MSci (Hons) Natural Sciences specialising in Archaeology, Biology, Chemistry or Environment

University of York has been welcoming students from all over the world for a long time. Almost 4000 students(total international students) out of 20,000 students are from the UK. At York you'll be sure to have an international educational experience. 

Postgraduate taught courses

For a postgraduate taught course such as a Masters, you would normally need a Bachelors degree from a recognised institution. Typically you would need at least the equivalent to a UK upper second class honours degree, however some courses will accept lower second class honours degrees. Actual requirements will vary by course.

• A score of 60 per cent is considered comparable to a UK 2:1
• A score of 50 per cent is considered comparable to a UK 2:2

Undergraduate entry requirements

We take into account universities who mark more rigorously, eg University of Delhi, where we usually accept 55 per cent or higher. Typical offers for Standard XII (awarded by a recognized Board of Higher Secondary Education) are based on an average score ranging between 75% to 90%.

An average score of 90% is comparable to A*AA
An average score of 85% is comparable to AAA
An average score of 80% is comparable to AAB/ABB
An average score of 75% is comparable to BBB
For CBSE and CISCE boards we will accept the overall average score from the best four subjects.