You should have achieved, or be on track to achieve, the equivalent of a UK lower second-class honours degree (2:2).

For country-specific entry requirements and mark equivalencies, please visit the relevant Country-Specific Information webpage and review the postgraduate entry requirements section. All visiting students, whether undergraduate, postgraduate taught, or postgraduate research, should consult this section for details of grade equivalencies.

Additional requirements

To study Liberal Arts at York, you need to have completed sufficient prior study in any humanities subject.

Your application must include a sample of recent written work (at least 1,500 words) in English on a Liberal Arts topic, preferably previously submitted as part of a course of study.

Check you are eligible to apply

All visiting students from non-majority English-speaking countries are required to demonstrate their English language ability, regardless of their length of study or visa type. We accept a range of global English tests such as IELTS and TOEFL iB. Please note English language requirements vary by academic department and level of study.

IELTS requirements for Liberal Arts: 6.5 with 6.0 in each component.

Undergraduate English language requirements

You can view the department’s modules in the module catalogue. To help you get started, we have written a short guide on how to use the module catalogue.

We will contact you via email after you have accepted your place at York (usually in August or December, depending on your start date) to discuss your module choices, and module registration will take place after enrolment.

Your assessments will depend on the modules you choose; they are mainly submitted via the VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) during the Common Assessment Periods in January and May/June. Alternate assessments may be available; you can contact the relevant academic department of the module to discuss this.

You can find full details of assessments for each module via the module catalogue.