This one-year (2-semester) programme offers successful students guaranteed progression to Southampton Business School.
You will study your programme at our Centre located on the university's City Centre Campus.
The Master's Access Programme is designed to prepare international students for postgraduate business study in the UK. The programme will allow students to improve their English while learning the study skills, business subjects and research methods that they will need during their Master’s degree studies.
Each module will have an assessment schedule which will be completed by the end of the appropriate term and will include formative and summative assignments and other assessment tasks. Assessments will be designed to demonstrate learning across the individual modules of the programme and to allow you to experience a wide range of the assessment methods used in UK postgraduate programmes.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
September 2026
University of Southampton International Pathway Centre
Sir James Matthews Building, 157-187 Above Bar Street,
Southampton,
Hampshire,
SO14 7QF, Southern England, United Kingdom
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
November 2026
University of Southampton International Pathway Centre
Sir James Matthews Building, 157-187 Above Bar Street,
Southampton,
Hampshire,
SO14 7QF, Southern England, United Kingdom
Please contact the university
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
As a student at the University of Southampton Pathway Centre, an individual learns varied skills that will help them through their time in the UK.