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    Here at the University of York, you can

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    Welcome to York ..........................................7

    City life ........................................................ 9

    Campus life ...........................................1011AccommodationSportLeisureLanguages

    Facilities and services ............................121324/7 Library facilitiesIT Services and trainingSupporting your studies at YorkCollegesSupervisory systemInternational student supportHealthcareThe Study Abroad Office

    Visiting student programme ..................1415Planning your studiesAvailability of modulesTeaching methodsAssessmentTuition feesAccommodation fees

    How to apply .........................................1617Making an applicationPrerequisitesYou@York: your gateway to the University

    Areas of study ............................................19Planning your studies

    Useful links ................................................ 20

    What students say ..................................... 21Campus maps...................................... 2223

    Contents

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    Our continuous programme of campusinvestment provides world-class facilities forteaching, study, entertainment and sport

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    Every year over 200 students frominstitutions overseas are welcomed ontothe campus and enrolled on intellectuallydiverse programmes of study for either one,two or three terms of our academic year.

    Life for all of our students is centredat Heslington on the edge of the historiccity of York where our colleges are setin an attractive landscaped campus. It iscompact, easy to get around, and has asafe, friendly atmosphere.

    As a visiting student you are fullyintegrated into regular classes and weoffer a wide range of course choices fromdepartments in arts and humanities, socialsciences and sciences.

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    ContactVisiting Student AdmissionsStudy Abroad OfficeUniversity of YorkYork YO10 5DDTel: +44 1904 322082Email:[email protected]:www.york.ac.uk/visitingstudents

    We know that choosing a study abroadprogramme is a very important and oftendifficult decision. We hope that this guideand our website will help you to makean informed decision based on relevantinformation, but please do contact us if youhave a question about studying here at York.

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    The city of York is aninteresting and beautiful

    city, particularly for aHistory and English major,with ready access to regionalairports and excellent trainservice for my travels toSweden, Norway, aroundthe United Kingdom andmainland Europe

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    York was recently voted the best and mostbeautiful place to live in the UK. There isplenty to impress: the famous soaring GothicMinster, the winding medieval streets and thespecialist stores and boutiques. Life in Yorkis varied, colourful and lively, and its historicstreets bustle with visitors from all aroundthe world.

    The city is a busy cultural centre for itsresidents as well as a tourist magnet. There isa year-round programme of events, includingcomedy, food and drink festivals, a Vikingfestival, Science Week, Festival of Ideas and acontinental Christmas market.

    Superb shopping

    With more than 2,000 stores, York covers

    a spectrum of styles, specialist stockistsand organic food retailers as well as themajor retail chains and big-name highstreet outlets. The city centre is compact,with many shops set in Yorks medievaland Georgian streets, but you will also findmodern shopping complexes and a designeroutlet on the outskirts.

    Nightlie and entertainment

    York has an attractive range of pubs, bars andrestaurants as well as a thriving caf culture afternoon tea at Bettys Tea Rooms is a worldfamous tradition. As you would expect froma city with so many students, life in York is asenergetic and varied by night as it is by day.There is an impressive range of city centreclubs, bars and venues offering a musicalexperience to suit most tastes and Leeds and

    Manchester are a fast all-night train serviceaway for big-name venues and artists.

    With its shops, galleries, clubs, cafs,museums, theatres, cinemas, music groupsand sports clubs, York really does offersomething for everyone.

    Great location

    York is one of Britains best connected cities.Situated almost exactly half-way betweenLondon and Edinburgh on the East Coastmainline, intercity trains reach London in lessthan two hours and Edinburgh in two and ahalf. With Eurostar from London St Pancras,Paris is just over six hours away. Flights fromManchester and Leeds/Bradford airportsprovide easy links to Europe as do ferriesfrom Hull.

    Closer to home, you will find that some of

    Britains most beautiful countryside lies ineasy reach. Within an hours drive are thePennine hills, the Yorkshire dales, and theNorth York moors, plus the seaside towns ofWhitby, Scarborough and Robin Hoods Bay.

