
Pre-Master’s / Graduate Diploma
For bachelor’s degree graduates, who fall short of the English or academic requirements of their desired master’s degrees, doing a Pre-Master’s can help bridge the gap. For sub-degree graduates who have good grades and certain work experience, doing a Pre-Master’s will enable them to enter a master’s degree, skipping the undergraduate qualification.
The length of Pre-Master’s programmes is from 3 months to 1 year, depending on the student’s academic achievement, work experience and English ability. Completion of a Pre-Master’s programme leads to 1-year master’s degree in associated universities.
Course Features
- Length of course depends on student’s academic achievement, work experience and English ability. It’s normally three months to one year long.
- Start dates depend on the length of the programme. To ensure students can start their master’s degree right after the completion of the Pre-Master’s programme, 1-term programmes usually commence in June, while 2-term and 3-term programmes commence in January and September respectively.
- Pre-Master’s programmes are only recognised by the partner universities only. Recognition by universities outside the UK might be limited.
Typical Subjects
- Art & Design
- Business
- Computing
- Communication
- Engineering
- Health Science
- Law
- Psychology
- Science
Examples of Universities that Offer Pre-Master’s
- Aberdeen
- Aston, Birmingham
- BPP University
- Cardiff
- Creative Arts
- Durham
- East Anglia
- Essex
- Exeter
- Glasgow
- Lancaster
- Leeds
- Leicester
- Liverpool
- Manchester Metropolitan
- Newcastle
- Nottingham
- Nottingham Trent
- Portsmouth
- Queen Mary
- Queen’s Belfast
- Robert Gordon
- Reading
- Royal Holloway
- Sheffield
- SOAS
- Southampton
- Surrey
- Sussex
- Swansea
- Law
- West of England
- Westminster
- York
Examples of Colleges that Offer Pre-Master’s
- Bellerbys College
- CATS College
- Chichester College

Progression Route |
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Annual Tuition & Accommodation Cost | |
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State College |
HK$150K - 280K |
Independent College |
HK$250K - 630K |
University |
HK$170K - 490K |
Admission Requirements | |
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Academic Requirement | |
Hong Kong Student | Mainland Chinese Student |
Undergraduate, or Sub-degree graduates, or F.7 Graduates (Applicants must have at least 7 years of relevant work experience) |
Undergraduate |
English Requirement | |
IELTS 5.0 - 5.5+ |
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