Information for EU Applicants

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Students from EU countries form an important part of York's friendly and vibrant university community. If you come to York, you can be sure that you will be warmly welcomed both at the University and in the city, that you will have access to first class educational facilities in a supportive environment and that when you graduate you will have a qualification which is recognized throughout the world.

Bologna Compatibility

The University of York has a tradition of attracting both domestic and overseas students to its master’s programmes. These programmes follow the standard UK approach of 12 months, intensive study rather than the two academic years more generally found in other European countries.  The compatibility of the UK’s masters programmes with Bologna was recently reviewed by the Academy of Medical Sciences with the conclusion that they were compliant.  A key conclusion was:

“The widespread acceptance for including learning outcomes into the criteria for assessment, and the alignment of the UK qualifications framework with that of the European Higher Education Authority, demonstrates that UK master’s degrees are compatible with the Bologna Process.

In the current economic climate, undertaking a one year master’s course is particularly attractive, allowing students to undertake a shorter and more intensive course and not to incur the greater cost of a two year degree for example.”

The full report can be found at:  www.acmedsci.ac.uk/p101puid179.html or ISBN No: 978-1-903401-27-9

Funding Opportunities

There are several exciting funding opportunities available to EU students interested in studying for one of our taught Masters degrees within the department of Biology at York.

Two of our Masters courses have funding attached to them from a research council. If selected for one of these awards, this will cover your tuition fees and bench fees only.

For further funding opportunities please see:
http://www.york.ac.uk/biology/postgraduate/masters/funding/

Language Requirements

A qualification in English as a foreign language will be required for countries or qualifications where the language of instruction is not English.

Information about English language rules and requirements can be found here: http://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/english/