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
- Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching (MA)
- Comparative Education and International Development (MA)
- Education (MA)
- Environmental Sustainability Education and Communication (MSc)
- Global Citizenship Education (MA)
- Mental Health and Wellbeing in Education (MSc)
- Psychology in Education (MSc)
- Social Justice and Education (MA)
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA) (TESOL)
Or, find another course.
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
- English
- Geography
- History
- Mathematics
- French (with German or Spanish)
- German (with French or Spanish)
- Spanish (with French or German)
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
PGCE Primary
Our research degrees
We also offer the following research degrees:
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
Postgraduate Online Open Day
5 February 2025, 11am to 2pm GMT
Find out what postgraduate study at York is all about at our Online Open Day.
Meet your department, speak to support staff and chat with students.
