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“I met some amazing people in Durham, who enriched me as a better person. They’ve been nothing but inspiring and supportive. There were plenty of events to join literally every day, which is one of the benefts of having the collegiate system. The diverse workshops and seminars have helped me prepare for my future career. The societies and clubs have helped with my skills in other areas.”
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WHY DURHAM? CONTENTS
Durham University offers a wide range of courses and a GETTING TO KNOW DURHAM UNIVERSITY research-informed education, delivered by world-leading Why Durham? 03 A Global University 10 experts in outstanding facilities. We offer supportive Our Location 04 Study at Durham 12 college communities, a warm welcome to all, excellent Durham City 06 University student welfare and a fantastic student experience. Durham City and 08 North East England
Located in the beautiful and historic city of Durham, we are one of the oldest universities in the UK, yet have a modern and forward OUR COURSES thinking mindset. Anthropology 14 Government and 44 With over 26 academic departments and schools offering over 200 Archaeology 16 International Affairs undergraduate courses as well as postgraduate taught and research Biosciences 18 History 46 degrees, our teaching is research-informed and led by academics, Business 20 Law 48 many of whom are world-leading experts in their feld. Chemistry 24 Liberal Arts 50 Mathematics 52 Durham is a collegiate university, which means your student experience Classics and Ancient 26 will be distinctive and based in one of our 17 college communities. History Modern Languages 54 and Culture In fact, our students say that colleges are one of the best aspects of Combined Honours in 28 student life at Durham. Social Sciences Music 56 Computer Science 30 Natural Sciences 58 So if you are looking for excellent teaching in outstanding facilities Durham Centre for 32 Philosophy 60 combined with a unique college experience then look no further Academic Development Physics 62 than Durham University. You are guaranteed a warm welcome. Earth Sciences 34 Psychology 64 Education 36 Sociology 66 Engineering 38 Sport and Exercise 68 English Studies 40 Sciences Geography 42 Theology and Religion 70 78th in the QS World University Rankings 2018. STUDENT LIFE IN DURHAM International Study Centre 72 English Language Support 84 Colleges, Accommodation 74 Fees and Funding 86 21% of our students are of non-UK origin. and Student Experience Careers and Employability 88 More than 150 countries are represented in Student Life 78 our staff and student bodies, creating a diverse social and academic community. Student and Family 82 Support
HOW TO APPLY 89% of our students are satisfed with their experience at Durham University. National Student Applying for 90 Entry Requirements 93 Survey 2017 (sector-wide average 84%). Undergraduate Study Further Information 94 Applying for 92 Postgraduate Study 4 International Prospectus 2019
OUR LOCATION
Durham is located in North East England, close to Newcastle upon Tyne. Durham is a pedestrian- friendly City, with most people walking and cycling or taking the bus around the City and further afeld.
Durham train station is just a short distance from Durham City Centre, and around a 20-minute walk or a 5-minute bus or taxi ride from the University campus.
Durham City is approximately a 60-minute drive from Newcastle International Airport, which has regular domestic and international fights.
Durham Cathedral
APPROXIMATE TRAVEL APPROXIMATE TRAVEL TIMES BY TRAIN TIMES BY AIR
Durham to Newcastle 12 mins Newcastle to London 1 hr 20 mins Durham to London 3 hrs Newcastle to Amsterdam 1 hr 15 mins Durham to Edinburgh 1 hr 45 mins Newcastle to Dubai 7 hrs 15 mins Durham to Manchester 2 hrs 10 mins Newcastle to New York 10 hrs
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WANT TO SEE MORE? View our online videos, to see what Durham University has to offer. The videos provide a series of short clips and 360° panoramas of academic departments and colleges, to give you a feel for student life at Durham University.
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Aerial map of Durham City DURHAM CITY
In Durham City, you are among some of the world’s fnest architecture. This is a truly beautiful city, where the famous Castle and Cathedral – together designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site – dominate the skyline.
Depending on which college you belong to, you could be based right in the historic centre of the City or just a short walk away in one of our purpose-built, beautifully landscaped colleges.
With a total population of around 43,000, Durham City has a compact, friendly feel but still provides the facilities you would expect of a thriving city, including excellent cafés, bars and restaurants.
We are only 12 minutes away from Newcastle by train and here you will fnd a wide choice of entertainment, culture and shopping.
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DURHAM CITY
1. Maiden Castle Sports Complex 2. Upper Mountjoy 3. Lower Mountjoy and Palatine Centre 4. Hill Colleges 5. Durham Cathedral 6. Bailey Colleges 7. Durham Castle 8. Main shopping area 9. Market Place 10. Gala Theatre, cinema, bars and restaurants 11. Bus Station 12. Railway Station 13. Riverwalk – new leisure development (opens 2018)
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Durham Cathedral DURHAM CITY & NORTH EAST ENGLAND
The North East of England, is a beautiful part of the country. There is so much to see, do and discover here, whether you are looking for picturesque scenery, cultural attractions or family fun.
In and around Durham itself, you will fnd a wealth of entertainment. From shopping, cinemas, museums, festivals, restaurants and cafés, to exploring the beautiful outdoors, nearby castles and the glorious coastline.
Also England’s public transportation system makes it easy to get about anywhere you want to explore!
Surfng at Tynemouth Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland
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BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead Alnwick Castle, where some of Harry Potter was flmed Newcastle Theatre Royal
The Sage Gateshead and the Millennium Bridge High Force waterfall on the River Tees
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A GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
When you study at Durham, you are joining an international university, 1 where our students are fully immersed in our world-class research culture.
WHAT WE DO HAS GLOBAL IMPACT Modules studied by students are developed as a result of this world-class research being The results of the Research Excellence conducted, and postgraduate research students Framework (REF) 2014 confrm Durham’s work in collaboration with academics to push international profle in research, with 83% forward the boundaries of their subject. Durham of Durham’s research being assessed as University provides a place where students at internationally excellent quality or world-leading, every stage of their academic career will fnd a categorised as 3* or 4*. supportive environment to develop themselves and their ideas. Areas of exceptional strength include Anthropology, Archaeology, Chemistry, Classics, Our academics collaborate with research partners Education, English, Law, Music, Physics and worldwide, providing answers to global questions. Theology. For research impact, Chemistry and Durham University is a member of the Russell Education were top among their respective Group of research-intensive UK universities and subjects in the country. the Matariki Network of Universities. Durham is also a member of the University of the Arctic – a cooperative network of universities, colleges, research institutes and other organisations concerned with education and research in and HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF about the circumpolar North. OUR WORLD-LEADING RESEARCH Our global reach does not stop with our research. 1 Working to Fight Malaria Durham University has exchange agreements with over 270 different universities. We also Durham University’s School of Biosciences is run joint programmes with institutions around involved in the fght against malaria, a disease the world and we are highly active within which the World Health Organization estimates the European Union’s Erasmus programme. kills one child every minute. One recent study, Approximately 400 Durham students annually led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical take advantage of our study abroad opportunities, Medicine in partnership with Durham University which provides them with valuable international and the University of California in San Francisco, For further information, see experience, strengthens our global reach and found that housing improvements could reduce www.durham.ac.uk/research promotes intercultural learning. malaria cases by half in some settings. International Prospectus 2019 11
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Plus over 200 Erasmus agreements in Europe
Ranked as one of the top 40 most international universities in the world. The Times Higher World University 3 Rankings 2018.
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2 Excavating Local History 3 Undertaking Wildlife 4 Tackling Environmental Archaeologists and postgraduate students at Ecology Research Issues in the Antarctic Durham University carried out scientifc analysis Based in the Soutpansberg mountain range of Professor Mike Bentley from the Department of on skeletons discovered in two mass graves South Africa, the Department of Anthropology’s Geography’s research interests focus on Antarctic on Durham’s UNESCO World Heritage Site. Primate and Predator project aims to better environmental history. A number of his current Combining this data with information from the understand the ecology of local species research themes feed directly into his Antarctic excavation and historical records, the researchers and the threat that human activity poses Environments module, enabling his students to concluded that ‘the only plausible’ explanation to their conservation. learn from cutting-edge research. was that the skeletons were those of Scottish Image above courtesy of Professor Mike Bentley. soldiers captured by English forces following the Battle of Dunbar in September 1650. 12 International Prospectus 2019
STUDY AT DURHAM UNIVERSITY
There are many different ways you can study at Durham University. You can undertake a taught programme, conduct your own research, or pursue practical studies in a specifc area.
In The Complete University Guide 2018, we are ranked 6th and 94% of our subjects are in the UK top 10.
We have a long-established commitment to Durham University is a member of the research. Delivering cutting-edge, research-led prestigious Russell Group of the UK’s education is at the heart of what we do. This leading research-intensive universities. means that our academic staff are more than lecturers simply teaching from books; For further information, see the research they conduct shapes and inspires www.russellgroup.ac.uk the academic structure of our departments and it directly informs our teaching, ensuring
that academic course content is right up to ACADEMIC YEAR date with current developments. You will directly Durham University has three academic terms, beneft from the world-class research taking and the majority of the teaching takes place place here. As a Durham University student, in the frst two terms. you can become an active participant in the For further information, see creation of knowledge through group work For further information, see www.durham.ac.uk/study and research projects. www.durham.ac.uk/dates International Prospectus 2019 13
UNDERGRADUATE STUDY Study Options Placements
Undergraduate programmes are typically At Durham University, we offer a broad range of At Durham, you may have the opportunity to three years long, unless you also choose to do courses, including Foundation degrees, Single take a work placement. Placements are short a year abroad, a placement year or a Master’s Honours degrees, Joint Honours degrees (with periods of professional experience that range degree, in which case your programme will two subjects) and Combined Honours degrees from a few weeks to 12 months. They may be take four years. You will apply directly to an in Social Sciences, Liberal Arts and Natural part of your course, may offer you academic academic programme, and will start studying Sciences, where you have more fexibility to credits towards your degree, or may be offered your chosen subject from the frst year. select multiple subjects and electives to study outside of term-time. alongside each other. At Durham, learning is delivered through For further information, see lectures, seminars, laboratories (if applicable www.durham.ac.uk/study/ug/studyoptions to the course) and tutorials. Tutorials are given by the same academic staff who are delivering Year Abroad the lectures, so small-group teaching is an important aspect of your learning environment. Many of our academic departments offer “At Durham University there are so many courses with an integrated year abroad, where opportunities for personal development. Your learning takes place in the frst two terms you can choose to study in another country I’ve developed essential team-working of the year, with exams in the third term. You for a full year of your degree. will do a research project or dissertation in and time management skills through your third year, giving you further opportunities working with other students.” to develop your independent learning and Soumya Singh, research skills. Computer Science BSc (Hons)
POSTGRADUATE STUDY
Postgraduate study at Durham provides you For further information on our taught courses, of taught modules, before undertaking an with the opportunity to further develop and see the department section on pages 14-70 extended research thesis. The current options specialise your skills. Postgraduate taught or see, www.durham.ac.uk/courses available are in the School of Education, courses (Master’s) are typically one full year Durham University Business School, and the and are delivered via a combination of lectures, Department of Theology and Religion. seminars and tutorials. Postgraduate taught Postgraduate Research Courses For further information on our research courses offer you a more structured framework opportunities, see the department section on for your studies. Postgraduate research courses enable you to pages 14-70 or see www.durham.ac.uk/study/ Postgraduate research courses are offered in pursue a more research-intensive degree by pg/studyoptions/research a variety of forms for one, two or three years. conducting your own project with the support These courses typically do not include classes of academic supervisors. as part of the degree; and instead, you will Durham offers a range of research have a supervisory team of academic staff qualifcations, including: “I think the best thing about being a to help and support you to undertake your postgraduate student at Durham University research project. • Master’s by research for one year, including in academic terms is the independence, MA, MSc and MProf the freedom to govern my own • Master’s by research for two years, including research, whilst always having Postgraduate Taught MEd, MJur, MLitt, MMus and MPhil supervisors in the Department Courses (Master’s) • Doctoral studies for three years (PhD). willing to advise and support me.” As well as conventional research degrees, we Admir Jugo, Postgraduate taught programmes blend core also offer innovative professional doctorates and Anthropology PhD and optional modules in specialist subject PhDs with Integrated Studies, giving you the areas with a substantial dissertation or opportunity to follow a structured programme research project. 14 International Prospectus 2019
ANTHROPOLOGY
The Department of Anthropology’s degrees are distinctive for their breadth and interdisciplinary approach. They introduce you to the comparative and evolutionary study of humans and draw on a range of social, cultural and biological approaches.
