The table below provides website links and contact details for all participating institutions in England. These are grouped by region for ease of reference. Information on ORSAS in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales is provided separately.
Programme availability for 2008 entry.
* Part-time or mainly part-time over two years
§ Run jointly with another department
Centre for Applied Human Rights
Department of ArchaeologyCourses in Communication Studies
Department of Computer Science
Department of Economics and Related Studies
Department of Educational Studies
Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies
Department of English and Related Literature
Department of Language and Linguistic Science
School of Politics, Economics and Philosophy
Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
Department of Social Policy and Social Work
Department of Theatre, Film and Television
The Department welcomes applications for research degrees at three levels: MA, MPhil and PhD. Applications will be considered from candidates proposing a thesis in any field of literature from the Middle Ages to the present day, including literatures in languages other than English. The diversity of interests within the Department is reflected in the interests of its current research students.
Before writing their research proposals, applicants are advised to consult the online list of Staff Research Interests, and to try to identify potential supervisors in the Department. If more than one person works in the area that interests you, so much the better! You might want to follow up some of the books and articles listed in the relevant Academic Staff Biographies, to get some idea of our intellectual approaches, and to see if they are compatible with your own. There can, of course, be no guarantee that an application tailored to particular supervisors will be more successful than one made more or less at random, but it may well have a better chance. Applicants are advised to make their proposals as specific as possible, and to send in a piece of written work relevant to the proposed field of study along with their application.
The length of the period of study for the MA by research is one year, for the MPhil two years, and for the PhD three years, for full-time students. For those registered part-time, the periods of study would be two, four and six years respectively. All of these degrees are taken by submission of a thesis (of a maximum of 30,000 words, 50,000 words and 80,000 words respectively). All PhD candidates will be registered for the MPhil in the first instance. Re-registration for the PhD may follow as soon as the candidate has demonstrated that the range and depth of his or her enquiry is of doctoral potential; but candidates should note that re-registration for the PhD is by no means a formality.
It is possible for MA students to transfer to MPhil at the end of their MA year without full re-application. Original references and termly report forms may provide sufficient evidence of general acceptability, but further references will be taken up if necessary. The transfer may be done without having the MA conferred, in which case the MA dissertation may be used as the basis for part of the thesis, and the MA year will be counted as the first year of the MPhil/PhD. If the MA is conferred, the thesis should not substantially duplicate the MA dissertation.
The MA by research qualifies for Arts and Humanities Research Council funding under the Research Preparation Master’s Scheme, and the PhD degree qualifies for the AHRC Doctoral Awards Scheme.
All research students receive training in research methods and skills appropriate to the stage they have reached and the nature of their work. The areas covered include bibliographic and archival resources (both electronic and printed), the handling of research data, the planning and writing of the thesis, conference presentations, the preparation and submission of material for publication, and the job application process.
Preliminary enquiries from prospective applicants are welcomed, and should be made as early as possible. The best way to do this is to e-mail the member of staff whose interests seem closest to yours, with a brief outline of your proposed research. If it is not clear which member of staff is appropriate, you should e-mail the Graduate Chair - see www.york.ac.uk/depts/engl/people/officers.htm.
The Graduate School offers three terms' supervised study to students who are currently registered for doctorates in English Literature at overseas universities and for whom English is not the native language. Applicants for this programme must have completed at least one and preferably two years' doctoral study.
During their period at York they will have the benefit of sustained contact with current British work in their fields, and will be able to familiarise themselves with spoken English and aspects of contemporary British culture. The programme includes:
Even students with high language scores can find they need additional language support before and during their degree studies at York. The English as a Foreign Language Unit offers a range of classes throughout the year, including pre-sessional intensive English courses for academic purposes in August and September. You are strongly encouraged to take advantage of these opportunities.
You should also refer to relevant deadlines for any funding bodies to which you are applying.
If you give an email address on your application form, we will acknowledge receipt of your application by email. If you do not have an email address, we will send an acknowledgement card. Please note that after this you will not hear from us until your application has been considered by the department concerned.
