Information for current postgraduate students

Postgraduate handbooks

 Current year:

• Taught Masters Student Handbook 2019/20 (PDF , 1,140kb)

This handbook covers all Taught Masters programmes.

• Research Student Handbook 2019/20 (PDF , 1,668kb)

This handbook covers all Research programmes (PhD and MA by Research).

Previous years:

2018-2019

• Taught Masters Student Handbook 2018/19 (PDF , 462kb)
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• Research Student Handbook 2018/19 (PDF , 625kb)‌

2017-2018

• Research Student Handbook 2017/18 (PDF , 1,871kb)

2016-2017

• Research Student Handbook 2016/17 (PDF , 925kb)

Modules and timetabling

• Modules 2018-19
• Checking your timetables

Forms and documents

• Departmental forms and documents

Resources for all postgraduate students

• Research training seminar
  For all taught Masters and first year PhD students
• Postgraduate presentation days
  For all taught Masters and PhD students
• Departmental Colloquia
  The Department runs a weekly Colloquium series where both external and internal speakers present their latest research.

Resources for research students

• First-year doctoral seminar
  A series of weekly meetings for students in the Language & Linguistic Science department, running over three terms, at which beginning PhD students discuss the stages of research.
• Skills training for research students
  The University offers a wide range of research training opportunities to complement the more discipline-specific provision in departments.
• The York Graduate Research School
  Provides a range of information for Research Students across the university

Other resources

• Yorkshare VLE
• Online Library guide to finding resources for languages and linguistics
• LaTeX resources
• Departmental facilities: Interactive workspace and departmental kitchens