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Short courses

Welcome to our short course programmes

Norwegian Study Centre short courses provide a unique and exciting opportunity to experience high-quality academic courses from University of York staff, combined with exploration of the history, literatures, languages and cultures of the beautiful city of York, England.  

Programmes are one or two weeks in length and are tailored to university students (undergraduate and postgraduate), teacher trainees (MGLU, Lektor) and in-service teachers (KfK) studying in Norwegian Higher Education.  Academic content is agreed in advance with the relevant Norwegian institution, but it will cover aspects of Language and Linguistic Science, English and Related Literature and Cultural Studies, with Education and Didactics a main component in courses for in-service teachers and teacher trainees.  Intercultural learning opportunities outside the classroom may include visits to theatres, museums or local schools; guided tours of the city or the magnificent Minster; excursions to the Stamford Bridge Battlefields (1066) or Haworth (Bronte Country).

We are proud to work with all Norwegian universities and colleges in Norway in order to welcome around 1100 students and more than 60 visiting academics to York every year.  We very much hope to see you in York soon.

Further Information

Students

Students interested in attending a short course should contact the person responsible "leader" at their home institution in the first instance.  Prior to your arrival in York, your leader will provide all information, including how and when to sign up for a short course, the costs involved, arrangements for travel and accommodation and the details of the agreed programme. To help with this information flow, you will be given access to a dedicated google site containing most, if not all, of the information you will need.   In the meantime, you might like to find out more about York visit the following links:
For all enquiries direct to the NSC please use nsc@york.ac.uk. You can also follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

Leaders

Information is sent out to all contacts with existing bookings at least 10 weeks prior to their group's arrival.  All enquiries should be sent to nsc@york.ac.uk.  This inbox is staffed during office hours (0900-1600 Monday-Friday). For urgent enquiries outside this time, contact details will be provided to you no later than 2 weeks before your group's arrival in York.

New bookings/Special courses

If you are interested in making a new booking or are interested in a 'special course', please contact us on nsc@york.ac.uk to discuss your requirements and availability.  We have recently welcomed groups of academic staff, administrative staff, groups of VGS students, small groups of in-service teachers who wish to undertake continued professional development but are not currently registered with a university of college in Norway, and a group of in-service teachers from across Iceland.

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What our students say

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"The teachers were AMAZING. They are so passionate about what they do and their passion is contagious. i give them tens across the board. "

(BA student)

"I enjoyed learning about issues not covered in the normal university curriculum"

(BA student) 

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"Absolutely ALL the teachers were enthusiastic and inspiring. I want to come back for more!"
(BA student)

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"The opportunity to get a sort of inside view of British language, culture and politics was fun and educational"
(BA student)

"I really enjoyed the insight and inspiration of spending an afternoon in an English school"

(GLU student)

"I LOVED the tour to the Minster and the school visit - really added to the experience"

(GLU student)

"Seeing a Shakespeare play in the UK was something I will never forget - I saw Shakespeare in a whole new way"

(KFK student)

"Teachers are excellent! They provided us with a LOT of materials relevant for our own teaching."

(KFK student)