Once your application has been received in the Graduate Schools Office, it is sent to the academic department for assessment. For some programmes, you might be asked to attend an interview at this stage, or take part in a telephone interview. After assessment, the application is returned to the Graduate Schools Office and you are sent a formal letter telling you whether or not you have been offered a place. The letter will be sent to the correspondence address provided on your application form. If you provided no correspondence address then it will be sent to your home address on the form. If you change your address, please let us know (graduate@york.ac.uk).
We aim to respond to your application within six weeks at most, normally sooner, but for some programmes and at busy times, you might have to wait longer for a response. To ensure that your application can be processed as quickly as possible, please do not enquire until this time has expired.
If you are offered a place, you will be asked to accept or decline the offer, if possible within six weeks. You will receive an acceptance form with your offer letter. You will need to complete this acceptance form and return it to the Graduate Schools Office to inform us that you wish to accept the place on your programme. Alternatively you can e-mail us on graduate@york.ac.uk citing your full name, programme, and student number (this will be on your offer letter). Please note that your acceptance will not be acknowledged by us.
Please ensure that you accept your offer at the earliest possible opportunity. Accepting your offer at the last minute may cause delays in the production of your registration pack.
If you are offered a place on a full-time programme, an accommodation application form and information will be sent with your offer letter, for return to the Accommodation Office.
The offer will be either conditional or unconditional; if your offer is conditional, you will be asked to send us certain documents to meet the conditions. We will acknowledge receipt of these documents by email and let you know of any outstanding conditions on your offer.
Once you have sent documentation to meet any conditions you do not need to contact the Graduate Schools Office. We will automatically send you an unconditional offer letter once you have met all of the conditions. International students will also be sent, along with their unconditional offer letter, a letter confirming that they have a place to study at the University for the next academic year. This is so that you can apply for a visa, should you need one. For further information on visas please see the Immigration Advice Service website: on http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/ias/ .
The Graduate Schools Office will automatically inform the Accommodation Office that you have met the conditions of entry to your programme so that they can process your accommodation application form.
The International Office will send out two booklets to international students who hold unconditional offers in July. After that, the booklets will be sent with your unconditional offer letters, as students become unconditional.
These two booklets are General Information for new International Students and The Costs of a Year's Study for International Students at the University of York and are also available online. These booklets are designed to enable students to find their way around York, make their first few days trouble free and provide some idea of how much it will cost to live at the University of York.
All students are required to enrol each academic year. In your first and subsequent years (should your programme be longer than a year) you will be able to register online.
You will be provided with a username and password that will enable you to enrol online. Information about your username and password will be in your enrolment pack. For international students, the enrolment packs will be sent to your academic department to collect at the start of your programme. For home and part-time students the pack will be sent to the home address that you provided on your application form, from August onwards.
PLEASE NOTE: Enrolment packs cannot be sent out until you have an unconditional offer and have returned your acceptance form.
Further information about enrolment and the materials you will receive and need to return is available on our New Student website.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Return to topHowever, most departments have a minimum requirement of at least IELTS 6.5 or equivalent and some require 7.0. The table below shows the minimum English language requirements for admission to graduate study in each department.
For applicants who already have an IELTS result of 6.0 but require 6.5 for their programme, the University's Centre for English Language Teaching offers the English for Academic and Resarch Purposes course (EARP1). Further information can be obtained from the Centre for English Language Teaching's web pages. If the EARP1 course is not shown amongst the requirements of the department you are applying to, please contact the department to check whether this would be an acceptable alternative to the language tests listed.
We seek formal confirmation of all test results. For this purpose, if you are intending to take a TOEFL please enter our Designated Institution code 3065 on your test form.