RANKING • Joint 1st in the UK for internationally excellent and world-leading research impact (REF 2014). • 6th in The Complete University Guide 2018.
Scan for Founded in 1965, the Department of DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHT more course Anthropology at Durham University is now information one of the largest integrated anthropology Anthropology students have access to departments in the UK, carrying out dedicated workspaces and high-profle cutting-edge research across social research laboratories such as the: UNDERGRADUATE anthropology, evolutionary anthropology, t +44 (0)191 334 1612 and the anthropology of health. • Bioinformatics Laboratory e [email protected] • Parent-Infant Sleep Lab The value of an anthropology degree is • Physical Activity Lab. POSTGRADUATE increasingly recognised by employers, and the t +44 (0)191 334 1612 broad training provided at Durham University e [email protected] makes our graduates highly sought after.
SOCIAL MEDIA @AnthDurham1
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UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BA (Hons) Anthropology 3 AAB 36 L602 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L602
BSc (Hons) Anthropology 3 AAB 36 L601 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L601
BA (Hons) Anthropology and Archaeology 3 AAB 36 LF64 www.durham.ac.uk/course/LF64
BA (Hons) Anthropology and Sociology 3 AAB 36 LL36 www.durham.ac.uk/course/LL36
BSc (Hons) Health and Human Sciences 3 AAB 36 B991 www.durham.ac.uk/course/B991
There are more course options with this subject in: Combined Honours (page 28) and Natural Sciences (page 58).
POSTGRADUATE “The diversity of the Anthropology Department at Durham University was TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION certainly the main reason why I chose MSc Energy and Society 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L6K807 to apply for a PhD position here. This Department benefts from a MSc Medical Anthropology 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L6K507 variety of professionals and experts in all sub-disciplines MA Research Methods (Anthropology) 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L6K307 within Anthropology.” MA Sociocultural Anthropology 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L6K107 Elena Burgos-Martinez, Sociocultural MSc Sustainability, Culture 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L6K607 Anthropology PhD and Development
RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MA Anthropology by Research 1 KEY RESEARCH AREAS MSc Biological Anthropology 1 Key research areas include: by Research • Cultural Evolution MA Sociocultural Anthropology 1 For further information on • Energy and Sustainability by Research our research degrees, see • Evolutionary Medicine and Health www.durham.ac.uk/anthropology/ • Global and Public Health PhD Anthropology 3 postgraduatestudy/ • Political Anthropology researchprogrammes PhD Biological Anthropology 3 • Primate Behaviour and Conservation • Studies of Science and Biotechnology. PhD Sociocultural Anthropology 3 16 International Prospectus 2019
Upland archaeology in the Cantabrian Mountians, Spain
ARCHAEOLOGY
Archaeology at Durham University covers everything from the Palaeolithic to the post-medieval eras, from Iceland to India, and from architecture to ancient DNA, helping us to address some of the most fundamental questions about who we are.
A broad and dynamic subject, archaeology changes constantly with new discoveries and the development of innovative research. • 97.8% of our Archaeology students said that they were RANKING satisfed with the quality of their course, in the National Student Survey 2017. • 1st in The Guardian University Guide 2018. • 2nd in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018.
Our staff are leaders in their felds, we have KEY RESEARCH AREAS professional links with many notable historic Scan for organisations and our graduates are highly more course Key research areas include: information employable in the archaeology sector • Arabian Archaeology and elsewhere. • Artefact Studies • Bioarchaeology UNDERGRADUATE DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHT • Egypt, Near East and South Asia t +44 (0)191 334 1144 • European Prehistory e [email protected] Our internationally respected research • Landscapes of Complex Societies • North East England POSTGRADUATE expertise will provide you with some of the • Ritual, Religion, Belief and Place t +44 (0)191 334 1109 best resources available for archaeological • Roman Archaeology. e [email protected] research. We have one of only three commercial archaeology units in the UK SOCIAL MEDIA based in a university department, and @ArcDurham you will have access to experts in the feld.
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UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BA (Hons) Archaeology 3 AAB 36 F400 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F400
BSc (Hons) Archaeology 3 AAB 36 F402 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F402
BA (Hons) Archaeology and Ancient Civilisations 3 AAB 36 VQ48 www.durham.ac.uk/course/VQ48
BA (Hons) Ancient History and Archaeology 3 AAB 36 VF14 www.durham.ac.uk/course/VF14
BA (Hons) Anthropology and Archaeology 3 AAB 36 LF64 www.durham.ac.uk/course/LF64
There are more course options with this subject in: Combined Honours (page 28).
POSTGRADUATE
TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MA Archaeology 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F4K007
MA Conservation of Archaeological 2 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F4K707 and Museum Objects
MA International Cultural Heritage 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V4K107 Management
MA Museum and Artefact Studies 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V6K607
MSc Bioarchaeology 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F4KB09
MSc Palaeopathology 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F4K809
RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MA Archaeology by Research 1 “Coming from Japan with a background For further information on our research degrees, see in contemporary art theory, I wanted to MPhil Archaeology 2 specialise in prehistoric art. Durham stood www.durham.ac.uk/archaeology/ postgraduate/research_degrees out because of its prominent international PhD Archaeology 3 reputation in archaeology. I came to study the MA and stayed to research for the PhD. The Department’s leading researchers and vibrant postgraduate community provide a fertile ground for my own intellectual development, and its friendly academic community goes a great way to help overseas students with living abroad.”
Takashi Sakamoto, Archaeology PhD 18 International Prospectus 2019
BIOSCIENCES
The Department of Biosciences studies biology from the smallest to the largest scales: from the structure and function of biological molecules, through to cells, organisms and populations to the entire global ecosystem.
• 8th in the UK for world-leading research impact (REF 2014). RANKING • 96% of Biological and Biomedical Sciences students were satisfed with their course overall in the National Student Survey 2018 (sector-wide average 84%). • 5th in The Complete University Guide 2018.
The interests of academic staff include all DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHT types of living organisms, from bacteria, Scan for plants and animals to human health. We have two Doctoral Training programmes more course information offering competitive studentships, one Our research addresses major global associated with the Natural Environment problems, including food security, climate Research Council and the other with the change, healthy ageing and control of disease. UNDERGRADUATE Biotechnology and Biological Sciences t +44 (0)191 334 1200 Our academics underpin these areas with Research Council. e [email protected] expertise in biotic and abiotic stress, signalling Our staff are extensively involved in national and environmental adaptation, cell structure, POSTGRADUATE and international expert panels, consortia, function and development, and human government review panels, international t +44 (0)191 334 9167 health and disease. e [email protected] commissions, and other infuential organisations. Our research and collaborations SOCIAL MEDIA take place all over the world. @DurBiol
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UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences 3 AAA 37 C103 www.durham.ac.uk/course/C103 MBiol (Hons) Biosciences 4 AAA 37 C107 www.durham.ac.uk/course/C107
There are more course options with this subject in: Natural Sciences (page 58).
POSTGRADUATE
RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MSc Biological Sciences 1 For further information on our research degrees, see www.durham.ac.uk/biosciences/ PhD Biological Sciences 3-4 postgraduate/research-degrees
KEY RESEARCH AREAS “Carrying out my PhD at Durham University Key research areas include: has been a fantastic experience so far. I am • Agritechnology part of the Newcastle, Liverpool, Durham • Animal Cells and Systems doctoral training partnership, which has • Biological Chemistry given me many great opportunities such • Biomolecular Interactions as attending conferences and going • Biotechnology to writing retreats. There are ample • Ecology, Evolution and Environment opportunities for networking, which has • In Vitro Animal Cell Technologies led me to start pursuing a future career in • Molecular Plant Science. science communication. I also really enjoy getting involved in activities run within the Department, such as the Science into Schools festival and Biosciences Society events.”
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BUSINESS
As one of an elite group of business schools worldwide to carry triple accreditation from Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), we recruit students from around the world onto our programmes.
• 2nd in the UK for graduate prospects (Accounting and Finance) RANKING The Complete University Guide 2018. • 5th in the UK in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018. • 9th in the UK and 64th in the world (Full-time MBA, Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2018).
