Higher Diploma in English

A two-year Cardiff Metropolitan University Higher Diploma combining English literature, digital learning skills and TESOL modules.

Awarded by

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Next intake: May 2027
LevelHigher-national-diploma
Duration2 Years
Study modefull-time
CampusColombo

Overview

About this course

This flexible two-year Higher Diploma is awarded by Cardiff Metropolitan University. It combines English literature, digital learning skills and TESOL-focused modules to build workplace-ready English expertise, and can be studied full-time or part-time. Modules include drama perspectives, critical approaches, reading literature, preparing for TESOL, the characteristics of the English language, urban and contemporary writing, applications of drama, Romanticism and its legacies, TESOL in practice and TESOL in theory. Intakes in May and November are listed across nine ICBT branches. Graduates can progress to the BA (Hons) English.

Modules

10 modules
Modules10 modules
Drama PerspectivesSemester 1
Critical ApproachesSemester 1
Reading LiteratureSemester 1
Preparing for TESOLSemester 2
The Characteristics of the English LanguageSemester 2
Urban and Contemporary WritingSemester 3
Applications of DramaSemester 3
Romanticism and its LegaciesSemester 4
TESOL in PracticeSemester 4
TESOL in TheorySemester 4

Entry requirements

Academic Entry Requirement

Option 1

Five GCE O/L passes with C passes in Mathematics and English, plus two GCE A/L passes.

Option 2

Five GCE O/L passes (including S passes in Mathematics and English) plus the OTHM Level 3 Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies.

Option 3

Five GCE O/L passes (including S passes in Mathematics and English) plus the OTHM International Diploma in Business Administration.

English Language Proficiency

Non-native English speakers need IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, a pass in English at the GCE O/L, or a pass in ICBT's Diploma in English.

Facilities

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Key information

Level

higher-national-diploma

Duration

2 Years ยท full-time

Location

Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, Kandy, Matara, Nugegoda

Fees

On request

Upcoming intakes

Verified informationOct 14, 2026

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