    City life

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    The new millennium has signalled a dynamicperiod of growth for York. Since 2000, theUniversity has invested in 20 new buildingson the existing campus and completedthe first phase of a 750m campusexpansion. This stunning new developmenton Heslington East includes four newdepartmental buildings, two colleges and a

    sports village.All visiting students become membersof one of our colleges. Your college offers aready-made social network and 24/7 welfaresupport, with accommodation, leisure andsupport facilities all on hand helping youto find your feet and settle quickly into bothyour studies and social life.

    The campus offers a wealth of facilities,with cafs, bars, shops, a sports centre,

    tennis and squash courts, a health centre,theatres and concert halls all within easywalking distance. It is well-connected,criss-crossed with an excellent network ofcycle paths and benefits from a fast,frequent bus service to the city centreand our smaller central site, the beautifulmedieval Kings Manor.

    In term time there are major events each

    week such as club nights, plays and showsand other society events from student-runchoirs and sports tournaments to studentradio and a TV station. Visiting students areencouraged to participate in a wide variety ofcultural and sporting activities.

    Accommodation

    York is one of a handful of universities whichhas a college system. Your college providesyou with a focus for your residence, welfareand social life. Each of the eight colleges has

    its own distinctive identity, atmosphere,facilities and history. Most students live in acollege for their first year at York and remainpart of the college community throughouttheir time here.

    All visiting students are guaranteedaccommodation either in one of the collegesor in university housing on or close to

    the campus, provided that they meet thedeadline for applications shown on theiroffer. Most students are placed in singlestudy-bedrooms alongside York students.Colleges provide self-service laundry facilitiesand cooking facilities in shared kitchens.

    Meals are provided on a pay-as-you-go basis in a variety of catering facilitiesacross campus, by pre-paid meal card inone of two dining halls, or by applying for a

    catered room in a particular college. Cateredaccommodation is currently available inDerwent, James and Vanbrugh Collegesand includes a choice of traditional andcontinental breakfasts and dinner choicesto suit all tastes. This inclusive service isavailable from Monday to Friday during termtime. Dining halls, cafs and snack-barsprovide a wide variety of dishes including

    international and vegetarian options. Formore information about accommodation visitwww.york.ac.uk/accommodation.

    Sport

    Both the University and city of York are wellequipped with sports facilities and these willbe enhanced with the opening of the YorkSport Village in August 2012. The campusprovides a wide range of opportunities totake part in sport at all levels. For visitingstudents, getting active is a good way to

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    meet other students, and can providea once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to trysomething new! There are some 40 acresof first-class playing fields on the campus,catering for rugby, football, hockey andcricket. Other facilities include the floodlit JLDhockey/football pitch, situated in the centreof the running track, six porous tennis courts,sports halls, squash courts, a dance studioand a newly refurbished 70-station fitness

    suite. Coaching facilities are available in mostsports at a variety of levels.

    The Students Union, under the bannerof York Sport, has over 60 active sportsclubs including American football, archery,badminton, basketball, climbing, cricket,football, golf, fencing, hockey, judo, karate,lacrosse, netball, octopush, pole exercise,rowing, rugby, squash, sub aqua, table

    tennis, trampoline and volleyball. You canfind out more at www.yusu.org/sport.

    Leisure

    We encourage visiting students toengage fully in the non-academic life ofthe University and the opportunities areendless with a variety of clubs and societies(including country-specific societies)including an award winning newspaper,the countrys first independent radiostation, political parties, music and drama

    societies, religious groups, film production,photography, our own TV station and even amedieval re-enactment society!

    One of the benefits of spending time atYork is the opportunity its central locationprovides for visiting elsewhere in Britainand Europe. The International StudentsAssociation, Erasmus Society, Culture Societyand the Outdoor Society arrange excursionsaround Yorkshire and elsewhere during

    term time.