Scan for Our students take part in live business more course projects, internships and placements as information “Completing a year placement has been part of their studies, enabling them to apply invaluable, enabling me to gain skills, their knowledge to practical challenges in improve employability prospects and the most forward-thinking companies. UNDERGRADUATE give me knowledge of the real working Durham University Business School has t +44 (0)191 334 0232 world. This allowed me to come back to an active alumni network of more than e [email protected] Durham for my fnal year prepared and 25,000 graduates in over 150 countries. POSTGRADUATE more knowledgeable, and able to relate t +44 0)191 334 5200 learning to personal experience. There is e [email protected] no doubt that this year has been one of the KEY RESEARCH AREAS most challenging years of my life, but the PhD/DBA challenges have been outweighed by the Key research areas include: e [email protected] • Accounting skills I have developed and the experiences I have had.” www.durham.ac.uk/business • Economics • Management. Ellen Gibson, Business and Management BA (Hons) International Prospectus 2019 21
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS A LEVEL DIPLOMA CODE A LEVEL DIPLOMA CODE DEGREES YEAR(S) OFFER SCORE DEGREES YEAR(S) OFFER SCORE BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance BA (Hons) Economics with French 3 AAB 36 NN43 4 A*AA 38 L1R1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/NN43 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L1R1
BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance BA (Hons) Economics with Management 3 A*AA 38 L103 with Business Placement 4 AAB 36 N302 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L103 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N302 BA (Hons) Economics with BA (Hons) Accounting and Management with Business Placement 4 A*AA 38 L104 Finance with Study Abroad 4 AAB 36 N304 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L104 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N304 BA (Hons) Economics with BA (Hons) Accounting Management with Study Abroad 4 A*AA 38 L105 and Management 3 AAB 36 NN42 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L105 www.durham.ac.uk/course/NN42 BA (Hons) Economics and Politics 3 A*AA 38 LL12 BA (Hons) Accounting www.durham.ac.uk/course/LL12 and Management with 4 AAB 36 N204 Business Placement BSc (Hons) Finance 3 AAB 36 N305 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N204 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N305
BA (Hons) Accounting and BSc (Hons) Finance Management with Study Abroad 4 AAB 36 N206 with Business Placement 4 AAB 36 N306 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N206 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N306
BA (Hons) Business and Management BSc (Hons) Finance with Study Abroad 3 AAB 36 N201 4 AAB 36 N307 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N201 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N307 BA (Hons) Business and Management BA (Hons) Marketing and Management with Business Placement 4 AAB 36 N203 3 AAB 36 N509 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N509 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N203 BA (Hons) Business and BA (Hons) Marketing and Management Management with Study Abroad 4 AAB 36 N207 with Business Placement 4 AAB 36 N510 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N207 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N510 BA (Hons) Marketing and Management BA (Hons) Economics 3 A*AA 38 L100 with Study Abroad 4 AAB 36 N511 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L100 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N511 BA (Hons) Economics BA (Hons) Philosophy, Politics with Business Placement 4 A*AA 38 L106 and Economics (PPE) 3 A*AA 38 VL52 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L106 www.durham.ac.uk/course/VL52 BA (Hons) Economics with Study Abroad 4 A*AA 38 L109 There are more course options with this subject in: Combined www.durham.ac.uk/course/L109 Honours (page 28) and Natural Sciences (page 58). 22 International Prospectus 2019
“The Durham MBA is a fantastic way to develop essential business leadership skills. It’s an intense and immersive year that has proved extremely rewarding.” Nabil Parkar, MBA graduate International Prospectus 2019 23
POSTGRADUATE
TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION MBA Business Administration 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N1T517 PhD Accounting 3 MBA Business Administration 2PT www.durham.ac.uk/course/N1T717 PhD Economics 3 Online / Blended
MBA Business Administation PhD Finance 3 15 mths www.durham.ac.uk/course/N1T617 (Business Development) PhD Islamic Finance 3 For further information MBA Executive MBA – on our research degrees, The Durham and EBS Master 18 mths www.durham.ac.uk/course/N1T817 PhD Management 3 see www.durham.ac.uk/ of Business Administration business/programmes PhD Marketing 3 MSc Accounting 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L1T509 DBA Doctor of Business 4-6PT MSc Economics 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L1T109 Administration MSc Environmental and Natural 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L1T409 Resource Economics Durham DBA at Fudan 4-6PT
MSc Experimental Economics 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L1T309 Executive DBA programme with EMLyon Business School MSc Finance 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N3K109 in France coming soon.
MSc Finance 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N3K209 (Accounting and Finance) MSc Finance (Corporate and 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N3K309 International Finance) MSc Finance 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N3K709 (Economics and Finance) MSc Finance (Finance and 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N3K409 Investment) MSc Finance (International 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N3K609 Banking and Finance) MSc Finance (International 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N3K509 Money, Finance and Investment)
MSc Islamic Finance 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N3K809
MSc Islamic Finance 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N3K909 and Management “I really wanted to do my Master’s degree, as I felt it MA Management 30 mths www.durham.ac.uk/course/N2K607 was time to further develop my learning and capabilities. I chose Durham because I could complete my Master’s MSc Management 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N2P109 in a year. I loved everything about the City, especially MSc Management the cathedral. I also knew Durham University is a 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N2P309 (Entrepreneurship) leading university for almost every subject, MSc Management (Finance) 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N2P209 especially entrepreneurship. I’d always worked in corporate jobs, and now, my MSc Management 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N2P409 degree has made me realise I want to do (Human Resource Management) something impactful. I am really grateful MSc Management 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N2P609 for the education at the Business School, (International Business) which has shown me my passion for MSc Management social entrepreneurship.” 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N2P909 (Supply Chain Logistics) Aisha Parlindungan, MSc Marketing 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/N5K609 Management (Entrepreneurship) MSc MSc Public Economics 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L1T209 24 International Prospectus 2019
CHEMISTRY
Chemistry is a vibrant, research-led department with an international reputation for its cutting-edge science.
There are 42 Chemistry research groups at Durham with projects spanning organic, physical, inorganic, bioactive and computational chemistry, through to catalysis, nanoscience and materials.
We have very close research links with many industrial partners and other • 1st in the UK for world-leading research impact (REF 2014). universities in the UK and abroad, with RANKING • 96% of our Chemistry students were satisfed overall with leading scientists from around the world their course in the National Student Survey 2017 (sector-wide average 85%). visiting and collaborating with us. • 3rd in The Complete University Guide 2018.
Scan for You will be taught by internationally renowned INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH more course academics with a wide range of expertise. information In undergraduate study, you will gain a coherent The Department of Chemistry has a long and integrated core of theoretical and practical tradition of interdisciplinary research that UNDERGRADUATE knowledge, before progressing to more covers a wide scientifc spectrum – from the t +44 (0)191 334 2118 specialised material, according to your interests, development of chemical tests for cancer in later years. Our degrees cover the latest e [email protected] through to the theory and computational study developments in chemistry, giving you relevant of molecular interactions. POSTGRADUATE and cutting-edge knowledge, supported by t +44 (0)191 334 2029 detailed scientifc understanding. Dissertations and research projects are aligned e chemistry.postgrad-admissions@ with our research groupings, and you will study The success of our students is clear, with many the design and synthesis of societally and durham.ac.uk of our graduates holding academic, industrial technologically important substances – from SOCIAL MEDIA and commercial positions throughout the world. functional surfaces as used in water-repellent @DurhamChemistry smartphones to graphene.
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UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BSc (Hons) Chemistry 3 A*AA 38 F100 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F100
MChem (Hons) Chemistry 4 A*AA 38 F105 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F105
MChem/Ind (Hons) Chemistry 4 A*AA 38 F111 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F111
MChem/Int (Hons) Chemistry (with Overseas Project) 4 A*AA 38 F102 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F102
There are more course options with this subject in: Natural Sciences (page 58).
POSTGRADUATE
RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MSc Chemistry 1 For further information on our research degrees, see www.durham.ac.uk/chemistry/ PhD Chemistry 3-4 postgraduate/research_degrees
KEY RESEARCH AREAS “The quality of research was the main Key research areas include: reason I chose Durham. The lectures are • Bioactive Chemistry and Synthesis taught by world-leading academics who • Catalysis and Sustainable are experts in their feld, and they often Chemical Processes discuss the applications of the lecture • Computational and Dynamics course material to their own research. The research and latest developments • Functional Molecules and Materials from the academics is embedded and • Physical Organic and Assembly integrated into the lecture content, • Soft Matter and Interfaces. making them up to date and current. The highlights for me at Durham have been the undergraduate labs. The quality of teaching and the facilities available have signifcantly enhanced my lab skills.”
Neshat Rozatian, Chemistry BSc (Hons) 26 International Prospectus 2019
CLASSICS AND ANCIENT HISTORY
The Department of Classics and Ancient History is one of the largest Classics departments in the UK and our staff are engaged in international-level research in core disciplines, such as the study of ancient literature and its reception, philosophy, history and epigraphy.
RANKING • Joint 2nd in the UK for internationally excellent and world-leading research impact (REF 2014). • 4th in The Complete University Guide 2018. • 4th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018.
Our academic staff work in a truly LEARN ANCIENT LANGUAGES interdisciplinary way and specialise in a Scan for wide range of artistic, historical, literary, more course A central feature of our undergraduate information linguistic, cultural and philosophical aspects programmes is the opportunity to study the of the Graeco-Roman world. Greek and Latin languages, either to embark This wealth of expertise has allowed us to on them as a beginner or to continue on UNDERGRADUATE develop some major interdisciplinary research from what you have already learnt. t +44 (0)191 334 1670 groupings along distinctive lines, including e [email protected] two areas in which we host research centres: POSTGRADUATE the Centre for Classical Reception; and t +44 (0)191 334 1670 the Centre for the Study of the Ancient e [email protected] Mediterranean and the Near East.
SOCIAL MEDIA @Durham_Classics
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UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BA (Hons) Classics 3 AAA 37 Q801 www.durham.ac.uk/course/Q801 BA (Hons) Classical Civilisation 3 AAA 37 Q820 www.durham.ac.uk/course/Q820 BA (Hons) Ancient History 3 AAA 37 V110 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V110 BA (Hons) Ancient History and Archaeology 3 AAB 36 VF14 www.durham.ac.uk/course/VF14 BA (Hons) Ancient, Medieval and Modern History 3 A*AA 38 V101 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V101
There are more course options with this subject in: Liberal Arts (page 50).
POSTGRADUATE
TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION MA Ancient Philosophy 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/Q8K707
MA Classics 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/Q8K307
MA Greece, Rome and the Near East 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/Q8K807
RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MA by Thesis Classics and Ancient History 1 For further information on our research degrees, see MLitt Classics and Ancient History 2 www.durham.ac.uk/classics/ PhD Classics and Ancient History 3 postgraduate/research
KEY RESEARCH AREAS “The highlight of my course is the balance Key research areas include: between studying what I enjoy best and • Ancient History still being exposed and encouraged to • Ancient Literature (both Greek and Latin) engage with ideas and concepts I hadn’t • Ancient Philosophy previously thought about. The Department • Classical Reception has research seminars, inviting academics • The Ancient Mediterranean and from universities from near and far to the Near East speak, and offers modules from the • Topography and Architecture. specifcs of ancient Roman Palmyra, to the breadth of the Classical Tradition. This all helps towards creating a much more rounded and diverse experience as a student, and I can say that my time here has been truly enriched through such measures.”
Emily Smith, Classics MA 28 International Prospectus 2019
COMBINED HONOURS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES
Combined Honours is a fexible undergraduate programme designed for students to focus on a combination of social science and humanities subjects. You can take up to half your modules in Arts and Humanities along with your Social Science choices.
