University of York Speciality : English Language & Literature
programme: English

York is a great university with a very strong English course. Professors are helpful and clearly passionate about teaching, they’re always willing to give support both in seminars and workshops , as well as out of class hours. Campus is very lively , with over 200 societies so whatever you’re interested in , there’s a society for you out there. Walking through campus is so relaxing as there’s lots of greenery and animals – seeing a bunny or watching geese walk past you on the way to your lecture is always fun. The English Course is really enjoyable as you don’t only read modern books but also you read classical roman and greek literature and old norse literature. There is also a variety of forms to read , whether that’s plays, poems or a film! One of the aspects of the course that I really enjoy is the fact that you chose what you write about for your essays. At first , this was quite challenging as it’s so different from A-level , but it means that you can write about what you’re passionate about and can draw on a variety of topics such as religion , politics , different theories or history , to discuss in your essay.