    Languages

    Our Languages for All programme is open tovisiting students in order to learn or continuethe study of a modern foreign language.These courses are aimed at all levels frombeginners to advanced language skills. Youmay take these courses on a non-credit

    basis or earn five credits per term by regularattendance and by satisfactory completionof the end-of-term proficiency test. Find outmore at www.york.ac.uk/lfa.

    If your first language is not English, Yorkoffers you opportunities to improve yourskills whilst studying. Our Centre for EnglishLanguage Teaching (CELT) runs courses andworkshops during term time and visitingstudents are entitled to attend some classesfree of charge. For details visit www.york.ac.uk/celt.

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    24/7 Library acilities

    In 2012 we will welcome visiting studentsto the exciting spaces created by the 20million investment in Library facilities at theUniversity of York. The Library collectionsinclude over 1.2 million items, and access toover 60,000 print and electronic journals,200 databases and hundreds of thousandsof e-books, images, statistics, datasets andother electronic resources.

    There are many different learning spacesavailable: quiet and silent study zonesequipped with power and access to thewireless network; PC clusters; bookablegroup study rooms with presentationequipment; a social learning space witha caf and vending machines and flexible

    open-plan group study space.

    IT services and training

    Visiting students can access the NetworkAccess Service (NAS) in on-campusaccommodation and departmentalcomputing suites, connecting your owncomputer to the internet and other networkfacilities including email, central file store

    and printers. If you use a laptop, you will findwireless access points across the Heslingtoncampus and at Kings Manor and open accessIT classrooms and study areas as well.

    Supporting your studies at York

    We want you to get the best from your timeat York. The colleges and supervisory systemare at the heart of your support network,working across the University to offer youhelp and support on many topics.

    Colleges

    You will be a member of a college throughoutyour time at York. All colleges have a welfareteam in addition to providing you with afocus for social and community life. The teamwillingly concern themselves with difficultiesencountered by students. Students also electwelfare representatives within each college,who can provide peer support to students.

    Supervisory system

    You will be assigned a member of therelevant department who acts as yoursupervisor throughout your time at York.The supervisors primary role is in relationto academic matters, but they also supportyou in your personal development and

    well-being. If you have any personaldifficulties while here, they can advise youon the appropriate support services at theUniversity. You will meet your supervisor inthe first few days of your first term and willbe expected to meet with them again at leastonce per term.

    International student support

    The University offers a range of servicesspecifically tailored to internationalstudents including:

    an immigration advice service to assistwith student visa queries

    orientation programmes in October andJanuary

    international representation within collegewelfare teams

    York Ambassadors scheme

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    an international student supportco-ordinator

    international student association

    English language courses.

    We really want you to enjoy your studies atYork, so please dont hesitate to ask for help

    and advice. For more information please visitwww.york.ac.uk/internationalsupport.

    Healthcare

    The National Health Service (NHS) is theUKs state health service which providestreatment to UK residents through a widerange of healthcare services. Some servicesmay be free to visiting students provided thatthey are here for courses lasting more thansix months. For students who are staying forless than six months, emergency hospitaltreatment given in an NHS Accident andEmergency department is free. Once you areadmitted onto a ward or given an outpatientappointment, charges will apply.

    You will have to pay for any othertreatment as a private patient. This can beexpensive therefore it is very important

    that you take out medical insurance for theduration of your visit to the UK.

    The University Health Centre is located onthe campus in purpose-built premises witheasy access for students with disabilities. Wealso offer a confidential first point of contactfor students with emotional, psychologicalor mental health difficulties. The Open Doorteam can also help students to liaise with

    other healthcare providers, their college andtheir academic department(s) about theirneeds where appropriate.

