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Centre for Global Programmes Guide for visiting students “Here at the University of York, you can study with highly motivated people within highly ranked departments. Both the studying and living environment of York is just perfect. York is the best place” Visiting Student, Japan B Welcome to the University of York We offer you a very high-quality academic experience full credit transfer to your home university a commitment to enhancing your employability a strong reputation for student support affordable and plentiful accommodation a lively and stimulating environment a beautiful location in one of Europe’s finest cities … with easy access from everywhere 1 Contents Welcome to York 3 City life 4 Great location 7 Campus life 8 Visiting student programme 10 Areas of study 12 Application deadlines 13 Term dates 13 Supporting your studies at York 14 Facilities 16 What students say 18 Useful links 19 Campus map 20 Contact details 22 2 Welcome to York The University of York has been welcoming students from all over the world since its establishment in 1963. With approximately 15,000 students, York provides a stimulating academic and social experience within a friendly and welcoming environment. York is a member of the Russell Group, the UK’s group of research intensive universities. It is the nearest equivalent to the US Ivy League, although we are all public institutions. Other members include University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, London School of Economics and Political Science and University of Edinburgh. 3 City life York was recently voted the The city is a busy cultural centre for its find modern shopping complexes and a residents as well as a tourist magnet. There designer outlet on the outskirts. best and most beautiful place is a year-round programme of events, to live in the UK. There is plenty including comedy, food and drink festivals, Nightlife and entertainment a Viking festival, Science Week, Festival of to impress: the famous soaring York has an attractive range of pubs, Ideas and a continental Christmas market Gothic Minster, the winding bars and restaurants as well as a thriving medieval streets and the Superb shopping café culture – afternoon tea at Bettys Tea Rooms is a world famous tradition. specialist stores and boutiques. With more than 2,000 stores, York covers As you would expect from a city with so Life in York is varied, colourful a spectrum of styles, specialist stockists many students, life in York is as energetic and lively, and its historic streets and organic food retailers as well as the and varied by night as it is by day with its major retail chains and big-name high shops, galleries, clubs, cafés, museums, bustle with visitors from all street outlets. The city centre is compact, theatres, cinemas, music groups and around the world. with many shops set in York’s medieval sports clubs. York really does offer and Georgian streets, but you will also something for everyone. Find out more about living in York at www.visityork.org 4 5 College of the Holy Cross students visiting Castle Howard 6 Great location York is one of Britain’s best connected cities. Situated almost exactly half-way between London and Edinburgh on the East Coast mainline, intercity trains reach London in less than two hours and Edinburgh in two and a half. With Eurostar from London St Pancras, Paris is just over six hours away. Flights from Manchester and Leeds/Bradford airports provide easy links to Europe, as do ferries from Hull. Around and about Closer to home, you will find that some of Britain’s most beautiful countryside lies within easy reach. Within an hour’s drive are the Bronte Country, the Pennine hills, the Yorkshire dales, and the North York moors, plus the seaside towns of Whitby, Scarborough and Robin Hood’s Bay. 7 Campus life The new millennium has signalled a Accommodation dynamic period of growth for York. Since 2000, the University has invested in 20 York is one of a handful of universities new buildings on the existing campus which has a college system. Your college and completed the first phase of a £750m provides you with a focus for your campus expansion. This stunning new residence, welfare and social life. Each of development on Heslington East includes the eight colleges has its own distinctive four new departmental buildings, two identity, atmosphere, facilities and history. colleges and a sports village. The campus All visiting students are guaranteed offers a wealth of facilities, with cafés, accommodation either in one of the bars, shops, a sports centre, tennis and colleges or in university housing on or squash courts, a health centre, theatres close to the campus, provided that they and concert halls all within easy walking meet the deadline for applications shown distance. It is well-connected, criss- on their offer. Most students are placed crossed with an excellent network of cycle in single study-bedrooms alongside York paths and benefits from a fast,frequent students. Colleges provide self-service bus service to the city centre and our laundry facilities and cooking facilities in smaller central site, the beautiful medieval shared kitchens. King’s Manor. Find out more about the University of York’s colleges at www.york.ac.uk/colleges and accommodation at www.york. ac.uk/accommodation. 8 9 Visiting student programme We welcome visiting students As a visiting student, York offers you: full integration in regular degree programme modules from across the world, academic study in one or more through programmes such as departments (timetable allowing) a personal/academic supervisor to support you and your studies the European Commission’s study periods of one, two or three Erasmus+ programme, individual terms of the academic year an academic transcript at the end of your studies university partnerships, third academic credit for modules to the party providers and country equivalent of 40-60 credits per term a lively and stimulating environment. specific government initiatives or college membership and access to a as independent applicants. wide range of extra curricular activities 10 Find out more about our Exchange, Erasmus and Visiting Programmes or apply on-line at: www.york.ac.uk/ visitingstudents 11 Areas of study Departments offering modules to visiting students: Archaeology Management Biology Mathematics Biochemistry Medieval Studies (PG only) Chemistry Music Computer Science Politics, Economics and Philosophy (PEP) Economics Philosophy Education Physics Electronics Politics English Psychology (full year students only) Environment Social Policy Health Sciences Sociology History Theatre, Film and Television History of Art Women’s Studies (PG only) Language and Linguistic Science Law 12 Application deadlines Autumn 15 May Spring 31 October Summer 31 January (UG Research and PG only) Term dates 2014/15 Start End Autumn 29 September 2014 5 December 2014 Spring 5 January 2015 13 March 2015 Summer 13 April 2015 19 June 2015 2015/16 Autumn 28 September 2015 4 December 2015 Spring 4 January 2016 11 March 2016 Summer 11 April 2016 17 June 2016 2016/17 Autumn 3 October 2016 9 December 2016 Spring 9 January 2017 17 March 2017 Summer 18 April 2017 23 June 2017 Please note: Postgraduate programmes may start earlier than these official term dates. Please check with the relevant department for specific information. 13 14 Supporting your studies at York We want you to get the best from International student your time at York. The college support and supervisory system are at The University offers a range of services the heart of our support network. specifically tailored to international students. This includes an immigration Colleges advice service to assist with student visa queries, orientation programmes in You will be a member of a college September and January and international throughout your time at York. All colleges representation within college welfare have a welfare team in addition to teams. providing you with a focus for social and community life. Disability support Supervisory system The University aims to provide you with the help and support you may need to aid You will be assigned a member of the your academic progress and make your relevant department to act as your stay at the University of York as enjoyable supervisor throughout your time at York. as possible. Please let us know if you have The supervisor’s primary role is in relation a disability and may require support. We to academic matters, but they also support will work with you to identify your needs For more information you in your personal development and and agree your support provision. well-being. visit www.york.ac.uk/ colleges 15 Facilities 24/7 Library facilities IT services Sport and fitness In 2012 we invested £20 million in Library Visiting students can access the Network In addition to our York Sport Centre facilities at the University of York. The Access System (NAS) in on-campus facilities on Heslington West we have the Library collections include over 1.2 million accommodation and departmental York Sport Village on Heslington East, this items, and access to over 60,000 print computing suites. This allows you to brand new facility has a swimming pool, and electronic resources. There are connect your own computer to the 120 station fitness suite, a health suite many different learning spaces available: internet and other network facilities with spa pool, steam room and sauna, and quiet and silent study zones; PC clusters; including email, central file store and floodlit pitches for football, lacrosse and bookable group study rooms and a social printers. If you use a laptop, you will find rugby. learning space with a café and vending wireless hotspots across the campus and machines. at King’s Manor.