Courses

International students must meet certain minimum requirements in order to study here.

For the International Foundation Programme we require a minimum International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or equivalent, score of 5.0. For further education courses and Higher National Diplomas we require a minimum score of 5.5.

We have raised the minimum level of English language course that Tier 4 (General) students can study, to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Before you can apply to study an English language course in the UK, you will need to show that your English language skills are at CEFR level B1 or higher. (There are exceptions if you are a government-sponsored student or if you want to study a pre-seasonal English course that meets certain requirements.)

For information on our courses, please select from the menu on the left. Dudley College specialises in the following areas:

Business

The Higher National Diploma in Business is known for its innovative approach to learning and high graduate achievement.

The HND course is offered with a full range of pathways: Business; Business and Finance; Business and Management; Business and Marketing and Business and Personnel Management. The HND in Business at Dudley has gained an excellent reputation both regionally and internationally as a provider of high quality business training.

The Higher National Diploma course was commended in 2001 for its ‘excellence’ in the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) review for Higher Education.

The QAA awarded the Dudley’s Higher Education provision a score of 22 points from a maximum of 24 across six broad categories to earn the QAA’s highest accolade. The course was particularly commended for the teaching, learning resources, support and guidance and it progression achievements onto top-up degree courses and post-graduate courses.

The Higher National Diploma course prides itself on its international recruitment with more than 30% of students coming from abroad and this is due to the strong links between the Business Division and the College’s International office.

The Division of Business Studies continues to develop new programmes responding to and anticipating international and national trends in business and management.

English Language

We offer very flexible English Language classes in our English UK accredited Lexis Language Centre. You can start any Monday in the year, and will have an initial assessment to put you in the correct level for your ability. You can study from Foundation level up to English for Higher Education, which will allow you to progress to university. You will study for 20 hours per week, and can enjoy a range of social activities that we offer our international students, including trips to Stratford, Warwick, Bath, Chester, Wales etc.

We also have a Summer School in July and August, which includes a trip every Wednesday to places of interest.

Accommodation is in homestay or one of our 2 College Houses, one minute walk from the College.

Information Technology

At Dudley College we deliver a full range of IT courses from Level One to HND. You will have the option to study on vocational courses or the more traditional 'A' Level Computing or ICT courses.

Each year we have a number of International students studying within the faculty, many of whom go on to study at universities all over the U.K. The College is very well equipped with modern computers. We also have specialist labs for multimedia and networks.

Hair & Beauty

At Dudley College we offer a wide range of flexible programmes in Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy to suit all ages:

Hairdressing
Beauty Therapy
Holistic Programmes
Sports Programmes

All qualifications are nationally recognised within the Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy industry. We have experienced staff who work together as a team to achieve high standards of quality training with modern up to date facilities and resources.

Engineering

As an international student at Dudley College, you can study at a range of levels including First Diploma, National Diploma and Higher National Diploma. Our facilities are amongst the best-equipped in the region. We are approved by the Engineering and Marine Training
Authority (EMTA), City and Guilds and BTEC/Edexcel.

The Engineering Division offers the following specialisms:

Computer Aided Design
Computer Aided Engineering
CNC
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Installation Electronics
Electronics & Computing
Fluid Power
Inspection and Testing
Instrumentation & Control
Manufacture
Manufacturing Management
Mechanical
Mechatronics
Providing Technical Services
Operational Maintenance (Electrical and Mechanical)
Production
Quality Assurance

The International Glass Centre

The Centre enjoys a fine reputation abroad, and caters for a wide range of students from all parts of the world. This superbly equipped Centre has the complete range of machines and furnaces, including:

glass-making facilities
kiln working area with microprocessor-controlled equipment
decorative and cold glass working machinery
lampworking equipment
stained glass studio
Apple Macintosh and PC computer stations with extensive software for full colour 3D design work with scanning and printing facilities

Not surprisingly, students at the Centre have won many prestigious national awards for the inventiveness, originality, skill and creativity of their glass art design and production.

Areas around Dudley are historically associated with the design and production of quality glass and the traditional art of glass-blowing.

The art is still practised and taught at our International Glass Centre - the only centre of its kind offering this hands-on practical approach.

The versatility of the course programmes will meet the needs of a variety of people, from enthusiasts whose interest in glass is recreational, to graduates in glass and crafts persons wanting to set up their own glass studio. As well as providing high quality training in the traditional hand skills of making, handforming and decorating glass, we also teach the technology of glass to ensure theoretical competence.

Performing Arts

Dudley College has a fully equipped professional studio theatre which seats eighty. Its large stage area, furnished with full length dance mirrors and ballet barre also serves as a dance studio as well as performance space.

Backstage there are rehearsal rooms, workshop space and excellent dressing room facilities, complete with showers.

On a daily basis, the theatre and the adjoining rooms are used for teaching and training purposes. In the evenings, the theatre hosts both in-house student productions and professional touring companies.