• Durham University is in the top 3 for Geography, Archaeology, and Education, and in RANKING the top 10 for Anthropology, Business and Management Studies, Economics, Politics and Sociology (The Complete University Guide 2018). • In the top 40 globally for employer reputation (QS World University Rankings 2018).
FANTASTIC FLEXIBILITY
Scan for more course Combined Honours at Durham enables you to combine the study of Social Science subjects with information the study of subjects in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (subject to eligibility and timetable compatibility).
CONTACT Social Science subjects include: Art and Humanities subjects include: t +44 (0)191 334 1016 • Anthropology • Classics and • Arabic e [email protected] • Archaeology Ancient History • Chinese • Business www.durham.ac.uk/chss • English Literature • French • Economics • History • German • Education • History of Art • Italian • Geography • Music • Japanese • Politics and International Relations • Philosophy • Russian • Sociology • Theology and • Spanish. • Sport. Religious Studies International Prospectus 2019 29
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREE YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BA (Hons) Combined Honours in Social Sciences 3 A*AA 38 LMV0 www.durham.ac.uk/course/LMVO
TEACHING “The programme gave me a You design your own programme of study, unique opportunity to explore so depending on your choices, you will learn issues that interest me. I am through a combination of lectures, seminars, now pursuing them further in a tutorials, practical classes, feldwork, excavation, postgraduate degree in education informal but scheduled one-to-one support, and self-directed learning, such as research, policy. It is my ambition to reading and writing. make a positive contribution to the processes of change in future years.”
Joyce Uerpairojkit, Combined Honours BA (Hons) 30 International Prospectus 2019
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Durham University offers Computer Science courses that are exciting, challenging and technologically relevant, covering topics from the foundations of how computers work and how to effciently manipulate data, up to the state of the art, such as systems for image analysis, object tracking and DNA analysis or the mathematical exploration of the limits of computing.
• 96% of our Computer Science students were satisfed overall with their RANKING course in the National Student Survey 2017 (sector-wide average 85%). • 95% of our graduates leave with excellent career prospects (The Complete University Guide Graduate Prospect Score 2018). • 4th in The Complete University Guide 2018.
Durham’s Department of Computer Science has KEY RESEARCH AREAS internationally recognised research groups in Scan for theoretical computer science, which explore the Our research focus is within the general area of more course mathematical analysis of algorithms and information algorithms and complexity from computational the limits of computing. The Innovative complexity to (algorithmic) graph theory and Computing Group, for example, explores mathematical logic. computer vision, robotics, bio-informatics UNDERGRADUATE and high-performance computing. We have a strong presence in image processing, t +44 (0)191 334 1751 spanning biomedical imaging, to computer e [email protected] All this research gives you a much vision, with additional links to related activity sought-after, rigorous, analytical and applied spanning visualisation, distributed virtual POSTGRADUATE approach, with the opportunity to study environments and robotic sensing. t +44 (0)191 334 1700 cutting-edge concepts taught by leading e [email protected] experts in the feld. We strongly believe that High-performance computing research in this you should be part of our research culture area goes beyond traditional service, such as SOCIAL MEDIA through research-led education. application-specifc number crunching, code @comp_sci_durham analysis and tuning. Instead, it searches for innovative algorithms, algorithmic paradigms, www.durham.ac.uk/computer.science patterns and methodologies to meet the next generation’s supercomputing challenges. International Prospectus 2019 31
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BSc (Hons) Computer Science 3 A*AA 38 G400 www.durham.ac.uk/course/G400 MEng (Hons) Computer Science 4 A*AA 38 G406 www.durham.ac.uk/course/G406
There are more course options with this subject in: Natural Sciences (page 58).
POSTGRADUATE
TAUGHT DEGREE YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MSc Internet Systems and E-Business 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/G5K109
RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MSc Computer Science 1 For further information on our research degrees, see www.durham.ac.uk/computer.science/ PhD Computer Science 3 postgraduate/research
“In some of the modules, teamwork is required. The experience of imitating a real-world software design process in a team has had a signifcant infuence on me, which enables me to understand more about the diffculty of a system implementation in the real world. Moreover, I also learnt how to improve the effciency in order to tackle an issue within the limited time, and how to cooperate with other people to achieve a good result. All of those will pave a way for my future career development.”
Xinzhe Gu, Internet Systems and E-Business MSc 32 International Prospectus 2019
DURHAM CENTRE FOR ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Durham Centre for Academic Development provides high-quality English language teaching expertise for students at all levels: pre-university entry, undergraduate and postgraduate.
The Centre also plays a central role in enhancing the experience of both home and international students through language support and our dynamic Master’s degrees.
For more information, see page 86 or go to www.durham.ac.uk/englishlanguage.centre
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POSTGRADUATE t +44 (0)191 334 2236 e matesol.englishlanguagecentre@ durham.ac.uk
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Bill Bryson Library
“Studying MA TESOL at Durham University has had a profound infuence on my career after graduation. It not only equipped me with the most advanced classroom teaching methodology POSTGRADUATE but also critical thinking skills. I have a constant drive to always TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION seek and innovate for better ways MA Applied Linguistics for TESOL 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/Q3K807 for Chinese students to become improved and more driven MA TESOL 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/Q3K207 language learners.”
Diwei Chen, For further information, see www.durham.ac.uk/englishlanguage.centre TESOL MA 34 International Prospectus 2019
Fieldtrip to Ravenscar, North Yorkshire EARTH SCIENCES
The Earth Sciences Department conducts internationally leading research across a wide range of Earth Science disciplines.
Earth Science draws upon elements of physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology and physical geography. You will study the present state of the earth to develop an understanding of the geological past. • Joint 7th in the UK for world-leading research impact (REF 2014). • 98% of our Earth Sciences students said that the teaching on RANKING their course was intellectually stimulating in the National Student Survey 2017 (sector-wide average 86%). • 4th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018. • 5th in The Complete University Guide 2018.
Scan for You will look at climate change, the formation of • Geodynamics and Geophysics more course the oceans, mass extinctions, the nature of rocks • Geo-energy, Petroleum Geosciences, information and minerals, and the structure and chemistry Hydrogeology and Carbon Capture and Storage of the earth. • Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Basin Analysis UNDERGRADUATE We are supported by major research centres, • Tectonics and Structural Geology. t +44 (0)191 334 2198 including the Durham Geochemistry Centre, the e [email protected] Centre for Research in Earth Energy Systems, the Durham Energy Institute, and the Institute of A VIBRANT COMMUNITY POSTGRADUATE Hazard, Risk and Resilience. The Department of Earth Sciences is part of two t +44 (0)191 334 2198 major Natural Environment Research Council e [email protected] KEY RESEARCH AREAS funded postgraduate networks: the IAPETUS SOCIAL MEDIA Doctoral Training Partnership; and the Oil and Gas Centre for Doctoral Training. @DurUniEarthSci Key research areas include: DurUniEarthSci • Environmental Geosciences and We provide a wide range of undergraduate Climate Change and postgraduate training courses, including www.durham.ac.uk/earth.sciences • Geochemistry, Geochronology, Volcanology several feld courses and a course in and Petrology numerical modelling. International Prospectus 2019 35
Precipitation collection at UNDERGRADUATE Peak District National Park TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE MSci (Hons) Earth Sciences 4 AAA 37 F644 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F644 BSc (Hons) Environmental Geoscience 3 AAB 36 F630 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F630 BSc (Hons) Geology 3 AAB 36 F600 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F600 BSc (Hons) Geophysics with Geology 3 AAB 36 F662 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F662 BSc (Hons) Geoscience 3 AAB 36 F643 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F643
There are more course options with this subject in: Natural Sciences (page 58).
POSTGRADUATE
RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION MSc Geological Sciences 1 MPhil Geological Sciences 2 PhD Geological Sciences 3 MSc Geology 1 For further information on MPhil Geology 2 our research degrees, see PhD Geology 3 www.durham.ac.uk/earth.sciences/ postgraduate/research-programmes MSc Geophysics 1 MPhil Geophysics 2 PhD Geophysics 3
“I chose Durham University because MSc Volcanology 1 I wanted to join a great research group with well-equipped laboratories and world-class facilities. My department is one of the best in the UK, and my supervisors are renowned experts in my feld of study. I made an informed decision to come to Durham based on its reputation, research scopes and the strategic location in the North East. My study experience has been absolutely fascinating; the amount of support and encouragement I get from my supervisors is impeccable. They nurture you to become a good scientist, encourage you to publish papers in reputable journals, and to share your research fndings in both local and international conferences.”
Munira Raji, Geological Sciences PhD 36 International Prospectus 2019
EDUCATION
The School of Education is one of the leading departments of education in the UK. We are supported by a large number of partners from schools and colleges. We have strong international links, welcoming international students, postdoctoral fellows and visiting scholars from all over the world.
• Joint 1st in the UK for world-leading research impact and 5th in the feld of RANKING education nationally (REF 2014) • One of the leading departments for education in the UK, ranked number 1 Scan for in The Complete University Guide 2018, 2nd in The Sunday Times Good more course information University Guide 2017 and 3rd in The Guardian University Guide 2018.
