Postgraduate English Language entry requirements

• International English Language Tests (UKVI Secure English Language Tests - SELTs)

  

  Faculty of Science and Engineering	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
  IELTS All PGT programmes unless otherwise specified below: 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component. Exceptions All Engineering programmes require: 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in all bands. The following programmes require 6.5 with minimum 6.0 in each component: - MA Town and Regional Planning - MCD Master of Civic Design - MSc Environmental Assessment and Management - MSc Marine Planning and Management - MSc Urban Regeneration and Management - MSc Geographic Data Science - MSc Petroleum Reservoir Geoscience - MSc Product Design & Management - MSc Risk & Uncertainty The following programmes require 7.0 with minimum 5.5 in each component: - Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering MSc - Nuclear Science and Technology MSc	Most Programmes within Management, Law, Sociology, Architecture, School of Music, and School of Histories, Languages and Cultures require: 6.5 with minimum 6.0 in each component. MSc Advanced Biological Sciences: 6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component Masters programmes in Psychology: overall 7.5 with minimum 7.0 in each component Clinical programmes in Medicine and Dentistry (with no less than 7.0 in any component).  Please note that Masters of Public Health at our Liverpool campus only accept IELTS. Exceptions Masters in Management and MSc International Business: 6.5 with minimum 6.5 in speaking and writing and minimum 6.0 in reading and listening. MA Media and Communication: 6.5 with minimum 6.5 in speaking and writing and minimum 5.5 in other components. MA Philosophy: 6.5 with a minimum 6.5 in writing and minimum 6.0 in reading, speaking and listening MA English/TESOL/MA Applied Linguistics: 6.5 with minimum 6.0 in each component PGR programmes: 6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component. Clinical programmes in Medicine and Dentistry (with no less than 7.0 in any component).  Please note that Masters of Public Health at our Liverpool campus only accept IELTS. Nursing - MSc/PGDip/PGCert: Overall 6.5 with minimum 6.0 in each component Advanced Practice in Healthcare MSc/PGDip/PGCert: overall 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component Music MMus, Music Industry Studies MA and Business of Classical Music MA: overall 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component Masters programmes in Psychology: overall 7.5 with minimum 7.0 in each component
  Trinity Integrated Skills in English ISE II with a pass overall and a merit in each component or higher	Humanities and Social Sciences - ISE II with a pass overall and a merit in each component or higher Health and Life Sciences - IELTS 7.0 overall with 6.5 or higher in any band they must achieve: ISE III with a at least a pass in all components and a pass overall.

• International English Language Tests (Non UKVI Secure English Language Tests - SELTs)

  

  Faculty of Science and Engineering	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
  IELTS All PGT programmes unless otherwise specified below: 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component. Exceptions All Engineering programmes require: 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in all bands. The following programmes require 6.5 with minimum 6.0 in each component: - MA Town and Regional Planning - MCD Master of Civic Design - MSc Environmental Assessment and Management - MSc Marine Planning and Management - MSc Urban Regeneration and Management - MSc Geographic Data Science - MSc Petroleum Reservoir Geoscience - MSc Product Design & Management - MSc Risk & Uncertainty The following programmes require 7.0 with minimum 5.5 in each component: - Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering MSc - Nuclear Science and Technology MSc	Unless otherwise specified below: Most Programmes within Management, Law, Sociology, Architecture,and School of Music, and School of Histories, Languages and Cultures require: 6.5 with minimum 6.0 in each component. MSc Advanced Biological Sciences: 6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component Masters Programmes in Psychology: overall 7.5 with minimum 7.0 in each component. Clinical programmes in Medicine and Dentistry (with no less than 7.0 in any component).  Please note that Masters of Public Health at our Liverpool campus only accept IELTS. Exceptions Masters in Management and MSc International Business: 6.5 with minimum 6.5 in speaking and writing and minimum 6.0 in reading and listening. MA Media and Communication: 6.5 with minimum 6.5 in speaking and writing and minimum 5.5 in other components. MA Philosophy: 6.5 with a minimum 6.5 in writing and a minimum 6.0 in reading, speaking and listening MA English/ TESOL/MA Applied Linguistics: 6.5 with minimum 6.0 in each component PGR programmes: 6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component. Clinical programmes in Medicine and Dentistry (with no less than 7.0 in any component).  Please note that Masters of Public Health at our Liverpool campus only accept IELTS. Nursing MSc/PGDip/PGCert: overall 6.5 with minimum 6.0 in each component Advanced Practice in Healthcare MSc/PGDip/PGCert: overall 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component Music MMus, Music Industry Studies MA and Business of Classical Music MA: overall 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component Masters Programmes in Psychology: overall 7.5 with minimum 7.0 in each component.
  TOEFL iBT*** 88 with minimum band scores of Listening 21, Writing 21, Reading 22, Speaking 23	88 with minimum band scores of Listening 21, Writing 21, Reading 22, Speaking 23
  Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) 62 with minimum scores of 51 in each component. The following programmes require 55 with minimum 51 in each component: - MSc Aerospace & Mechanical Systems Engineering - MSc Adv Eng. Materials - MSc Adv. Manufacturing Systems and Tech - MSc Energy Generation - MSc Engineering Applications of Lasers	62 with minimum scores of 51 in each component
  Cambridge English: Advanced 176 with a minimum 162 in each component	176 with a minimum 162 in each component
  Cambridge English Proficiency 176 with a minimum 162 in each component	176 with a minimum 162 in each component
  Cambridge IGCSE as a First Language Grade C	Grade C
  Cambridge IGCSE as a Second Language Grade B	Grade B

