York St John University is located in York, one of northern England's most beautiful cathedral cities. York St John is a public university founded in 1841, and offers a wide variety of academic subjects at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
The University is just minutes from the city centre, surrounded by green lawns, lovely flowers and trees. The City of York is a major tourist destination and our University is situated just outside the ancient city walls within sight of York Minster cathedral. York has a very long history and dates back to Roman and Viking times. The city's many museums pay tribute to this long and interesting history.
York is a dynamic city. With around 20,000 students and thousands of tourists visiting the city all year round, it really is a lively place to be. It’s great for nightlife of all kinds – you’ll find pubs, cinemas, restaurants, theatres and music venues to suit every kind of taste imaginable. York is also fantastic for shopping. The campus is literally minutes away from the city centre, so it is perfectly placed for nights out and retail therapy jaunts.
The City of York is located at the centre of North Yorkshire. Its location at the very heart of Britain and the excellent motorway and rail links, mean that York couldn't be easier to reach. London and Edinburgh can both be reached directly on the train in around two hours.
The University was originally founded in the mid-19th century as a teacher-training college, but now offers a wide variety of academic subjects at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The campus has teaching facilities for a range of degree subjects, as well as cafes, shops, halls of residence, a sports building, drama, music, dance and television studios, a learning centre with 24-hour access, a health centre and the Students’ Union.
As a relatively small university, we get to know our students well and work hard to help you realise your own potential. Treating you as an individual is at the heart of what we do here. Our students leave with a real feeling of not only succeeding academically, but also with a belief that they have grown as a person. Many of our graduates say that their time at York St John University really was a life-changing experience.
Academic strengths
York St John University offers a range of modular three-year degree programmes. There is a wide choice of subject combinations as well as specialist degrees. We offer professional courses leading to specific careers including art, design, business management, international tourism management, counselling, dance, film studies, film and television production, IT, media, music, theatre, occupational therapy and a variety of sport-related subjects.
York St John also has an excellent reputation in teacher education. Other options include English, history, media, psychology and theology. Degrees in business management and the arts can also be taken over four years. This includes a Foundation year for those who do not have the required academic qualifications or English language level for the three year programme.
Master’s programmes offered are Fine Arts, Performance, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Leadership and Management, Leading Innovation & Change, Counselling, Literature Studies & Creative Writing, and Theology and Religious Studies. Subject to validation, we will also be offering new postgraduate programmes in September 2010 including Film Production/Documentary Film Production, Music Production, Global Marketing, and Cultural History.
YSJ International offers a variety of English Language programmes at different levels including General English which is available all year round and an English Language summer school.
