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Category: Postgraduate taught

  • Art law careers: Malton Museum

    24 February 2020 by Jennifer Jones
    1 minute read

    Studying LLM Art Law at York provided me with direction in my career and gave me confidence to build on my undergraduate degree in law and my personal passion for…

  • A postgraduate can have fun too!

    22 February 2020 by Selin
    3 minute read

    After having a gap year and experiencing the media sector, I was very excited to get back to my studies as a postgraduate. I was looking forward to being in…

  • What is the GSA? What does it involve?

    18 February 2020 by Janet
    2 minute read

    The Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) is an organisation for postgraduate students (Masters and PhD students) that arranges activities. It also provides support in students’ academic and well-being. As a postgraduate…

  • Studying with a Specific Learning Difficulty: what you need to know

    10 February 2020 by Megan
    4 minute read

    Hi, I’m Megan, a Masters student diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome and Specific Learning Difficulties. Studying with a specific learning difficulty can be daunting, so I wanted to share my experiences…

  • To Choose and Be Chosen by the University of York

    16 January 2020 by Selin
    3 minute read

    Having taken a gap year after my undergraduate degree, I had a lot of time to decide on which universities to apply to. I grew up in Greece, did my…

  • Rumours About Masters Degrees (and why they’re not true)

    13 January 2020 by Megan
    3 minute read

    Applying to study a Masters degree can be a stressful time. And it doesn’t help that there are always rumours flying about what postgraduate study is really like. I’ve just…

  • From a Bachelor of Arts to a Master of Science

    13 January 2020 by Rowan
    3 minute read

    Hey! My name is Rowan and am a Masters student studying MSc Audio and Music Technology. As an undergraduate, I studied BA Music at a different university. I’ve gone from…

  • What is postgraduate study really like?

    13 January 2020 by Sophie
    3 minute read

    Unlike some people in the final year of their undergraduate degree, I was sure I wanted to do a masters degree. As soon as I was able to, I applied…

  • Human Rights fieldwork to identify problems faced by women in York

    16 April 2019
    2 minute read

    Our group undertook a project to identify problems faced by women in York, in collaboration with York Women’s Forum (YWF) and York Human Rights City Network (YHRCN). Our aim was…

  • On placement with Rape Crisis in Cape Town

    16 April 2019 by Jennifer Jones
    2 minute read

    Being a member of the Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust team was a wonderful experience. As one of the most important NGOs in Cape Town working with survivors of sexual…

  • Returning to studying: financing a Masters

    12 April 2019 by Ed
    3 minute read

    I decided I was going to undertake a Masters course fulltime which meant leaving a job I really loved and a reliant income that I’d become attached to. Although I’d…

  • 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before my Masters’

    5 Things I Wish I Knew Before my Masters’

    4 July 2018 by Ben
    4 minute read

    Summer is here! This means the end of lectures, some (hopefully) consistent weather, and for me and my year-group; a long run-up to the final dissertation hand-in. With all my…