International

Summer Schools

Take a look at our summer schools, available again in 2023, where you can sample student life at a fantastic university, fast climbing the ranks, in the beautiful and cultured city of York.

We are delighted to welcome international students to our York campus for our engaging and rewarding summer school programmes in 2023.

These 2 week experiences for international undergraduate students and academic visitors allow you to study at York St John University while discovering the historic, cultural, and academic heritage of the city of York.

York was named the most popular city in the UK (YouGov 2021), the best northern city in 2019 (The Times) and number one city in the region for student safety (Complete University Guide 2017).

With top-level tutoring in one of the UK's favourite cities, you will enjoy a fully rounded student experience in a subject you enjoy, while building friendships and expanding your perspective of the world around you.

We can’t wait to welcome you to York next year, for your best summer yet!

Summer Schools at York St John

Subjects you can study

What you get

Learn about your specialist subject

Find out about the latest research in your area of interest, and contextualise your learning with visits in and around York. Make connections with your own experiences and prepare to take back new knowledge which you can share with teachers and students in your home institution.

Experience life and learning in the UK

Experience student life in historic York and visit local attractions and international landmarks. Learn about UK higher education from our specialist staff while benefitting from our excellent on-campus facilities.

Rapidly improve your academic English

Improve your academic reading, writing and listening skills and practise your oral presentation skills. Develop your digital literacy and expand your subject-specialist vocabulary.

Our two-week programmes are offered exclusively to international students. Each course consists of ten academic morning sessions where you'll work towards a final presentation. In the afternoons you will be offered the opportunity to join cultural activities, in or around York, that are related to your choice of studies.

Throughout your time here, you'll be accompanied by our Global Guides. These guides are current students, keen to share their University experience with you and show you around our campus and the beautiful city of York.

With top-level tutoring in one of the UK's favourite cities, you will enjoy a fully rounded student experience in a subject you enjoy.

Humanities

Explore British culture, English history, literature and language in this unique course. If you have a keen interest in British culture, literature, language and history then this programme is the perfect opportunity for you to analyse such themes, whilst living in one of England's most historical cities.