UNDERGRADUATE Our undergraduate course in Education Studies DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHT t +44 (0)191 334 8332 is a broad, multidisciplinary degree. e [email protected] To complement the Education modules, We lead the way in high-quality research, you study half of your degree in one of our teaching and professional education both POSTGRADUATE eight partner subjects. Hence, this degree nationally and internationally. PGCE: is suited to anyone interested in education, t +44 (0)191 334 8406 but also anyone interested in broadening Our Initial Teacher Education programmes, Postgraduate Taught: their studies with our partner subjects. including our BA Primary Education and our t +44 (0)191 334 8316/8374 We are committed to research that PGCE Primary and Secondary programmes, e [email protected] engages with, and has an impact upon, have been offcially accredited as outstanding Postgraduate Research: practice and policy, as well as infuencing by Ofsted for all aspects of our provision t +44 (0)191 334 8409/8313 the wider research community to develop (last inspection date April 2013). e [email protected] educational practice, education policy and future educational research. SOCIAL MEDIA @DUSofE
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UNDERGRADUATE POSTGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS A LEVEL DIPLOMA CODE DEGREES YEAR(S) OFFER SCORE TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION BA (Hons) Education Studies – MA Education 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X9K907 English Studies 3 AAB 36 X1Q3 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X1Q3 MSc Educational Assessment 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X9K009
BA (Hons) MA Education Education Studies – Geography 3 AAB 36 X1F8 (International Summer 36 mths PT www.durham.ac.uk/course/X9KE07 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X1F8 Postgraduate Institute) BA (Hons) MA Intercultural Education Studies – History 3 AAB 36 X1V1 Communication 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X3K807 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X1V1 and Education
BA (Hons) MA Intercultural Education Studies – Music 3 AAB 36 X1W3 Communication and www.durham.ac.uk/course/X1W3 Education (International 36 mths PT www.durham.ac.uk/course/X3K807 Summer Postgraduate BA (Hons) Institute) Education Studies – Philosophy 3 AAB 36 XV35 www.durham.ac.uk/course/XV35 MA Research Methods 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X1K107 BA (Hons) (Education) Education Studies – Psychology 3 AAB 36 X1C8 PGCE Education (Primary) 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X6K114 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X1C8 BA (Hons) PCert Practice of Education 1 PT www.durham.ac.uk/course/X9KC14 Education Studies – Sociology 3 AAB 36 XL33 PGCE Secondary – Biology 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X7K214 www.durham.ac.uk/course/XL33 BA (Hons) Education Studies – PGCE Secondary – Chemistry 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X7K214 Theology and Religion 3 AAB 36 X1V6 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X1V6 PGCE Secondary – English 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X7K214
BA (Hons) Primary Education PGCE Secondary – French 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X7K214 3 ABB 34 X101 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X101 PGCE Secondary – Geography 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X7K214
PGCE Secondary – German 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X7K214 There are more course options with this subject in: Combined Honours (page 28) and Natural Sciences (page 58). PGCE Secondary – History 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X7K214
PGCE Secondary – 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X7K214 Mathematics PGCE Secondary – Physical KEY RESEARCH AREAS 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X7K214 Education
Our teaching is research-informed. The various research areas address PGCE Secondary - Physics 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X7K214 a wide range of education-related topics covering early years, through school key stages, college and higher education. Areas of research PGCE Secondary – Spanish 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/X7K214 expertise include:
• Assessment, Evaluation and Effectiveness in Education RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION • Curriculum and Pedagogy EdD Doctor of Education 3 • Educational Psychology For further information on EdD Doctor of Education our research degrees, see • Evidence in Education (International Summer 6PT www.durham.ac.uk/ • Intercultural Communication and Education Postgraduate Institute) education/postgraduate/ • Methods and Critical Approaches research • Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. PhD Doctor of Philosophy 3 38 International Prospectus 2019
ENGINEERING
The Department of Engineering offers courses that are challenging and technologically relevant. You will be taught by expert staff, who are all actively engaged in research at the frontiers of modern engineering analysis, design and practice.
RANKING • Joint 1st in the UK for internationally excellent and world-leading research impact (REF 2014). • 4th in The Guardian University Guide 2018. • 5th in The Complete University Guide 2018.
In the Department of Engineering, you will ACCREDITATION have access to extensive and diverse facilities Scan for to support your learning. For example, more course Our undergraduate Engineering degrees information airfow sensors, made using cutting-edge are accredited by the relevant engineering microfabrication techniques in the Class 1000 institutions (for example, the Institution of Cleanroom, have been tested and characterised Mechanical Engineers (IME), the Institution UNDERGRADUATE in the Department’s wind tunnel facilities. of Engineering and Technology (IET), the t +44 (0)191 334 2468 We have strong links with industrial partners; Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the Institution e [email protected] recent graduates have become highly of Structural Engineers (ISE), the Chartered successful engineers, entrepreneurs, and Institution of Highways and Transportation POSTGRADUATE (CIHT) and the Institute of Highway Engineers t +44 (0)191 334 1700 have gained prestigious positions in banking and fnance. (IHE)). The MSc in New and Renewable Energy e [email protected] is accredited by the IET and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). www.durham.ac.uk/engineering International Prospectus 2019 39
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BEng (Hons) General Engineering 3 A*AA 38 H103 www.durham.ac.uk/course/H103 (Civil Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Electronic Engineering; Mechanical Engineering)
MEng (Hons) General Engineering 4 A*AA 38 H100 www.durham.ac.uk/course/H100 (Aeronautics; Civil Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Electronic Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; New and Renewable Energy)
POSTGRADUATE
TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/H1KA09
MSc Civil Engineering 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/H1KB09
MSc Electronic and Electrical Engineering 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/H1K909
MSc New and Renewable Energy 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/H1K609
RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MSc Engineering 1 For further information on our postgraduate degrees, see www.durham.ac.uk/engineering/ PhD Engineering 3 postgraduate
KEY RESEARCH AREAS “The lectures are of very high quality, and The Department’s research covers a wide given by experts in each subject. I have range of topics, which are divided into three been able to use new software and solve challenge areas: real-life problems in the feld of renewable energy generation and integration, as well • Future Energy Systems as developing projects in the same way • Next Generation Materials and Microsystems an engineer would. As part of my research • Sustainable Infrastructure. and development project, I have visited the National Renewable Energy Centre, a place to see all the theory I have learnt being put into practice and a great way to build a bridge between a student and a worldwide leader in the renewable energy business.”
Sebastian Sanchez Perez-Moreno, New and Renewable Energy MSc 40 International Prospectus 2019
ENGLISH STUDIES
The Department of English Studies provides a studious, dynamic and supportive environment and offers the most up-to-date training in methods and skills.
Students in English Studies can choose specialised topics across the whole range of the subject area – from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. Our academic staff produce research of the highest international calibre. • Ranked 3rd in the UK for internationally excellent and world-leading research and RANKING joint 1st for research environment (REF 2014). • The Department is consistently rated as one of the top UK English departments in university league tables, coming 1st in the Complete University Guide 2018. • Joint 1st in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018.
Scan for The Department’s work ethos is that teaching languages used in Medieval England, such as more course and research should complement one another Old Norse, Old French and Old English. information at all levels of academic enquiry. We strive to connect with both the local community and a UNDERGRADUATE global network of students, scholars, artists KEY RESEARCH AREAS and professionals. English is a very popular t +44 (0)191 334 2576 and highly regarded subject, and the linguistic, e [email protected] Key research areas include: critical and analytical skills that it teaches are POSTGRADUATE highly transferable. • Eighteenth-Century Literature t +44 (0)191 334 2500 • Literary and Critical Theory e [email protected] • Medieval Literature • Modern Literature SOCIAL MEDIA DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHT • Renaissance and Seventeenth- @READEnglish Century Literature Readdurhamenglish You will have the opportunity to study English- • Romantic Literature language literature in a variety of non-British • Victorian Literature. www.durham.ac.uk/english.studies contexts, including Ireland, Canada, Australia and the USA; and/or to study some of the International Prospectus 2019 41
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BA (Hons) English Literature 3 A*AA 38 Q300 www.durham.ac.uk/course/Q300
BA (Hons) English Literature and History 3 A*AA 38 QV21 www.durham.ac.uk/course/QV21
BA (Hons) English Literature and Philosophy 3 A*AA 38 QV35 www.durham.ac.uk/course/QV35
There are more course options with this subject in: Education (page 36) and Liberal Arts (page 50).
POSTGRADUATE
TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MA Creative Writing 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/Q3KC07
MA English Literary Studies 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/Q3K107
MA Medieval and Renaissance 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/Q3K407 Literary Studies
MA Romantic and Victorian 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/Q3K507 Literary Studies
MA Studies in Poetry 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/Q3K707
MA Twentieth and Twenty-First 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/Q3KD07 “The best part of my PhD programme Century Literary Studies has been the research opportunities available; good supervision, a range RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION of useful academic resources, opportunities and funding to attend MA English Literature 1 and present at conferences, and the For further information on our research degrees, see collaborative learning environment MLitt English Literature 2 www.durham.ac.uk/english.studies/ provided by the departmental postgrad/research lectures and seminars. PhD English Literature 3 The opportunity to teach undergraduates as part of my PhD research and training has also been a valuable experience, given my future plans to resume my academic career. I believe it is absolutely essential for a PhD degree to push you beyond your comfort zone and elevate you to the next level where you begin to experience life differently, and I am pleased to say that Durham has helped me get there.”
Ayesha Siddiqa, English Literature PhD 42 International Prospectus 2019
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GEOGRAPHY
Climate change, environmental governance, landslides, natural hazards, geopolitical confict and territorial dispute, migration, sea-level rise, energy poverty, fooding, debt, austerity, urbanisation: these are just a few of the signifcant challenges that are confronting us today, and few departments are better placed than Durham Geography to study them. • Ranked 1st in the UK for research intensity (REF 2014). RANKING • 2nd in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018. • 3rd in The Complete University Guide 2018 and in The Guardian University Guide 2018.
Scan for Our Department of Geography is one of the Our aim is to sustain a world-class research, more course leading centres of geographical scholarship teaching and learning environment with information in the world. high-quality laboratories and IT facilities in a supportive and collegiate atmosphere. As a result Drawing on a breadth of internationally of this, our graduates are eminently employable. UNDERGRADUATE recognised expertise, we deliver degree t +44 (0)191 334 1800 programmes that enable you to study human e [email protected] activity and the physical environment as well DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHT as the interactions between them. POSTGRADUATE We provide you with a high-quality research t +44 (0)191 334 1833/1926 We teach and research across the environment, and frst-class facilities e [email protected] discipline – from Antarctica to Bangladesh, supported by dedicated technical staff. from spatial theory to food modelling, and We have computing facilities for modelling SOCIAL MEDIA from GIS to urbanisation and sustainable and remote sensing; an extensive suite of @GeogDurham development. We endeavour to enthuse equipment for feld research; and cutting-edge www.durham.ac.uk/geography and stimulate you from the seminar room to laboratories for water and sediment analysis, the feldsite, stretching you to realise your geotechnical studies, geomorphology and intellectual potential. palaeoenvironmental reconstruction. International Prospectus 2019 43
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE
BA (Hons) Geography 3 A*AA 38 L702 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L702
BSc (Hons) Geography www.durham.ac.uk/course/F800 3 AAA 37 F800
There are more course options with this subject in: Combined Honours (pages 28), Education (page 36) and Natural Sciences (page 58).
POSTGRADUATE
TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MA Geography (Research Methods) 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L8K507
MA Risk 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L7K407
MSc Risk 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L7K409
RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MA Human Geography 1 For further information on MSc Physical Geography 1 our research degrees, see www.durham.ac.uk/geography/ PhD Geography 3 postgraduate/research-programmes
KEY RESEARCH AREAS Fieldtrip to Berlin “What I love about studying geography Key research areas include: at Durham is the opportunities you • Cities and Space have. Whether that is being taught • Climate Change by world-leading academics who are • Economy and Culture some of the most infuential people • Geographies of Identity in the subject, or the feldtrips to • Geographies of the Body and Corporeality fascinating areas of the world. This • Interactions and Feedbacks between year I was lucky enough to go to the Geomorphology, Hydrology, Vegetation, Arctic to learn about the changing and Water Chemistry in Hillslope and environment and the associated River Systems governance issues – it was easily • Migration, Asylum and Citizenship • Past and Future Sea-level Rise my favourite feldtrip from my • Physical and Human Dimensions of Hazards past three years in Durham.” • Politics, Power and Space Sarah Jordan, • The Dynamic Response of Ice Sheets to Geography BA (Hons) External and Internal Forces. 44 International Prospectus 2019
GOVERNMENT & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Durham’s School of Government and International Affairs (SGIA) combines a long tradition of expertise in a wide range of felds in politics, political theory, political economy, and international relations with a depth of specialisms in regional expertise – Europe, East Asia, the Middle East and the wider Muslim world.