    The Study Abroad Oice

    From the moment you make your firstenquiry, submit your application and makeyour decision to come to York through tothe day you become one of our worldwide

    alums, your York experience is supported bythe Study Abroad Office, located centrallyin Derwent College. The Study Abroad Officealso supports students at York who wish tohave an international experience and weunderstand the challenges and demands ofstudying away from home.

    Office staff are happy to answer anyquestions you might have before you arriveand during your stay and there is a network

    of support services that can be called on tohelp you get the most out of your stay.

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    We welcome visiting students from acrossthe world, through programmes suchas the European Commissions LifelongLearning programme, individual universitypartnerships, third party providers andcountry specific government initiativesor as independent applicants.

    As a visiting student, York offers you:

    academic study in one or moredepartments (timetable allowing)

    study periods of one, two or three termsof the academic year

    academic credit for modules to theequivalent of 40-45 credits per term

    full integration in regular degreeprogramme modules

    a personal/academic supervisor tosupport you and your studies

    an academic transcript at the end ofyour studies.

    Planning your studies

    Yorks departments offer an extensive rangeof courses (called modules) across subjects inthe arts, sciences and social sciences. Further

    information on subject areas available tovisiting students is provided in our areas ofstudy section and our website is updatedwith information on modules being taughtin the next academic year as soon as itbecomes available. For visiting students,it is very important to plan your timeabroad around an understanding of whenmodules are taught and assessed and in theknowledge that York modules are taught onlyonce per year.

    Our academic year is broken down into

    three terms, but modules are often taughtand assessed over two or more terms. A fullcredit load for the academic year is 120 to140 York credits. In many departments, thismay mean that students have more creditallocated to one term than another in theirrecord, but work is spread, for exampleacross the Spring and Summer Terms, up to

    the Common Assessment period. Please seepage 15 for our academic year calendar.

    Availability o modules

    You will be asked to provide a list of modulesthat you intend to take at York as part ofyour application. Introductory coursesare generally first year level, with second,third (or where applicable, fourth) year

    modules being generally available to thosewho are majoring, or who have significantbackground studies, in the subject. You maybe asked to provide evidence of previousstudies in order to fulfil pre-requirements.

    Teaching methods

    Teaching normally involves a mixture oflectures, tutorials, seminars and in thescience subjects, laboratory classes. Theproportion of each activity varies fromdepartment to department.

    Lectures fifty minute talks supportinga module, generating further reading andresearch

    Tutorials one hour or more small group/individual discussions, focussed on anessay or topic-related problem

    Seminars one hour or longer in groups of515, generally collaborative presentationor discussion on prepared work

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    Practical work science and some arts andsocial sciences involved in laboratory work,field work or computer assignments.

    One of the key differences betweenuniversity education in the UK and othercountries is the number of contact hours,since they are intended as a starting pointand focus for a great deal of individual study.Supervisors and course tutors are always

    ready to give advice on study methods andgeneral guidance to you in planning yourstudies but a high degree of responsibility lieswith you to organise your time effectively.

    Assessment

    Methods of assessment vary betweendepartments and from module to module.The most common methods are essays

    written especially for assessment,assignments written during the module andclosed examinations. Seminar performanceand class contributions may also be takeninto account.

    The University has implemented aCommon Assessment Period in the SummerTerm between weeks 5 and 8 in whichall registered students are involved. Itis sometimes possible for a departmentto provide an alternative assessment ifyou leave before the normal assessment

    period for that module but this is subject todepartmental approval and must be arrangedas part of the application process.

    Tuition eesFor visiting students paying fees directly tothe University of York, the following full-yearrates will apply for 2012/13: students from within the European Union:

    9,000 students from outside the European

    Union: 12,720.

    These fees include tuition, supervisionand examination charges as well as theprovision of a transcript to you and yourhome institution.

    Additional fees are charged for Languagesfor All and English Language courses.

    For details of fees for shorter periods ofstudy or for arrangements relating to certainschemes, please refer to our web pages orcontact us for guidance.

