UWE Bristol International Summer School programme

One of our most popular programmes. students choose this course for its lively mix of UK‑focused themes, including:

• Language and communication
• Arts and entertainment
• Food and drink
• Sport and leisure
• Landmarks and geography
• Culture and customs
• Clothes and fashion

You’ll learn all about the UK while improving your English skills. Through discussions and activities, you’ll share your own culture, discover your peers’ cultures, and strengthen skills such as speaking, presenting, listening, reading, critical thinking, and note taking.

Our learning environment

Our highly experienced, qualified teachers take a student‑centred approach that gives you plenty of talking time and encourages active involvement.

Lessons are friendly and welcoming, with lots of opportunities for discussion. This helps you make the most of your learning, build confidence, and improve your English proficiency.

Our summer schools give you an intensive and enriching academic experience, designed to support international students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. 

You’ll build key business skills, strengthen your academic abilities, and gain cultural awareness. Sessions are interactive and applied, encouraging you to collaborate with others while developing your individual strengths.

Course contents

During the two week programme you’ll take part in a mix of lectures, practical workshops, team projects and reflective sessions. You’ll lead your own project, finishing with a poster presentation to showcase your work.

The curriculum includes sessions on:

• Critical writing
• Teamwork
• Mindfulness.

These support both your academic and personal development. You’ll also explore UK business practices through themed sessions, helping you place your learning in a wider international context.

Your experience

Our programmes are flexible and supportive, giving you the chance to:

• Build confidence
• Enhance your employability
• Deepen your understanding of global business
• Enjoy life in the UK
• Make new connections and lasting memories.

You will develop practical skills in creating content for platforms such as podcasts, blogs and video channels. You'll examine issues including fake media, audience interaction with social media, and cultural differences between the UK and your home country.

Through workshops, presentations and collaborative projects on areas including how language shapes identity, storytelling, and engagement in online spaces, this two-week course enhances your confidence and fluency in using English for global digital communication.

Course objectives and learning outcomes

You will learn how to:

• communicate effectively in English across a range of digital and social media platforms
• create and present engaging multimedia content, including podcasts and social media campaigns
• identify and critically evaluate examples of fake media and misinformation
• demonstrate cultural awareness in digital communication, considering global and local perspectives
• collaborate with others to plan, produce and reflect on creative digital projects in English.