Literature on Location: Exploring Literary Yorkshire (English Literature)

The University of York's Pre-University Summer School is a residential programme designed for students aged 16-18 to get a taste of what it means to study at a top university in the UK.

The programme combines a chosen academic subject option with co-curricular sessions on academic, intercultural and employability skills and a fun-packed schedule of cultural and social visits and activities.

Literature on Location: Exploring Literary Yorkshire
Yorkshire has an extraordinary literary history that stretches from before the medieval period right to the present day. How has the county and its spectacular landscapes influenced some of the most important works of English literature? And what does it mean to think about novels, poems, drama and more in the place they were imagined and created?

On this short course, you will learn about literature written in and about Yorkshire, taking in the poems and fiction of the Brontë sisters, Wilkie Collins’ Victorian detective novel, The Moonstone, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Anne Lister’s coded diaries, and contemporary writing by Kate Atkinson and A. S. Byatt among others.

Course leader

This course is offered by the Department of English and Related Literature, 7th in the UK for English, according to The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.

Target group

The programme is open to all students aged 16-18 who are currently in secondary or further education. Participants must have had their 16th birthday before the programme starts.

Course aim

The programme is designed to help students prepare for university study through:
- an in-depth exploration of the chosen academic subject option and the teaching and learning methods at undergraduate level
- the development of key academic skills needed for success at university
- intercultural training and employability skills
- university preparation sessions and insight from current students

Credits info

This is a non-credit programme however participants will be guaranteed a typical offer for undergraduate study at the University of York upon successful completion of the programme*

*Exclusions and eligibility criteria apply, please see the website for more details.

Fee info

GBP 3750: Apply by the 29th March to take advantage of our early bird programme fee. The programme fee from 30th March is £3,995.

The programme fee includes all tuition and course materials, accommodation for 13 nights, catering, transport and entry fees for trips and visits, free time activities, certificate of completion, Wi-Fi on campus and in York city centre, and 24/7 staffing and support.