    Accommodation ees

    Accommodation charges for 2012/13 varydepending on the location and facilitiesavailable (eg en-suite rooms, catered rooms,etc) as well as the length of stay.

    For up-to-date information please visitwww.york.ac.uk/accommodation.

    Our academic year

    Autumn Term 2012 Spring Term 2013 Summer Term 2013

    Housing available Wednesday 2 October Sunday 6 January 2013 N/A

    Internationalorientation

    Thursday 3 Saturday 6 October

    Monday 7 or Tuesday8 January

    N/A

    Term begins Monday 8 October Monday 7 January Monday 22 April

    Lectures begin Monday 14 October Wednesday 9 January Monday 22 April

    Lectures end Friday 14 December Friday 15 March Friday 17 May

    Examinations Week 10 orWeeks 12 Spring

    Week 10 orWeeks 12 Summer

    Weeks 58

    Term ends Friday 14 December Friday 15 March Friday 28 June

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    We advise students wishing to study at Yorkto consider the following before applying:

    Do I want to study here for the fullacademic year, for the Autumn Term only,or the Spring and Summer Terms?

    How many credits do I want to transferback to my home institution?

    Do I want to study in one departmentor more?

    Are there any modules that I have tocomplete to fulfil requirements at myhome institution?

    Are the modules I want to take available inthe correct term?

    Are the modules normally assessed afterthe end of my official registration (eg in

    the following term, or in weeks 58 of theSummer Term)?

    Will my home institution allow me to havean uneven distribution of credit across thestudy period?

    Making an application

    Our online system will take you throughall the information you need to make anapplication. You can save and exit yourapplication and return to it later, but once it issubmitted, you cannot make changes.

    You should state clearly on your applicationboth the department(s) that you wish to

    study in at York as well as the provisionalmodules that you would like to take. Youradmission may be dependent on availableplaces in each module or whether the timeperiod over which the module is taughtmatches your chosen study abroad period.We cannot guarantee admission toparticular modules at this point in theapplication process.

    Deadlines for the submission of applicationsare as follows:

    Autumn entry 2012(starting in October 2012): 30 June 2012

    Spring/Summer entry 2012(starting in January 2013): 31 October 2012.

    If you have questions about the onlineapplications process please contact us byemailing [email protected].

    Prerequisites

    You should normally have completedat least one years study at your homeuniversity before coming to York. Mostvisiting students have completed twoyears university-level work.

    Applicants from the US are normallyexpected to have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

    Applicants whose first language is notEnglish are asked to provide evidence of

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    English language ability, preferably in the

    form of a score in the British Council IELTStest, the US TOEFL test or the CommonEuropean Framework of Reference forLanguages (CEFR). The Universitysminimum requirements are:IELTS 6.5+TOEFL 603+, 100 IBT, 250 CBTCEFR B2 or above.

    Some students may be asked to attend

    pre-sessional English language courses,further details of which are availablefrom the Centre for English LanguageTeaching (CELT).

    Some departments may have specificadmission or application requirements andfor admission to more advanced modules,prerequisites will be requested. Pleaseread the information provided on ourdepartmental web pages carefully.

    You@York: your gateway to the University

    From the moment you are offered a place atYork you are sent a username and passwordto log on to your own personalised space onYou@York. This is your personal gatewaywhere you can track your application, keep intouch with your future department(s) and tapinto a wealth of additional information aboutthe University and student life at York.

    You@York helps you to prepare for life as

    a student at York with interactive moduleson what the college system is like and howto improve your study skills. As a visitingstudent, you will also be able to apply forcampus accommodation and the Tier 4 visacertification (CAS) through You@York.

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    Yorks international reputation is reflected bythe high quality of our teaching and research,and our academic staff often use their

    ground-breaking research projects to informundergraduate lectures and seminars

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    The University of Yorks departments offera wide and attractive range of courses forvisiting students. Courses at York (calledmodules) are taken once per academicyear and they may last one, two or threeterms, with assessments throughout and/orexaminations at the end.

