High quality education in a supportive, encouraging environment
YorkCourse students are entitled to use all of the university's facilities
York: centre of learning since the eighth century
Ghost walks: exploring the history and mystery of our ancient streets
YorkCourse in English
(BA and MA level)
PLEASE NOTE: THIS COURSE WILL BE ACCESSIBLE ONLINE FOR AUTUMN 2020 ONLY. STUDENTS IN RESIDENCE IN YORK WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS LIVE TEACHING AND SUPERVISION, AND WE WILL ATTEMPT TO ORGANISE A 1-2 WEEK GATHERING IN YORK FOR THOSE UNABLE TO BE RESIDENT. HOWEVER, UNIQUELY FOR AUTUMN 2020, RESIDENCE IN YORK IS NOT REQUIRED, AND THE COURSE CAN BE COMPLETED AS A DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE. SEE 'HOW TO APPLY' FOR DETAILS.
The NSC’s YorkCourse in English is available to students at Norwegian Higher Education institutions, as well as to qualified teachers of English who are either Norwegian nationals or who are working in Norway. It provides a unique opportunity for students to deepen and expand their expertise in the languages, literatures and cultures of the English-speaking world while living in the UK.
The YorkCourse can be taken either at the undergraduate/BA level (2nd or 3rd year), or at the postgraduate/MA level (as part of a master’s degree in Norway). Students on the 5-year GLU or Lektor master’s programmes in Norway are counted as undergraduate students when in their first cycle (years 1-3) and master’s students when in the second cycle (years 4-5).
Students taking the undergraduate level course may opt for the Research Extension Module, which enables them to write their BA thesis (bacheloroppgave) while in York.
From Spring 2020, you can apply to the ‘YorkCourse with School Experience’ option, which integrates up to 10 days of school observation in an English primary school into the course. Also from Spring 2020, the undergraduate level course will also be open to students who have no previous university credits in English. See the ‘How to Apply’ section to find out more.
Please browse the sections below to find out more about these courses, or email nsc-director@york.ac.uk with any questions.
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"Best time of my life so far. I have met lots of people, visited lots of places and learnt about lots of things from the friendly and funny staff. THANK YOU."
"This course features some of the best lecturers I've ever had. And they'll fatten you up with biscuits."
"A perfect way to get to know more of the English language and society."
"The teachers at the NSC are friendly and helpful and you get lots of feedback on your essays."
"The good thing is that for all three modules you are free to choose your own essay topic, so you will always find a topic that interests you."