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So overseas students needn't worry about their low English proficiency. They can always make up for it during the preparatory year. Exactly. Besides English, they are also given other academic courses to help them lay a solid foundation for further study. Is it the same for all kinds of degrees? No. Courses leading to degrees in medicine, dentistry and architecture can take from 3 to 7years. Diplomas are included in this category because they too meet the criteria I have laid down before. That is to say, they are also awarded on the satisfactory completion of course work and examination. Diploma courses normally only last for one year. They are, too, usually more narrowly specialized and more professionally oriented. Thus they are most often given to people who are training to be teachers or social workers and who already have a Bachelor level degree.