Teaching and research quality

By almost any measure, York is one of Britain's most highly regarded - and popular - universities. We regularly appear high up in tables of research rankings and we have been particularly successful in external assessments of teaching quality:

  • Nearly 90% of York students praised the quality of teaching on their courses in the 2011 National Student Survey.
  • 7th for teaching excellence in the Sunday Times league table of UK universities.
  • 12th overall in the Complete University Guide, 15th in The Sunday Times league table and 15th in the Guardian University Guide.
  • 96th out of 40,000 in the world in the QS World University Rankings
  • 8th out of 159 higher education institutions in the UK for research excellence.

You are likely to find yourself studying in one of the country's top-rated departments and will be joining a university which is committed to maintaining the highest standards in university education. This reputation is increasingly international and the latest world rankings place York in the world's top 100 universities.

Dropout and failure rates at York are extremely low.

Flexibility

Undergraduate programmes at York offer a wide range of options, giving you the opportunity of concentrating on areas of your subject that particularly interest you, or that fit in with your future plans.

There is a flexible approach to teaching methods, which are tailored to the particular demands of individual subjects. Many programmes include an element of tutorial teaching. You may also be taught through seminars (larger groups of ten–25) and lectures. Projects where you work either on your own or in a small group are a feature of many programmes. Many modules feature online resources supported by our Yorkshare Virtual Learning Environment.

Combined programmes

At York we offer a number of programmes that allow you to combine the study of two or three disciplines.

Assessment methods

Assessment methods differ from department to department. Some have no traditional examinations; others use a mix of these, plus coursework assessment, open papers, extended essay papers, dissertations and project work and, in some cases, assessment of oral contributions in tutorials.

Your study environment

The University is a stimulating place to study and provides excellent learning resources to support your academic work.

 
A lecturer giving a tutorial

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