KEY FACTS
Duration 10 weeks
Intakes Feb, Apr, Jul, Nov
Location Massey University, Auckland campus
Programme Fee NZ$4,990 / NZ$499 per week
OVERVIEW

Have you considered studying in New Zealand as an international student but need to improve your English language skills first? Our English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programme is designed to help you excel in your chosen field. Learn to communicate with confidence and improve essential study skills in an English-speaking academic environment.

MUC offers a flexible teaching structure that is tailored to you depending on your future study choices.

This programme is for you, if:

  • You plan to study our Foundation Certificate (International), you will complete our English for Academic Purposes 1 (EAP1) programme.
  • You are preparing to enter university directly, and already have a higher level of English, you will complete English for Academic Purposes 2 (EAP2). For students who need to gain extra language confidence, you are able to take EAP1 followed by EAP2, before transitioning to university.

The EAP syllabus and programme dates have been carefully designed to allow students a smooth transition from English to tertiary studies. With 5 intakes per year, we’ll make sure you’re ready for further study whatever time of the year you need to start.

Entry Requirements

Students are required to complete the recommended program duration according to their current English level. Entry to EAP 1 requires an IELTS of 5.0 overall (no band below 4.5). Click here for more information.

For students without English test results, we offer internal testing free of charge. Contact us for more information at muc.admissions@massey.ac.nz

Pathway

Programme Structure

In our EAP programme, we’ve created an adult learning environment that introduces you to university teaching methodologies. You’ll engage in collaborative learning, structured self-study, and student-teacher dialogue just as though you were studying a bachelor’s degree. You can expect a range of multi-media materials and challenging tasks that encourage you to draw on your future study direction or past career experience.

Our experienced team of teachers will carefully guide your development across the four key language skill sets. Our programme is designed to improve accuracy, fluency, and confidence across reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Here are some skills you can expect to develop across these four key areas:

Speaking: giving presentations, participating in seminars and tutorials, working in groups.

Listening: listening to lectures, note-taking techniques, listening skills practice.

Reading: strategies such as skimming and scanning, understanding assignment questions, coping with extended reading.

Writing: learning to construct paragraphs, essays, reports and summaries, analyses of numerical data and case studies, research and referencing techniques.

You will be expected to complete 30 hours of study each week, 20 hours of classroom instruction and 10 hours of self-study including research or projects.