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If you decide to study as an international student here at City of Portsmouth College, you can be sure of a warm welcome, with lots of friendly help and support from staff and students.
All our international study programmes take place on our Sixth Form Campus site (previously known as Portsmouth College), located on Tangier Road.
We offer the following courses
The majority of the courses available at the Sixth Form Campus are traditional UK A levels, but we also have some vocational (BTECs/CTECs) subjects, all studied at Level 3:
- English (various)
- Maths (various)
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Medical Science
- Engineering
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Criminology
- Elite* Football
- Architecture
- Fine Art
- Photography
- History
- Law
- Politics
- Philosophy, Religion & Ethics
- Geography
- Computer Science
- Music Technology
- Sports Coaching
- Business
- Economics
- ICT & Digital Media
- Health & Social Care
- Film Studies
- Drama & Theatre Studies
- Performing Arts
- Dance
- Music Performance
- Uniformed Protective Services
- Personal Training
Please note that spaces on these courses will be subject to availability, to be confirmed during your enrolment in either September or January. You will be able to choose 3 or 4 subjects to study during your study programme experience.
*Elite Football takes up the equivalent of 3 classes and is a full-time academic and physical sports programme.
You will be placed into 3 or 4 classes at Level 3, including A Levels and BTECs/CTECs. So, you must be able to:
- demonstrate a suitable level of academic English, normally at CEFR level B1.
- demonstrate that you are competent to study at Level 3 in your chosen subjects during your application, including up to date transcripts from your current school. We also sometimes have subject specific requirements such as evidence of an art portfolio for entry on to one of our Art courses or evidence of player footage for entry on to Elite Football
- successfully complete a video call interview with us to discuss and assess your subject choices.
- provide at least one teacher recommendation
- a personal statement.
Student Testimonials
“I really like Portsmouth and feel really safe here. The public transport is great. My favourite part about studying at COPC is how passionate the lecturers are about the subjects they teach. It’s been a brilliant experience.”
Ana Clara Ginezi
Studied: Biology, History & ESOL
Agency: Educatius
“I’ve made friends here – the people are really nice and the lecturers care. I really like that we start at 10am. It’s a much more relaxed environment than I thought it would be so it’s very easy to adapt. ”
Matteo Galleri
Studied: Criminology, Maths & ESOL
Agency: Interstudies
