the application should be accompanied by full certified
transcripts of the students academic record to date. If for some reason
they have to be sent separately, students must ensure that they are
sent to the CPDA Office accompanied by a letter stating the programme
applied for. If the documents are not in the English language, they
should be accompanied by a certified English translation. It is in
the students best interests to provide full information without delay,
thus ensuring a speedy decision by the CPDA Consortium.
The University
of Bristol Language Centre
For non-native speakers of English, a range of pre-sessional and in-sessional
courses are available. These provide help for students' command of
general academic and subject-specific English, study skills and adapting
to living and studying in a UK higher education environment. Pre-sessional
programmes lasts for five or ten weeks depending on proficiency in
English. The Centre provides the IELTS examination, and offers diagnostic
testing in English at the beginning of each academic year.
There are also a wide range of facilities available at the Language
Centre, including a Reading room with books, magazines and newspapers;a
Computer room with 15 computers; and a Satellite TV room where you
can watch a number of UK and European channels. There are also online
resources and self-study materials based at the Language Centre. For
further information please visit the Language
Centre.
The University of the West of England Language Centre
The UWE Language Centre offers a number of English Language courses.
These are for those people whose profficiency is not up to the required
level, or for those who are not confident about learning in English,
despite the fact that they may have met the TOEFL or IELTS grade required.
For more information
click
here.
They also offer English language support to those students who feel
they
are struggling with their academic work. For more information click
here.
There are a wide range
of materials available including: books; audiotapes; films (with and
without subtitles); documentaries; CD-ROMS; newspapers; periodicals;
satellite TV (including all-day news broadcasts in five languages.)
Also provided are free audio tapes copying service and a conversation
exchange scheme. Full-time Language Centre staff are on hand to give
help and advice. For further information please contact the
Language Centre
For answers to basic questions and information on settling into Life
in the UK click here
