PREM6001
15 credits
This module enables you to carry out research for reports, essays, seminars and other presentations effectively and appropriately. You will learn to apply your...
Certificate Pre-Master's Certificate - Study Skills
Develop academic study and communication skills to help prepare for postgraduate-level learning.
Key facts
- Duration
- Full time: 1 semester - January-May
- Part time: 2 semesters - January to August
- Starts
- January 2027
- Level
- International pathways
- Course code
- PMC-PSK
- Location
- Headington
- School
- Oxford Brookes Business School
About this course
The Pre-Master's Certificate: Study Skills will prepare you for your future Master's course. You will develop your study skills and subject knowledge in your chosen area. You will understand the demands of British postgraduate higher education so feel confident to start your degree.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
| Qualification | Typical offer |
|---|---|
| IELTS | IELTS 7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in all skills. For more information, please see our English language requirements. |
Fees and funding
Fees
Deposits and refunds
A £3,000 deposit is required to secure your place on this course.
In the unlikely event that you decide to leave within the first four weeks of the course we will refund the tuition fees minus the £3,000 deposit. No refunds are available after the fourth week of the course. For more information see our terms and conditions.
The fees that EU/EEA students starting courses at UK universities after the UK has formally left the EU are required to pay will depend on what is agreed as part of the UK's exit negotiations. Please see Brexit FAQs for the most up-to-date information.
| Fee types | 2026/27 | 2027/28 |
|---|---|---|
| Home full-time | £7,650 | £7,900 |
| Home part-time | £7,650 | £7,900 |
| International full-time | £7,650 | £7,900 |
How and when to pay
Tuition fee instalments for the semester are due by the Monday of week 1 of each semester. Students are not liable for full fees for that semester if they leave before week 4. If the leaving date is after week 4, full fees for the semester are payable.
- For information on payment methods please see our Make a Payment page.
- For information about refunds please visit our Refund policy page.
Questions about fees?
Learning and assessment
This course will improve your academic knowledge and study skills for your future Master's course.
You can specialise in a subject of your choice from a wide range of subjects that include business, tourism, hospitality and leisure, law, social sciences, arts, humanities, computing and technology.
You should choose this course if:
- your undergraduate qualifications do not meet the level required for postgraduate study
- you wish to take a Master's in a subject that is different from your undergraduate degree
- you wish to improve your study skills before starting your Master's course
- you want to better understand what is required at Master's level in the UK
- you have had a break from education and want to build your confidence before starting your Master's
You will be taught by highly qualified academic staff who have many years of teaching experience in the UK and overseas.
Your teachers will familiarise you with the range of techniques that are used in postgraduate study. Learning methods include:
- lectures, seminars and tutorials
- group and individual project work and presentations
- supervised independent learning
- critical thinking tasks.
There will be a maximum of 18 students in a class in your compulsory modules. Your subject modules may be larger.
Teaching hours
You will have 16-18 class hours each week, with approximately 20 hours per week additional time needed for homework, projects, assignments and independent study.
Classes are Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays), usually between 9am and 4pm. Some subject modules may be between 5pm and 8pm. Most classes are 3 hours long including a 10 minute break.
Assessment
Assessment is by a range of coursework, including essays and reports, in-class writing tasks, project work and presentations, summary assignments, and the compilation of reflective portfolios. Your subject modules may also be assessed by formal exams.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
PREM6002
15 credits
This module offers the opportunity to undertake a research project leading to an extended research paper in your academic field (in the format of a report or...
Optional modules
LOCAL-G7148
If built environment is your area of interest, you can choose from: - Introduction to Architectural History and Theory - Essential skills in the built...
LOCAL-G7149
If this is your area of interest, you can choose from: - Accounting and Financial Information - Raising Individual Financial Awareness - Management Accounting...
LOCAL-G7150
If Computing is your area of interest, you can choose from: - Foundations of computation - Web Technology - The Human Computer Interface
LOCAL-G7151
If Humanities, education and publishing is your area of interest, you can choose from: - Key Issues in Film - Publishing Principles - Publishing Business...
LAW6014
15 credits
The Independent Study Module gives you the opportunity to explore a legal topic in greater depth, working closely with an academic whose research interests...
LOCAL-G7152
If Science, nutrition and public health is your area of interest, you can choose from: - Physiology for human movement - Physical activity and health...
LOCAL-G7153
If Social sciences, international relations and law is your area of interest, you can choose from: - Legal Method - Commercial Law - Corporate and business law...
How to apply
For assistance with your application contact our admissions team on admissions@brookes.ac.uk
Our courses are reviewed regularly as part of our quality assurance framework, so module availability and course structures may vary from what is listed here. On rare occasions, we may also need to make updates to our course programmes after publication; for full details, please visit our changes to programmes page (opens in a new tab)