University of York, MA, Education

You should already have, or shortly complete, an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline such as English language, linguistics or education with a substantial English component. We would typically expect you to have achieved at least a upper second-class in your undergraduate degree.

If you're an international student, we would typically expect you to have achieved the equivalent of an upper second-class undergraduate degree, such as:

·         USA: grade point average 3.2 or above

·         PR China: average degree score 80 or above

If your native language is not English, you may need a qualification to demonstrate your fluency. We accept the following English language tests:

·         IELTS: 6.5, with no less than 6.0 in each component

·         PTE: 61, with no less than 55 in each component

·         CAE and CPE (from January 2015): 176, with no less than 169 in each component

·         CAE (before January 2015): 65 with 'Good' in Writing

·         CPE (before January 2015): C

·         TOEFL: 87, with no less than 21 in each component

·         Trinity ISE: level 3 with Merit in all components

If you have recently completed an undergraduate degree at a UK university you may be exempt from the English language requirements.

You may benefit from a pre-sessional English language course. These courses are designed to help you improve your language, communication and study skills and help you prepare for your postgraduate degree.