| Department | IELTS | TOEFL | Cambridge tests | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeology | 6.5 with at least 6 in Writing and Speaking | paper-based: 600; CBT: 250; iBT: 100 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C | |
| Biology: PhD programme | at least 6.0 | paper-based: 550; CBT: 213; iBT: 79 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C; Cambridge Cert in Advanced English: A | |
| Biology: all other programmes | 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component | paper-based: 600; CBT: 250; iBT: 100 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C; Cambridge Cert in Advanced English: A | |
| Chemistry | 6.0 | paper-based: 550; CBT: 213; iBT: 79 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C; Cambridge Cert in Advanced English: A | |
| Computer Science: all taught programmes | 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component | paper-based: 575; CBT: 232; iBT: 91 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C | |
| Computer Science: research programmes | 6.0 | paper-based: 550; CBT: 213; iBT: 79 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C | |
| Economics | 6.5 | paper-based: 600; CBT: 250; iBT: 100 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C | |
| Educational Studies | 6.5 | paper-based: 580; CBT: 237; iBT: 92 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C | |
| Electronics | 6.0 | paper-based: 550; CBT: 213; iBT: 79 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C; Cambridge Cert in Advanced English: A | |
| English (and Eighteenth Century Studies) | 7.0 | paper-based: 620; CBT: 260; iBT: 105 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B | |
| Environment: MSc/Diploma in Marine Environmental Management; MSc/Diploma in Environmental Science and Management | 6.5 | paper-based: 575; CBT: 232; iBT: 92 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C; Cambridge Cert in Advanced English: A | |
| Environment: all other programmes | 6.0 | paper-based: 550; CBT: 213; iBT: 79 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C; Cambridge Cert in Advanced English: A | |
| Health Sciences | 7.0 | paper-based: 620; CBT: 260; iBT: 105 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B | |
| History | 7.0 | paper-based: 620; CBT: 260; iBT: 105 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B | |
| History of Art | 7.0 | paper-based: 620; CBT: 260; iBT: 105 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B | |
| Language and Linguistic Science | 7.0 | paper-based: 600; CBT: 250; iBT: 100 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B | |
| Management | 6.5 with not less than 6.0 in any component | paper-based: 580; CBT: 237 ; iBT: 92 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C | |
| Mathematics | 6.0 | paper-based: 550; CBT: 213; iBT: 79 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C; Cambridge Cert in Advanced English: A | |
| Medieval Studies | 7.0 | paper-based: 620; CBT: 260; iBT: 105 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B | |
| Music | 6.0 | paper-based: 550; CBT: 213; iBT: 79 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C; Cambridge Cert in Advanced English: A | |
| Philosophy* | 6.5 overall, with a minimum of 7.0 in Writing, 6.5 in Reading, 6.0 in Listening and 6.0 in Speaking. | paper-based: 580; CBT: 237, and TWE 5; iBT: 92 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C | |
| Physics | 6.0 | paper-based: 550; CBT: 213; iBT: 79 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C; Cambridge Cert in Advanced English: A | |
| Politics | 6.5 | paper-based: 580; CBT: 237; iBT: 92 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C | |
| PEP (School of Politics, Economics and Philosophy) | 6.5 | paper-based: 580; CBT: 237; iBT: 92 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C | |
| Psychology: MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience, MRes in Psychology | 6.5 | paper-based: 600; CBT: 250; iBT: 100 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C | |
| Psychology: all other programmes | 7.0 | paper-based: 620; CBT: 260; iBT: 105 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B | |
| Renaissance and Early Modern Studies | 7.0 | paper-based: 620; CBT: 260; iBT: 105 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B | |
| Social Policy and Social Work | 6.5 | paper-based: 580; CBT: 250; iBT: 100 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C; Cambridge Cert in Advanced English: A | EARP1 |
| Sociology | 6.5 | paper-based: 580; CBT: 237; iBT: 92 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C | |
| Theatre, Film and Television | 6.5 | paper-based: 580; CBT: 237; iBT: 92 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C | |
| Women's Studies* | 6.5 | paper-based: 580; CBT: 237; iBT: 92 | Cambridge Proficiency: A, B, C |
* Philosophy and Women's Studies: In all cases, 8-week pre-sessional English language course at York recommended in addition to language score.
The University of York usually offers between 30 and 40 scholarships and studentships for PhD and Masters students under the University Postgraduate Awards Scheme.
Departments go through an internal bidding process between September and November each year to establish the distribution of these scholarships among Departments. The results of this bidding process are announced in December. Students are invited to apply between January and April each year.
We are pleased to announce that Holbeck studentships are a new form of studentships introduced in October 2007. Holbeck studentships are relevant for PhD applicants who have secured partial support from a philanthropic sponsor, such as a charity or trust that offers financial support through competitive applications. The partial support might be secured by the applicant themselves or through the Department to which the applicant is applying. Holbeck Studentships offer partial matching (up to a value of 1 to 1) for the donation already secured.
