Postgraduate Engineering
Learn to design systems, networks and applications that address the complex problems of today’s world. Through a combination of theoretical and practical work, you'll develop your specialist skills and prepare to take on projects with real-world impact.
Why study engineering at York?
At York, many of our teaching staff are active researchers, and we work closely with our industrial partners to ensure everything we teach is current and relevant. Each course combines advanced taught modules with a substantial project, mostly undertaken by students in groups, employing design, test and integration procedures that adhere to industrial quality standards. Our teaching is underpinned by our research strengths. We deliver research that has real-world benefits, often in collaboration with external partners, such as robotics for healthcare, mobile communications for autonomous vehicles and realistic acoustic experiences for virtual reality.
Our courses
- Audio and Music Technology (MSc)
- Communications Engineering (MSc)
- Digital Systems Engineering (MSc)
- Embedded Wireless Systems (MSc)
- Engineering Management (MSc)
- Intelligent Robotics (MSc)
- Data Science (MSc)
Or search all postgraduate taught courses.
Visiting students
Spend up to a year in York as a visiting student from an international university.

Fantastic facilities
We have a range of specialised teaching spaces, laboratories and workshops, including our state-of-the-art engineering facilities. You'll have access to industry-standard equipment, ensuring you learn key practical skills for disciplines including music technology, computer engineering, and robotics.
Committed to equality
We are proud to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze award in recognition of the work we do to support gender equality.
Research excellence
Interdisciplinary research is one of our strengths. We collaborate across the University's research themes – areas of research excellence that cross theoretical boundaries. 97% of our research is rated as World Leading or Internationally Excellent in the latest REF results (2021).
Meet us
Come and visit us at an Open Day, explore our campus or chat to our students online. We host a range of events throughout the year including subject-specific events designed especially for people considering postgraduate study.
