Visiting Students - Social Policy

Undergraduate students

Academic requirements

Your application should include an academic reference and a Personal statement outlining why you want to study at the University of York, particularly within Social Policy. Students with a background in social science and/or public policy will be particularly welcome.

English language requirements

IELTS: 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component (the language requirements are part way down the page. The other requirements are not applicable).  

For more information, see our undergraduate English requirements.

Postgraduate students

Academic requirements

Postgraduate taught students will normally be expected to have a good undergraduate degree (2:2, 2:1 or first) or equivalent qualification. You will also be considered if you have relevant work experience and academic potential.

Your application should indicate your areas of interest relevant to our postgraduate courses.

English language requirements

IELTS: 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component (the language requirements are part way down the page. The other requirements are not applicable).  

For more information, see our postgraduate English requirements.

Choosing your modules

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 during August or December (depending on your start date) to finalise your module choices.

Teaching schedule

You can study in our department for the following periods:

• Full academic year
• Semester 1
• Semester 2

Examination and assessment

Assessment is a mix of coursework assignments due in the Common Examination Periods in January/February and May/June.

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