Eligibility: PhD candidates (UK, EU and overseas) who have partial support from a philanthropic sponsor (such as a charity or trust that offers financial support through competitive applications).
Value of studentship: Contribution to tuition fee and/or stipend. Candidates will be required to demonstrate, before the offer of an award is confirmed, that they have sufficient funds to cover the balance of the appropriate fee.
Availability: Each application for a Holbeck studentship is considered on its own merits.
Application procedure and deadline: Please apply using the PhD studentship application form. Applications will by accepted until 30 April each year. Applications must be supported by the prospective department and therefore applicants should discuss their application with the prospective department before submitting an application form. Successful candidates will be notified of the result of their application by the department concerned. Candidates who have not heard by mid July should assume that their application has not been successful.
A number of Partner studentships will be available for PhD students beginning courses in October 2008. Partner studentships are funded by the University and an external sponsor. Throughout the year Departments work closely with potential sponsors to secure support. We will announce Partner studentships specific to Departments as they become available over the coming months.
Eligibility: Full-time PhD candidates (UK, EU and overseas). Only candidates who have or expect to obtain at least a first or upper second class honours degree (or equivalent) should apply. Please note that some departments might also require a masters degree.
Value of studentship: Tuition fee (at the home/EU rate) and a full stipend (£12,600 in 2007/8). Overseas candidates will be required to demonstrate, before the offer of an award is confirmed, that they have sufficient funds to cover the balance of the overseas tuition fee.
Availability: Department-specific Partner studentships will be announced here once they become available.
Application procedure and deadline: Please apply using the PhD studentship application form. The application deadline is 30 April each year. Successful candidates will be notified of the result of their application by the department concerned. Candidates who have not heard by mid July should assume that their application has not been successful.
A number of Teaching Scholarships will be available to PhD candidates beginning courses in October 2008. Teaching scholarships offer tuition fees (at the home/EU rate), a stipend for 3.5 years and a defined teaching role and training programme. They offer the chance to gain valuable teaching experience and career development at the same time as carrying out doctoral research. The teaching workload, including training, preparation and marking time, will be 90 hours per year (equivalent of a half day per week, based on a three-hour session, during term time, i.e. for 30 weeks per year).
Eligibility: Full-time PhD candidates (UK, EU and overseas). Only candidates who have or expect to obtain at least a first or upper second class honours degree (or equivalent) should apply. Please note that some departments may also require a masters degree. Candidates whose first language is not English must obtain an IELTS score of 7.0 or above (or equivalent).
Value of scholarship : Tuition fee (at the home/EU rate) and a partial stipend of at least £5,000 in 2008/9 for 3.5 years (or 2.5 years for existing students entering their second year). Overseas candidates will be required to demonstrate, before the offer of an award is confirmed, that they have sufficient funds to cover the balance of the overseas tuition fee.
Availability: Departments go through an internal bidding process between September and November each year to establish the distribution of these scholarships among Departments.
Awards for 2008/9 entry are tenable in the following Departments:
| Archaeology: Historical Archaeology |
| Chemistry: Any branch |
| Economics: Microeconomics / Macroeconomics |
| Electronics: Project support for MSc Internet and Mobile Communications Systems |
| Electronics: Project teaching support for MSc Communications Engineering |
| Health Sciences: Health Services Research - Inequalities in help-seeking |
| History: Medieval / Early Modern / Modern History |
| Politics: Core Modules |
| Psychology: Experimental Psychology |
| Social Policy and Social Work: Topic is dependent on whether awardee is a social policy or social work student |
| Theatre, Film and Television: Teaching on BA in Theatre, Film and Television and MA Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance (this studentship is open to an existing student who will be entering the second year of their PhD) |
Application procedure and deadline: Please apply using the PhD studentship application form. The application deadline is 30 April each year. Successful candidates will be notified of the result of their application by the department concerned. Candidates who have not heard by mid July should assume that their application has not been successful.
