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Graduate Certificate in Academic English

  • Upcoming start dates

    Semester 1 - 17 Feb 2025

    Semester 2 - 14 Jul 2025

  • Qualification

    English Language

    Graduate Certificates

  • Duration

    0.5 years full-time

  • Credits

    60

  • Location

    Lincoln University Campus

Sow the seeds for exciting postgraduate study at Lincoln University by preparing yourself with this vital language and study skills bridging course.

Lincoln University’s Graduate Certificate in Academic English develops your readiness for postgraduate study. Completing the Graduate Certificate ensures you become eligible to enter a postgraduate programme, and shows that you meet the English Language requirements for admission (equivalent to IELTS 6.5).  The programme not only cultivates your English Language skills, but also helps you develop your academic potential by familiarising you with the course resources for your intended area of postgraduate study. 

This Graduate Certificate is the only language bridging programme of its kind offered by a New Zealand university, and is also a CUAP-approved qualification. New Zealand university courses generally require an English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.5, which is delivered by the Graduate Certificate in Academic English. 

If you want to enter the Graduate Certificate in Academic English, but don’t yet meet the required English Language admission standard, you can enrol in Lincoln’s English Language Programme first.

Programme information

Programme Structure

Year 1

First study semester

  • Elective

  • Elective

  • Elective

  • Elective

  • Elective courses

Interested?

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Programme contacts

Daryl Streat

Daryl Streat

Head of Programme

daryl.streat@lincoln.ac.nz

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