New students attend an induction and pre-sessional academic programme for around five weeks. Pre-sessionals introduce key skills and ways of thinking in the Humanities and Social Sciences, combined with practical orientations to life in London and at the IIS. Students arrive in London to begin pre-sessionals in mid-August, ahead of the first term of MA study which commences in September.
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This programme is designed and delivered by IIS, and validated for the MA award by .
The programme is highly intensive. A typical week involves 9 hours of lectures and seminar discussions for subject modules; 6 or 7 hours of language classes; and 30 hours of independent study. Taught modules are delivered over three 12-week terms each year, following a prescribed curriculum.
*In the event of travel restrictions due to unforeseen circumstances, including but not limited to a global pandemic such as COVID-19, the trip will either be cancelled or, where feasible, alternative arrangements will be made to take place in the UK or in an online environment. It is the students’ responsibility to obtain a Visa for all excursions abroad.