The University offers four White Rose collaborative research studentships each year. These studentships are offered in collaboration with the Universities of Leeds and Sheffield and involve joint supervision across two of the three sites. Reseach is carried out in one of four predetermined themes. Successful applicants become part of networks spanning the three universities that aim to develop inter-institutional collaboration.
Eligibility: Full-time PhD candidates (UK, EU and overseas).
Value of studentship: Tuition fee (at the home/EU rate) and a full stipend (£12,600 in 2007/8). Overseas candidates will be required to demonstrate, before the offer of an award is confirmed, that they have sufficient funds to cover the balance of the overseas tuition fee.
Availability: Four available. Departments go through an internal bidding process between September and December each year to establish the research themes and networks. Availability is announced in January each year and student applications are then invited.
Application procedure and deadline: For further information and to apply please see our White Rose Studentships page. The application deadline is 16 March each year.
A number of Masters scholarships are available year year for new MA, MSc or MRes courses at the University.
Eligibility: Candidates (UK, EU or overseas) for eligible masters courses. Only candidates who have or expect to obtain a first or upper second class honours degree (or equivalent) should apply.
Value of scholarship: Tuition fee waiver at the home/EU rate. Overseas candidates will be required to demonstrate, before the offer of an award is confirmed, that they have sufficient funds to cover the balance of the overseas tuition fee.
Availability: Departments go through an internal bidding process between September and November each year to establish the distribution of these scholarships among Departments.
Awards for 2008/9 entry are tenable for the following programmes:
Department | Course |
| Centre for Applied Human Rights | MA Applied Human Rights |
| Archaeology | MA Landscape Archaeology |
| Archaeology | MA Mesolithic Studies |
| Archaeology | MA Coastal Prehistory |
| Archaeology | MSc Early Prehistory |
| Archaeology | MSc Bioarcheology |
| Chemistry | MSc Advanced Magnetic Resonance and Mass Spectrometry |
| Economics | MSc Development Economics for Emerging Markets |
| Electronics | MSc Internet and Mobile Communications |
| Environment | MSc Environmental Science and Management |
| Environment | MSc Marine Environmental Management |
| Health Sciences | MSc Health Sciences (Health Services Research) |
| History | Renaissance and Early Modern Studies |
| Languages and Linguistics | MSc Forensic Speech Science |
| York Management School | MSc Accounting and Financial Management |
| York Management School | MSc Health Management |
| Maths and Chemistry Jointly | MSc Chemoinformatics |
| Philosophy | MA Philosophy |
| PPE | MA Philosophy, Politics and Economics |
| Social Policy and Social Work | MRes Social Work |
| Social Policy and Social Work | MA Comparative and International Social Policy |
| Theatre, Film, Television | MA/MSc Postproduction with specialization in Visual Effects or Sound Design |
| Theatre, Film, Television | Cinema, Television and Society |
| Theatre, Film, Television | MA Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance |
Application procedure and deadline: Please apply using the masters scholarship application form. The application deadline is 30 April each year. Successful candidates will be notified of the result of their application by the department concerned. Candidates who have not heard by mid July should assume that their application has not been successful.
Eligibility: University of York Graduates who are UK/EU candidates for a one-year full-time MA, MSc or MRes course in any department. Only candidates who have or expect to obtain a first or upper second class honours degree (or equivalent) should apply.
Value of studentship: Tuition fee waiver at the home/EU rate and a part stipend. The contribution towards living expenses is expected to be approximately £4000 in 2007/8.
Application procedure and deadline: Please apply using the masters scholarship application form. The application deadline is 30 April each year. Successful candidates will be notified of the result of their application by the department concerned. Candidates who have not heard by mid July should assume that their application has not been successful.
Please note that we are only able to accept studentship and scholarship applications from individuals who have already received a conditional offer of a place on a course at the University of York. Applications are now invited. The deadline for applications is 30 April each year:
Alternatively you may contact the University for application forms (telephone 01904 433683 or fax 01904 434039 or e-mail graduate@york.ac.uk).Please let us know:
Completed forms should be returned to the Graduate Schools Office, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.
All successful candidates will be notified of the result of their application by the department concerned. Candidates who have not heard by mid July each should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.
Please note that an offer of a place on a programme of study at York does not imply an offer of an award and that successful applicants for awards will be notified by the departments separately.
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