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Postgraduate Education

Let's inspire future generations together

At York you will receive a high quality education from a world-renowned university located in one of the most beautiful and historic cities in England. We are a very friendly and welcoming community and you will have the opportunity to play an active role in helping shape its future.

You can choose from a range of postgraduate degree programmes, taught in an open and supportive environment that encourages frequent interaction between staff and students, and individualised personal supervision. There is a strong international dimension to our work and students come to the department from across the globe. 

Our taught Masters courses

Or, search all our postgraduate courses.

PGCE

We offer PGCE Secondary (11-16 with Post 16 enhancement) and PGCE Primary. We pride ourselves on our feet-on-the-ground approach, with two-thirds of your time spent in schools. You'll receive in-depth subject specific training from our tutor and mentor teams to give you the best foundation for your career.

We offer teacher training in the following subjects:

PGCE Secondary

PGCE Primary

Our research degrees

We also offer the following research degrees:

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Why study Education at York

5th in the UK
for research according to the Times Higher Education’s ranking of the latest REF results (2021)
Global networking
We host the Centre for Research on Education and Social Justice, meaning you will have opportunities to connect with researchers and students from across the world.
Join an active academic community
Talks, workshops and seminars give you opportunities to get involved with our active academic community and keep up to date with cutting edge research
Four student chatting and laughing whilst walking away from the lake on Campus West.

Masters Taster Day

Wednesday 18 March 2026, 10am to 4pm GMT

Find your future at York. Join us on campus to meet your academic department, speak to student services and hear postgraduate presentations.

Find out more

As part of our university-run programme, students get termly placements within a school to engage with the practical applications of their studies. This way, students get a taste of the world of teaching.
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