  *** Please be advised that TOEFL is no longer classified by UK Visas and Immigration as a Secure English Language Test (SELT). However, at the current time the university is continuing to accept TOEFL, at the required level, for entry on to Undergraduate and Postgraduate academic programmes.

• Country-specific English language tests (for students educated in English medium)

  

  All applicants applying with a Country-Specific English Language Test will be required to achieve CEFR2 level in an internal test of their English Language, speaking and listening skills.

  Faculty of Science and Engineering	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
  Botswana Cambridge Overseas School Certificate Grade C, Credit (3-6) or above	Grade C, Credit (3-6) or above
  Cameroon GCE O Level (British system)  Grade C above	Grade C above
  Caribbean Examination Council General Proficiency  Grade I & II	Grade I & II
  HKCEE  Taken pre-2007 - C Taken post-2007 - 4	Taken pre-2007 (syllabus B only) - C (B for clinical programmes in Medicine and Dentistry) Taken post-2007 - 4 (5 for Medicine and Dentistry)
  Hong Kong Use of English AS level  C	C
  HKDSE IELTS 7.0 – HKDSE English Language Grade 5 (with no component score less than 5) IELTS 6.5 or below – HKDSE English Language Grade 4 (with no component score less than 4)	IELTS 7.0 – HKDSE English Language Grade 5 (with no component score less than 5) IELTS 6.5 or below – HKDSE English Language Grade 4 (with no component score less than 4)
  INDIA Standard XII (awarded by CBSE, CISCE, West Bengal, Karnataka, Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu boards) 70% or above (from these boards when education has been completed in English Medium)	70% or above (from these boards when education has been completed in English Medium)
  Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)  C	C
  Malawi School Certificate of Education  Grade 6, Credit (3-6) or above	Grade 6, Credit (3-6) or above
  Malaysian SPM 1119 C	C
  Singapore Cambridge O Level C	C
  Tanzania Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE)  C	C
  Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE)  Grade 6 or above	Grade 6 or above
  UK A/S level English language  E	E
  UK GCSE or O level English language  C	C
  UK IGCSE English as a first language  C	C
  UK IGCSE English as a second language C	B
  UK International Baccalaureate  Standard Level Grade 5 or Higher Lever Grade 4 in English B (Group 2). Please note Standard or Higher Level English A (Group 1) is not acceptable. Students who have studied English A should present an alternative, accepted (as outlined in this table), English Language qualification.	Standard Level Grade 5 or Higher Lever Grade 4 in English B (Group 2). Please note Standard or Higher Level English A (Group 1) is not acceptable. Students who have studied English A should present an alternative, accepted (as outlined in this table), English Language qualification.
  WAEC (for Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone)  Grade C, Credit (4-6) or above	Grade C, Credit (4-6) or above
  Zambia Secondary School Certificate  Grade 6 or above	Grade 6 or above
  Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education  C, Credit (5-6) or above	C, Credit (5-6) or above

• Partner institutions/University of Liverpool tests

  

  Faculty of Science and Engineering	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
  University of Liverpool Pre-sessional English examination 40% overall with minimum of 30% in each component	40% overall with minimum of 30% in each component for most programmes (specified in offer letter for the academic programme)
  Graduate Diploma from Liverpool International College (LIC) and other Kaplan International Colleges 65% overall with minimum of 55% in each component	65% overall with minimum of 55% in each component. Except Management, which requires 65% overall with minimum of 60% in each component
  English for Academic Purposes module from the NCUK Grad Dip/PMP programme Grade B overall (minimum grade C in each component)	Grade B overall (minimum C grade in each component) MA TESOL and MA Applied Linguistics require grade A overall with a minimum of grade B in each component
  Students from Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University Successful completion of the XJTLU/University of Liverpool degree programme at XJTLU taught in English medium satisfies the University’s English Language requirements	Successful completion of the XJTLU/University of Liverpool degree programme at XJTLU taught in English medium satisfies the University’s English Language requirements

  Please note that some English Language examinations offered by our Partner Institutions are only valid for 2 years from graduation.

• University of Liverpool Pre-Sessional English programmes

  

  Where offers are conditional on improving English language scores, some students will be made an offer conditional on achieving the appropriate English language score for their programme or achieving a lower score and successfully completing one of the University’s pre-sessional English programmes.

  For most programmes, IELTS tests are not necessary at the end of the pre-sessional but there will be an in-house test to ensure progression to the relevant competency in each component to cope on the academic programme.

  For more information, please see our English Language Centre website.