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We offer modules with real-world relevance on a variety of topics. We are pleased to welcome students and researchers from all over the world.

Undergraduate students

Your application should indicate any particular areas of interest relating to social policy and/or issues in criminal justice. Students with a background in social science and/or public policy will be particularly welcome.

Choosing your modules

Please see the list of modules, this list is indicative of the type of modules which may be available during your study period. Please note that not all modules advertised in the module catalogue are available to exchange and visiting students. We will contact you after you have enrolled to discuss your modules choices.

Postgraduate students

Postgraduate taught students will normally be expected to have at least a 2:1 undergraduate degree 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.

Undergraduate and postgraduate 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, and for other accepted certification, please see our undergraduate and postgraduate English requirements.

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Contact us

Simon Sweeney
International Student Coordinator Exchange Programmes

simon.sweeney@york.ac.uk

Management visiting student contact

sbs-visiting-students@york.ac.uk

Undergraduate and postgraduate modules

Module Code Module Description Year / Stage Semester Credits ECTS
SPY00026C Power, Policy and Social Progress 1 1 20 10
SPY00027C The Psychological Mind in a Social World 1 2 20 10
SPY00040I Policy Think Tank 2 1 20 10
SPY00043I Capitalism and the Public Good 2 1 20 10
SPY00042I Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice 2 1 20 10
SPY00035I Crime and the Life Course 2 1 20 10
SPY00037I Communities, Participation and Creating Change 2 2 20 10
SPY00044I Enabling Places and Spaces: Social Perspectives on Disability and Mental Health 2 2 20 10
SPY00039I Social Inequalities 2 2 20 10
SPY00032I Victimology and Victimisation 2 2 20 10
SPY00038I Future Worlds of Work 2 2 20 10
SPY00001H Housing and Homelessness: Overcoming Inequality 3 1 20 10
SPY00046H Prisons & Penal Policy 3 1 20 10
SPY00020H Well Being of Children and Young People 3 1 20 10
SPY00012H Drugs: Prevalance, Policy and Practice 3 1 20 10
SPY00070H Welfare States in Crisis 3 1 20 10
SPY00011H Policing and the Police 3 2 20 10
SPY00053H Migration, Immigration and Social Policy 3 2 20 10
SPY00051H Education Policy: Divisions & Inequalities 3 2 20 10
SPY00058H Environmental Justice, Harm and Policy 3 2 20 10
SPY00060H Gender, Violence and Justice 3 2 20 10
SPY00039H Vulnerability, Deviance and Social Control 3 2 20 10

Contact us

Simon Sweeney
International Student Coordinator Exchange Programmes

simon.sweeney@york.ac.uk

Management visiting student contact

sbs-visiting-students@york.ac.uk