Learning community
The University offers a wide variety of lifelong learning activities across all departments and centres.
It is dedicated to transferring the results of research and scholarship or professional best practice to a wide range of people in the private and public sectors including members of the public, both at home and overseas, and includes all those students who are not studying directly for an undergraduate degree or postgraduate qualification.
Public lectures
Every term, the University organises free public lectures on a wide variety of topics and aimed at a general audience.
York Concerts
From early to contemporary and from solo recitals to orchestras and music theatre, we offer the broadest musical selection in the region.
Languages for All
Offering a range of foreign language courses to help you communicate with people from other countries and gain an insight into other cultures.
The University of York is also part of Higher York which brings together providers from across the city to help improve access to educational opportunties.
We also work closely with York Museums Trust on a variety of adult learning projects.
Part-time graduate studies
Distance and Open Learning
Short professional courses
Other short courses
Certificates and Diplomas
Not postgraduate
Courses for teachers