Welcome to Bath’s International Summer School

The International Summer School is a one-week programme that gives prospective international students an insight into studying and student life at the University of Bath.

Over the course of the week, you will spend around two hours per day (Monday to Friday) working on academic content, alongside having a programme of optional live sessions based around:

• studying in the UK
• the UCAS application process
• learning relevant study skills

In total we expect you to commit two to four hours of your time per day.

Academic content

The academic content has been created by our world class academic staff and is aimed at challenging you and building your confidence and knowledge around your chosen subject. The lectures have been prerecorded and will involve a short task in relation to each daily lecture.

We rely on students to be self-motivated and how much time you spend on each task is up to you, but you will find by completing them, you will be more engaged with the programme and start to develop a good understanding of your subject. It’s also a great way to start developing independent learning skills which will be key once you get to university. We will be providing feedback throughout the week on the tasks you have undertaken.

Throughout the week you will have the opportunity to ask the Student Ambassadors questions about their journey to university, or what it is like to be a University of Bath student through the Microsoft Teams space. The final session of the week will be a live question and answer (Q&A) session.

Structure for the week

Academic sessions

Over the course of the week, we will release the daily academic sessions at 09:00 (BST). The sessions will be prerecorded in video format and will be added to the Microsoft Teams space with a corresponding assignment for you to complete. Ideally, you should aim to complete each session on the day it is released, however we do have flexibility given time zones and other commitments.

Live sessions

Over the week, we will also have a programme of optional live sessions on applying to university and study skill sessions that you may like to attend. These will take place between 12pm (midday) and 1pm (BST) Monday to Friday, and will also be recorded and uploaded to the Microsoft Teams space.

The schedule of live talks will be published soon and communicated via email in the week before the summer school.

We will provide joining instructions, access to the Microsoft Teams space, and a subject stream overview on the week commencing 28 July 2025.

Guaranteed offer

If you complete the International Summer School, including all the sessions and activities, you will be guaranteed to receive an offer for a place to study at Bath. Find out more about the guaranteed conditional offer and conditions.