    Planning your studiesOur Planning your studies web page providesdepartmental module listings, departmentalweb page links and contact details forguidance purposes: www.york.ac.uk/study/study-abroad/visiting/applying/planning.

    Please note: You will be required to submita list of provisional modules with yourapplication, indicating those to which you

    must be admitted in order to fulfil your homeuniversitys study abroad requirements.This does not guarantee registration on themodules and you will be contacted by thedepartment to confirm your module choiceslater in the application process or on arrival atthe University of York.

    Please pay particular attention to theduration of the module and the assessmenttiming when considering modules, especiallyif you are intending to study at York for lessthan a full academic year.

    If you have questions about the modulesavailable, prerequisites, assessment optionsor anything else related to your proposedstudy programme, please do contactthe admissions tutors in the relevantdepartments for further advice.

    Areas of study

    Departments oering visitingstudent modules

    Archaeology

    Biology

    Biochemistry

    Chemistry

    Computer Science

    Economics

    Education

    Electronics

    English

    Environment

    Health Sciences

    History

    History of ArtLanguage and Linguistic Science

    Law (exchange students only)

    Management

    Mathematics

    Medieval Studies (PG only)

    Music

    Politics, Economics and Philosophy (PEP)

    Philosophy

    Physics

    Politics

    Social Policy

    Sociology

    Theatre, Film and Television (exchangestudents only)

    Womens Studies (PG only)

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    University o York homepagewww.york.ac.uk

    City o York inormationwww.visityork.org

    Study Abroadwww.york.ac.uk/studyabroad

    Accommodationwww.york.ac.uk/accommodation

    College liewww.york.ac.uk/colleges

    Sportswww.yusu.org/sport

    International Student Support (including

    immigration advice)www.york.ac.uk/internationalsupport

    Student Support Services (welare)www.york.ac.uk/student-support-services

    Centre or English Language Teachingwww.york.ac.uk/celt

    Languages or All programme

    www.york.ac.uk/lfa

    Visiting Student programmewww.york.ac.uk/visitingstudents

    Visiting Student course inormationwww.york.ac.uk/study/study-abroad/visiting/applying/planning

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    What students say

    In Britain they focus primarily on one

    subject in university rather than the liberal

    arts approach at the University of Denver.

    I was overwhelmed by the history that

    surrounded me while I was in Britain. Strolling

    through York I was constantly amazed by the

    intertwined architecture changing each block

    from medieval to renaissance to modern,

    back to medieval. And to think of how long

    the town had existed, it simply made my jawdrop. Because of the British friends I made,

    and the experiences we had, I found myself

    living British culture, not just learning about it.

    My time in York is something that I will always

    treasure, for it has changed my perspective, my

    friends, my speech and my life.

    JIM, USA

    I had a wonderful term in York. The British

    educational system is hardly comparable to

    the system I am used to. First of all there are

    fewer contact hours at York and we had a lot of

    time for reading and preparing for the lectures

    and seminars.

    I lived in university accommodation which

    was really good because it was pretty easy to

    get in contact with other students right from

    the beginning.

    In the first week we had no lectures or

    seminars and had a lot of informational

    meetings to get to know the University as well

    as our supervisors and the contact person in

    the International Office. This was really helpful

    because it was clear that if any problem

    occurred, there would be someone to help,

    which is especially useful if one is from a

    different country.

    JANINA, GERMANY

    By coming here I have learned so much about

    matters that have nothing to do with papers

    and books. It is true that, by studying English

    Literature books play quite an important part

    in my life but by leaving the comfort of my

    own country I can say that it has opened up a

    whole new world to me.

    It is not all about taking what the University

    gives you, you have to give something yourselfin order to make the most of your year abroad.

    Studying here has proved to be one of the

    most challenging and wonderful experiences

    of my life.

    FLOOR, NETHERLANDS

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