RANKING • Joint 1st in the UK for internationally excellent and world-leading research impact (REF 2014). • 6th in The Complete University Guide 2018.
The School provides an exceptional the Ministry of Defence, and Political Offcer in environment for learning, training and research. the British Embassy Mogadishu, while others Scan for Our expert staff will help you to develop a hold senior academic and government positions more course information thorough knowledge of the structure and around the world. functions of the modern state, the history of ideas about the nature and purpose of politics UNDERGRADUATE and the development of particular regions and KEY RESEARCH AREAS t +44 (0)191 334 5656 their political systems. e [email protected] Key research areas include: • Comparative Politics POSTGRADUATE DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHT • International Politics and Security t +44 (0)191 334 5656 • Political Economy e [email protected] Our graduates have gone on to have great • Political Theory. SOCIAL MEDIA success in the political arena – with alumni job @Sgia_DurhamUni titles including Chief Operating Offcer for the GB Equality and Human Rights Commission, www.durham.ac.uk/sgia Head of Defence Inquests and Disclosure in International Prospectus 2019 45
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BA (Hons) Politics 3 AAA 37 L200 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L200 BA (Hons) Politics with Year Abroad 4 AAA 37 L202 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L202 BA (Hons) International Relations 3 AAA 37 L250 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L250 BA (Hons) Economics and Politics 3 A*AA 38 LL12 www.durham.ac.uk/course/LL12 BA (Hons) Philosophy and Politics 3 AAA 37 LV25 www.durham.ac.uk/course/LV25 BA (Hons) Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) 3 A*AA 38 VL52 www.durham.ac.uk/course/VL52
There are more course options with this subject in: Combined Honours (page 26).
POSTGRADUATE
TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION MSc Arab World Studies 2 www.durham.ac.uk/course/T6K109
MSc Confict Prevention and Peacebuilding 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L2K909 MSc Defence, Development and 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L2K609 Diplomacy MSc Global Politics 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L2T109
MA International Relations 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L2T207 MA Politics and International Relations 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L2K407 (Political Theory) MA Research Methods 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L2KA07 (Politics, International Relations, Security)
“The best aspect of the MSc Global RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION Politics course was that both the core MA Middle Eastern Studies 1 modules and the choice of optional modules were incredibly diverse in terms MA Politics 1 of scope and content. In the core modules, MLitt Middle Eastern Studies 2 while being able to specialise in the areas For further information on our research degrees, see of global governance that I was passionate MPhil Politics 2 www.durham.ac.uk/sgia/ about, I was also able to learn a huge PhD Government and International Affairs 3 pg.research amount on a variety of topics concerning the political philosophy and political PhD Middle Eastern Studies 3 science of global affairs. I also loved the fact that I could tailor my degree to exactly PhD Politics 3 what I wanted to do. The fexibility of the course has been a great step in my pursuit of a career in research.”
Isabel Airas, Global Politics MSc 46 International Prospectus 2019
HISTORY
The Department of History provides expertise in studies covering periods from the Middle Ages to the present and many different parts of the world: Chinese, Japanese, African and US history are all taught at Durham University, alongside British and other European history.
RANKING • 2nd in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018. • 2nd in The Complete University Guide 2018. • 4th in The Guardian University Guide 2018.
Scan for Our degree courses refect the rich variety of KEY RESEARCH AREAS more course modern historical writing, including cultural, information media and gender history as well as political, We have an impressive range of research religious, social and economic history. expertise: geographically, our research ranges UNDERGRADUATE You will beneft from working with staff with from America to China and from South Africa t +44 (0)191 334 1040 areas of expertise including medieval, early to Scandinavia; chronologically, from the fourth e [email protected] modern and modern history, African history century AD through to contemporary history; and modern European history. and thematically, across social, cultural, POSTGRADUATE intellectual, gender, media, political and t +44 (0)191 334 1040 Postgraduates also beneft from opportunities economic history. e [email protected] for interdisciplinary research conversations through research institutes and centres, such SOCIAL MEDIA as the Institute for Medieval and Early Modern @durham_history Studies, the Centre for Nineteenth Century Durham History Studies and the Centre for Visual Arts www.durham.ac.uk/history and Cultures. International Prospectus 2019 47
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BA (Hons) History 3 A*AA 38 V100 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V100
BA (Hons) Ancient, Medieval and Modern History 3 A*AA 38 V101 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V101
BA (Hons) English Literature and History 3 A*AA 38 QV21 www.durham.ac.uk/course/QV21
BA (Hons) Modern European Languages and History with Year Abroad 4 AAA 37 RV92 www.durham.ac.uk/course/RV92
There are more course options with this subject in: Education (page 36) and Liberal Arts (page 50).
POSTGRADUATE
TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MA History 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V1KC07
MA Social and Economic History 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V1KB07 (Research Methods)
RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MA History 1 For further information on our research degrees, see www.durham. PhD History 3 ac.uk/history/postgraduate/research
“I have enjoyed studying societies from all round the world and across human history, engaging with areas of history that I had never before had the opportunity to look at.
I found staff to be attentive and helpful, and I consider it a privilege to have been able to work with academics who are experts and leaders in their felds of research.”
Luke Elton, History graduate 48 International Prospectus 2019
LAW
Durham Law School is one of the UK’s most distinguished law schools. We are a leading centre of legal research in the UK, with an equally strong commitment to excellence in teaching and in learning.
RANKING • Ranked 3rd for Grade Point Average in the UK (REF 2014). • 4th in The Guardian University Guide 2018.
Alongside your studies, you will have the KEY RESEARCH GROUPS opportunity to engage in a growing number of Scan for extracurricular activities led by law students – • Centre for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice more course information including mooting and working on a range of pro • Centre for Ethics and Law in the bono activities – and you will beneft from our close Life Sciences relationships with a range of leading employers. • Centre for Gender and Law at Durham UNDERGRADUATE • Centre for Gender Equal Media t +44 (0)191 334 2856 • Durham European Law Institute e [email protected] DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHT • Human Rights Centre • Institute for Commercial and Corporate Law POSTGRADUATE We have modern, purpose-built, state-of-the-art • Islam, Law and Modernity t +44 (0)191 334 6847 facilities. Featuring a moot court, the Harvard-style • Law and Global Justice at Durham. e [email protected] Hogan Lovells lecture theatre, spacious dedicated work suites with superb views of Durham SOCIAL MEDIA Cathedral, attractive social areas, and modern @DurhamLawSchool wireless and audio-video enabled research spaces, this is one of the most striking and best-equipped www.durham.ac.uk/law law buildings in the UK. International Prospectus 2019 49
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREE YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE LLB (Hons) Law 3 A*AA 38 M101 www.durham.ac.uk/course/M101
POSTGRADUATE
TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
LLM Corporate Law 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/M1KB16
LLM European Trade and 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/M1K616 Commercial Law
LLM International Law and Governance 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/M1K916
LLM International Trade and 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/M1K316 Commercial Law
LLM Master of Laws 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/M1K116
RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MJur Law 1 For further information on our research degrees, see www.durham.ac.uk/law/ PhD Law 3 postgraduate/pgdegrees
“What encouraged me to study the LLM at Durham Law School was an opportunity to be taught by world-leading researchers who are experts in their feld. The modules offered on the course are of excellent quality and the staff both knowledgeable and approachable. Studying in Durham is like living a dream: learning something new every day, while being surrounded by friends from different countries.”
Ekaterina Vankova, International Trade and Commercial Law LLM 50 International Prospectus 2019
LIBERAL ARTS
Liberal Arts is a fexible, multidisciplinary undergraduate degree programme for students who want to specialise in two or more principal subjects. If you are interested in several subjects, and in making creative connections between your subjects, Liberal Arts offers you the opportunity to construct a distinctive programme of study shaped by your particular interests and aspirations. • Durham is in the top 3 for 15 subjects and in the top 10 for all subjects that can be studied in the Liberal Arts programme, in The Complete University Guide 2018. RANKING • In the top 30 universities worldwide for the Arts and Humanities, in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018. • In the top 50 universities worldwide for employer reputation, in the QS World University Rankings 2018.
Complementing the University’s Single and DESIGN YOUR OWN DEGREE Joint Honours programmes, the Liberal Arts Scan for programme enables you to work in some of In the Liberal Arts programme, you can take more course the UK’s most highly-rated schools and modules in almost any subjects in the Arts, information departments in the Arts, Humanities Humanities and Social Sciences, depending on and Social Sciences. eligibility and timetable compatibility. UNDERGRADUATE As a Liberal Arts student at Durham you The current subjects available in the Faculty of t +44 (0)191 334 3017 can specialise in particular subjects to a Arts and Humanities are: much greater extent than is often possible in e [email protected] • Classics and • Arabic programmes of this kind at other universities. www.durham.ac.uk/liberal.arts Ancient History • Chinese • English Literature • French • History • German • History of Art • Italian • Music • Japanese • Philosophy • Russian • Theology and • Spanish. Religious Studies International Prospectus 2019 51
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BA (Hons) Liberal Arts 3 A*AA 38 LA01 www.durham.ac.uk/course/LA01
Students initially enrol on the three-year programme, but many later transfer to our four-year programme, Liberal Arts (with Year Abroad), so that they can spend their third year studying or working abroad.
These can be combined with the following study of Social Science subjects: “Liberal Arts gives you the freedom • Anthropology and the fexibility to create a degree • Archaeology which truly refects your interests. • Business Studying a range of modules in • Economics and beyond the subjects in which • Education I have specialised, I have gained new • Geography perspectives and been challenged to • Politics and International Relations think beyond conventional boundaries. • Sociology The course has contributed hugely • Sport. to how much I have enjoyed my time at Durham, and has given me a solid foundation for my future career and life after university.”
Natalia Zaidi, Liberal Arts graduate 52 International Prospectus 2019
MATHEMATICS
The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers a distinct blend of high-quality teaching and research along with excellent facilities and a stimulating environment for your studies. Whichever degree you choose, you will beneft from research- led education by experts in a wide variety of felds across pure mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics and probability. • Ranked joint 1st in the UK for internationally excellent and world-leading RANKING research impact (REF 2014). • 4th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018. • 5th in The Complete University Guide 2018.
DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHT “I found the course at Durham Scan for The Department of Mathematical Sciences more course provides the essential foundations information is one of the leading research units in the needed to do a Maths degree, and then country, with interests in a wide range of areas the course gives you enough freedom in pure mathematics, applied mathematics to allow you to go down whichever UNDERGRADUATE and theoretical physics, as well as statistics mathematical branch you wish to. t +44 (0)191 334 3103 and probability. The fact that the Mathematics e [email protected] department had a strong mathematical physics background really appealed POSTGRADUATE to me. To know that my lecturers t +44 (0)191 334 3082 were working on current, relevant e [email protected] and exciting projects, made Durham even www.durham.ac.uk/mathematical.sciences more appealing.”
Henna Bains, Mathematics BSc (Hons) International Prospectus 2019 53
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BSc (Hons) Mathematics 3 A*A*A–A*AA 38 G100 www.durham.ac.uk/course/G100
MMath (Hons) Mathematics 4 A*A*A–A*AA 38 G103 www.durham.ac.uk/course/G103
There are more course options with this subject in: Natural Sciences (page 58).
POSTGRADUATE
TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MSc Mathematical Sciences 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/G1K509
MSc Particles, Strings and Cosmology 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F3K209
RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MSc Mathematical Sciences 1 For further information on our research degrees, see www.durham.ac.uk/mathematical. PhD Mathematical Sciences 3.5 sciences/postgrads/degrees
KEY RESEARCH AREAS Numerical Analysis Group Statistics and Probability Group Theoretical Particle Physics Research areas include: Research areas include: The Centre for Particle Theory is a joint venture • Dynamical Systems • Bayesian Statistics and Applied Probability between the Department of Mathematical • Fluid Mechanics • Complex Stochastic Systems Sciences and the Department of Physics, and • Mathematical Biology • Development of Large-scale Applications for has an international reputation for its research • MHD the Sciences and Industry into particle physics. • Numerical Modelling and Analysis • Foundational and Methodological Statistics. • Partial Differential Equations. Research areas include: • Cosmology Pure Mathematics • Quantum Field Theory Research areas include: • Solitons in Field Theory • Algebra and Number Theory • String Theory and Gravity. • Geometry • Topology. 54 International Prospectus 2019
MODERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures carries out research into literature, culture and language as well as flm and visual studies that is extensive in historical scope and geographically wide ranging. Expertise includes Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hispanic, Italian, Japanese, and Russian Studies.
• 2nd in The Complete University Guide 2018. RANKING • Joint 3rd for graduate salaries fve years after graduating (government Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data. • In the top 5 for all languages in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018.
Scan for more course DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHT KEY RESEARCH AREAS information For undergraduate courses, you will participate Key research areas include: in a year abroad, which will give your language • Critical Theory UNDERGRADUATE capabilities a crucial boost, as well as providing • Digital Studies t +44 (0)191 334 3441 you with valuable experience of working or • Film Studies e [email protected] studying in different countries. • Gender and Sexuality • Literary and Cultural History You can specialise in one or two languages POSTGRADUATE • Medieval and Early Modern Studies and the cultural worlds associated with t +44 (0)191 334 2630 • Performance Studies them – choose from Arabic, Chinese, French, e [email protected] • Postcolonialism German, Hispanic Studies, Italian, Japanese • Science and the Humanities SOCIAL MEDIA and Russian, developing high-level skills and • Visual Arts and Culture. @durhammlacpostg in-depth intercultural awareness. www.durhammlacpgr.wordpress.com
www.durham.ac.uk/mlac International Prospectus 2019 55
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BA (Hons) Modern European Languages and History with Year Abroad 4 AAA 37 RV92 www.durham.ac.uk/course/RV92 BA (Hons) Modern Languages and Cultures with Year Abroad 4 AAA 37 R002 www.durham.ac.uk/course/ROO2 BA (Hons) Chinese Studies with Year Abroad 4 AAB 36 T102 www.durham.ac.uk/course/T102 BA (Hons) Japanese Studies with Year Abroad 4 AAB 36 T202 www.durham.ac.uk/course/T202 BA(Hons) Visual Arts and Film* 3 tbc tbc tbc www.durham.ac.uk/courses BA (Hons) Economics with French 4 A*AA 38 L1R1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L1R1
There are more course options with this subject in: Liberal Arts (page 50).
* Subject to confrmation
POSTGRADUATE
TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION MA Languages, Literatures, Cultures 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/R9T207
MA Translation Studies 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/R9K107
“Staff at Durham are truly MA Visual Culture 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/R9T307 committed to training, mentoring and collaborating with students. RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION The benefts I gained from them was not just about writing MA by Research 1 For further information on high-quality papers, but about our research degrees, see shaping both my research and PhD Modern Languages and Cultures 3 www.durham.ac.uk/mlac/ postgraduate/research teaching abilities, and pushing me to become a better academic. I had access to excellent experts in different felds who were more than happy to explore my ideas, discuss their research, and guide me throughout my own research. As I look around the campus of where I now work in the USA, I feel certain that Durham University helped my ability to compete for top jobs in the international academic market.”
Dr Adrián Gras-Velázquez, PhD graduate; Visiting Lecturer in Spanish, Smith College USA 56 International Prospectus 2019
MUSIC
The Department of Music’s programmes are well balanced, covering everything from the music of the great composers to contemporary music and Indian ragas, studied from the perspectives of history, theory, aesthetics and ethnography as well as through composition and performance.
RANKING • Joint 1st in the UK for internationally excellent and world-leading research impact (REF 2014). • 1st in the Complete University Guide 2018. • 1st in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018.
Scan for DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHT KEY RESEARCH AREAS more course information There’s an amazing variety of music-making going We are internationally recognised for on at Durham, with at least 80 varying ensembles our expertise in a range of distinctive yet to choose from: six orchestras, an unrivalled range UNDERGRADUATE complementary research areas. These include: of choral singing opportunities and theatrical +44 (0)191 334 3140 t productions, contemporary music ensembles, Composition e [email protected] gamelan, jazz bands, rock bands, and much more. • Acoustic Composition There is also the chance for solo performance • Composition and Artifcial Intelligence POSTGRADUATE through our lunchtime concert series and numerous • History and Practice of Electronic Music. t +44 (0)191 334 2973 masterclasses. e [email protected] Ethnomusicology The Department’s research staff offer a broad • Hindustani Classical Music SOCIAL MEDIA spectrum of supervisory expertise in musicology, • Korean Music @MusicDurhamUni music analysis, ethnomusicology, music psychology, • Music and Ritual performance, and acoustic and electroacoustic • Performance Analysis. www.durham.ac.uk/music composition. We offer you high levels of individual attention and personal support, and provide a student experience of exceptionally high quality. International Prospectus 2019 57
Department of Music and Durham Cathedral, UNDERGRADUATE Palace Green TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BA (Hons) Music 3 AAB 36 W300 www.durham.ac.uk/course/W300
BA (Hons) Music and Philosophy 3 AAB 36 WV53 www.durham.ac.uk/course/WV53
There are more course options with this subject in: Education (page 36) and Liberal Arts (page 50).
POSTGRADUATE
TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MA Music 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/W3K707
RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MA Research by Thesis 1
MMus Research by Composition 2 For further information on our research degrees, see MMus Research by Thesis 2 www.durham.ac.uk/music/ postgraduate/research PhD Research by Composition 3
PhD Research by Thesis 3
Musicology • Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Music • Music Theology. “I have a passion for music analysis. This research feld has not only Music Psychology equipped me with an enquiring mind • Empirical Musicology and the ability to think outside the • Music and Science. box, but has also helped greatly with Performance my performance studies: I have found • Contemporary Performance Practice that analysing the formal structure and • Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century harmonic make-up of a piece leads to Keyboard Practice a more meaningful understanding and • Renaissance Lutenism. thus, a more informed and coherent performance.” Theory and Analysis • Formenlehre Laura Erel, • Symphony and Concerto in the Music graduate, Nineteenth-Century Organ Scholar • Theories of Tonality. 58 International Prospectus 2019
NATURAL SCIENCES
Natural Sciences is a long-standing, challenging and rewarding undergraduate degree for science students who wish to read more than one subject at degree level. The key characteristics of this degree that beneft students are choice, fexibility and depth.
• Durham is in the top 60 of the QS World University Rankings 2018 RANKING and global top 40 for employer reputation. • 77% of the subject departments contributing to Natural Sciences are ranked in the UK’s top 10 in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017.
Natural Sciences offers the option of 24 BSc and 5 MSci Joint Honours degrees (see table on “I originally chose Durham because the Scan for page 59) provided by 12 departments and the more course Natural Sciences course offered so much information opportunity of designing your own BSc or MSci fexibility. I’ve really enjoyed my time at programme major in at least one science, with Durham, and a large part of that was due the wide choice of subjects being supplemented to the freedom of the Natural Sciences UNDERGRADUATE by a range of Social Science subjects. Not all course, which let me shape my studies to t +44 (0)191 334 1014 subjects are taught in Year 4 of the MSci my interests, and so take the modules e [email protected] (see * on table). I enjoyed. I think this really helped me to succeed, and defnitely played a part www.durham.ac.uk/natural.sciences Many pathways are accredited, so that by graduation you will have interdisciplinary in allowing me to take advantage of other training regardless of your route of study. Our opportunities at Durham, including ethos is research-led, with a range of modules the trip to Dalian, China, with being taught by leaders in their feld. the Faculty of Science – a brilliant trip.”
Charlotte Sherwood, Natural Sciences graduate International Prospectus 2019 59
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BSc (Hons) Natural Sciences 3 A*AA 38 CFGO www.durham.ac.uk/course/CFGO MSci (Hons) Natural Sciences 4 A*AA 38 FGCO www.durham.ac.uk/course/FGC0 (MSci in Biology and Chemistry, MSci in Biology and Physics, MSci in Chemistry and Mathematics, MSci in Chemistry and Physics, MSci in Mathematics and Physics – all available within the Natural Sciences programme).
COMBINATIONS Combinations available as BSc/MSci Joint Honours degrees
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An – Anthropology ES – Earth Sciences Ph – Philosophy Bi – Biology* Ec – Economics Py – Physics* Bs – Business Ed – Education Ps – Psychology Ch – Chemistry* Gg – Geography Sp – Sport CS – Computer Science Ma – Mathematics*
Not all subjects are taught in Year 4 of the MSci (see * on table). 60 International Prospectus 2019
PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy studies profound and important questions that arise in all areas of human life. We offer a distinctive, research-led curriculum, taught by internationally renowned experts in the feld, incorporating variety and choice.
RANKING • 6th in The Guardian University Guide 2018. • 6th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018.
DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHT KEY RESEARCH AREAS
Scan for more course We are one of the UK’s top philosophy Key research areas include: information departments. The exceptionally high-quality • Aesthetics education you receive here will equip you with • Environmental Philosophy critical abilities that can be put to use in all sorts • Feminism UNDERGRADUATE of ways and which are prized by employers. • History and Philosophy of Science t +44 (0)191 334 6550 and Medicine The Department of Philosophy has a large and e [email protected] • History of Philosophy thriving postgraduate community. We have • Metaphysics expertise in an exceptionally broad range of POSTGRADUATE • Moral Philosophy areas, including metaphysics, aesthetics, ethics, t +44 (0)191 334 6553 • Phenomenology and Continental Philosophy feminism, phenomenology, and the history and e [email protected] • Philosophical Logic and the Philosophy philosophy of science and medicine. of Language www.durham.ac.uk/philosophy • Philosophy of Mind and Action • Philosophy of Perception. International Prospectus 2019 61
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BA (Hons) Philosophy 3 AAA 37 V500 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V500 BA (Hons) Philosophy and Politics 3 AAA 37 LV25 www.durham.ac.uk/course/LV25 BA (Hons) Philosophy and Psychology 3 AAA 37 CV85 www.durham.ac.uk/course/CV85 BA (Hons) Philosophy and Theology 3 AAA 37 VV56 www.durham.ac.uk/course/VV56 BA (Hons) English Literature and Philosophy 3 A*AA 38 QV35 www.durham.ac.uk/course/QV35 BA (Hons) Music and Philosophy 3 AAB 36 WV53 www.durham.ac.uk/course/WV53 BA (Hons) Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) 3 A*AA 38 VL52 www.durham.ac.uk/course/VL52
There are more course options with this subject in: Education (page 36), Liberal Arts (page 50) and Natural Sciences (page 58).
POSTGRADUATE
TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION GDip Philosophy 9 mths www.durham.ac.uk/course/V5K022
MA Philosophy 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V7K107
“I undertook my MA at Durham RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION University and met both members MA Philosophy by Research 1 For further information on our of staff who would become my PhD research degrees, see www.durham.ac.uk/philosophy/ supervisors. My research put together PhD Philosophy 3 two areas that have traditionally postgrad/research been quite far apart – each of my supervisors specialised in one of these areas, and both were willing to entertain this proposal. I enjoy the high degree of engagement with other disciplines – I was encouraged to draw on linguistics, neuroscience, anthropology and many other subjects. I have been afforded a very high degree of freedom to pursue specialised research and develop unique interests. This culminated in my spending several months at an economics institute in the US, investigating possible applications of my research in the philosophy of language and mind to behavioural economics.”
Alexander Malt, Philosophy PhD 62 International Prospectus 2019
PHYSICS
At Durham University, you can learn about the Big Bang, black holes, dark matter, dark energy, the Higgs boson, Large Hadron Collider (LHC) physics, high-temperature superconductors, lasers, atom-light interactions, cold- atom Bose-Einstein condensates, biophysics, optoelectronics, quantum materials, soft matter and much more, from leading researchers in the feld.
• Joint 1st in the UK for internationally excellent and world-leading RANKING research impact (REF 2014). • 4th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018. • 4th in The Complete University Guide 2018.
DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHT CENTRE FOR DOCTORAL TRAINING Scan for The Department of Physics is one of the leading Our new Centre for Doctoral Training in more course information physics and astronomy departments in the Data Intensive Science opened at Durham UK. Our research ranges from fundamental University in 2017 and is supported by the topics such as elementary particle physics and Science and Technology Facilities Council UNDERGRADUATE cosmology to applied areas such as material under the UK government’s Industrial Strategy t +44 (0)191 334 3726 physics and biophysics. Challenge Fund. The Centre comprises the Institute for Computational Cosmology, the e [email protected] We provide excellent facilities for undergraduate Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology, laboratories and research-led projects, including POSTGRADUATE the Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy, and the four modern computer-controlled telescopes. t +44 (0)191 334 3745 Centre for Advanced Instrumentation, and is The Department incorporates the Ogden Centre supported by industrial partners. e [email protected] for Fundamental Physics, home to the Institute www.durham.ac.uk/physics for Particle Physics Phenomenology and to the Institute for Computational Cosmology. The Ogden Centre is also the base for our innovative outreach programme for schoolchildren and their teachers. International Prospectus 2019 63
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BSc (Hons) Physics 3 A*A*A 38 F300 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F300
MPhys (Hons) Physics 4 A*A*A 38 F301 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F301
MPhys (Hons) Physics and Astronomy 4 A*A*A 38 FF3N www.durham.ac.uk/course/FF3N
MPhys (Hons) Theoretical Physics 4 A*A*A 38 F344 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F344
There are more course options with this subject in: Natural Sciences (page 58).
POSTGRADUATE
Ogden Centre TAUGHT DEGREE YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MSc Particles, Strings and Cosmology 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/F3K209
RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MSc Physics 1 For further information on our postgraduate degrees, see www.durham.ac.uk/physics/ PhD Physics 3.5 postgraduate
KEY RESEARCH AREAS Key research areas include: “The teaching in the Physics department is excellent. The third • Advanced Instrumentation and fourth year courses in particular • Astronomy and Astrophysics are highly research-led and for these • Atomic and Molecular Physics courses you are taught by real experts • Condensed Matter Physics in their feld, who are constantly • Elementary Particle Theory innovating and publishing in the area • Fusion Diagnostics, and Biophysics, that they are teaching in. This, of conducted in Collaboration with course, presents a number of benefts, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in that lecturers are always interested • Near-infrared and Gamma Ray Astronomical in, and highly knowledgeable about, Instrumentation what they are talking about.” • Optical Microscopy • Remote Sensing. Josh Borrow, Physics and Astronomy MPhys (Hons) 64 International Prospectus 2019
PSYCHOLOGY
The Department of Psychology provides a world-class teaching and research environment for students in biological, cognitive, social, developmental psychology and neuroscience. Our research facilities support activity in these domains of psychology.
• 83% of research in the Department of Psychology was assessed RANKING as internationally excellent quality or world-leading (REF 2014). • 5th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018. • 6th in the Complete University Guide 2018.
DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS KEY RESEARCH AREAS
Scan for more course In a Psychology degree at Durham, you examine Key research areas include: information all aspects of behaviour, by investigating the • Developmental Science processes underpinning the thoughts, feelings • Learning, Memory and Cognition and motivations behind our actions. • Perception, Action and Awareness UNDERGRADUATE • Social, Evolutionary and At Durham, we are particularly well equipped t +44 (0)191 334 3264 Affective Psychology. with opportunities for training in eye-movement e [email protected] recording, motion capture and psychophysics. POSTGRADUATE Specialist facilities include transcranial magnetic CENTRE FOR DOCTORAL TRAINING t +44 (0)191 334 3273 stimulation (TMS), electroencephalography e [email protected] (EEG), functional magnetic resonance imaging We have great opportunities for PhD funding (fMRI) and an animal laboratory. through the North East and Northern Ireland SOCIAL MEDIA Doctoral Training Partnership, sponsored by the @DurhamPsych UK government Economic and Social Research www.durham.ac.uk/psychology Council. There are also many University-wide funding schemes for international students. International Prospectus 2019 65
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BSc (Hons) Psychology 3 AAA 37 C800 www.durham.ac.uk/course/C800
BA (Hons) Philosophy and Psychology 3 AAA 37 CV85 www.durham.ac.uk/course/CV85
There are more course options with this subject in: Education (page 36) and Natural Sciences (page 58).
POSTGRADUATE
TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MSc Cognitive Neuroscience 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/C8K109
MSc Developmental Psychopathology 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/C8K009
MA Research Methods 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/C8K107 (Developmental Psychology)
RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MSc Psychology by Research 1 For further information on our research degrees, see www.durham.ac.uk/psychology/ PhD Psychology 3 pgstudy/researchprogramme
“I was given the opportunity to work as a research assistant over summer alongside Dr Nardini, which has been a huge highlight for me, as I have been able to work amongst academics who are infuential within the developmental feld, learn several new skills and be involved in several projects, all at different stages.”
Megan Elley, Psychology student 66 International Prospectus 2019
SOCIOLOGY
The Department of Sociology is an interdisciplinary department with over 50 years’ experience in teaching and research in sociology and social policy, expanding over time to provide a focus for collaboration across the related academic disciplines of criminology, social work, and community development.
RANKING • In the top 40 globally for employer reputation (QS World University Rankings 2018). • 2nd in The Complete University Guide 2018.
We are a leading international centre of KEY RESEARCH AREAS excellence in interdisciplinary applied social Scan for research that shapes and informs social Research interests of the Department are more course policy and practice, enhances individual, information anchored around fve research themes: community and social wellbeing, promotes social inclusion, and forms the foundations • Communities and Social Justice UNDERGRADUATE of research-led education. • Health t +44 (0)191 334 6827 • Higher Education and Social Inequality e [email protected] ACCREDITATION • Transgressive Leisure POSTGRADUATE • Violence and Abuse. t +44 (0)191 334 1505 At postgraduate level, we deliver a professional e [email protected] award, which carries external professional SOCIAL MEDIA accreditation. The Master of Social Work (MSW) @DurhamSASS is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Individuals who complete www.durham.ac.uk/sociology this award are eligible to apply for registration to the HCPC for the title of ‘Social Worker’ – a protected title in the UK. International Prospectus 2019 67
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BA (Hons) Criminology 3 AAB 36 L370 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L370
BA (Hons) Sociology 3 AAB 36 L300 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L300
BA (Hons) Anthropology and Sociology 3 AAB 36 LL36 www.durham.ac.uk/course/LL36
There are more course options with this subject in: Combined Honours (page 28) and Education (page 36).
POSTGRADUATE
TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L3KC09
MA Social Research Methods 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L3KD07 (Criminology)
MA Social Research Methods 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L3KB07 (Social Policy)
MA Social Research Methods 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L3K807 (Social Work)
MA Social Research Methods 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/L3K907 (Sociology)
MSW Social Work 21 mths www.durham.ac.uk/course/L5K380
RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION
MA Applied Social Sciences 1 For further information on our research degrees, see MPhil Applied Social Sciences 2 www.durham.ac.uk/sociology/ postgraduate/research/disciplines “Criminology asks some fascinating PhD Applied Social Sciences 3 questions, challenging us all to think about the society we live in, in a profound way. The teaching at Durham is excellent; it is informative, dynamic and engaging. Criminology is not a passive degree, with lecturers often sparking debate in classes and encouraging students to challenge one another’s ideas.”
Alice Timbrell, Criminology graduate 68 International Prospectus 2019
SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCES
Durham University is an outstanding place to study Sport and Exercise Sciences as an undergraduate student, as well as offering exceptional opportunities for participation and excellence in sport.
Sport degrees have been taught for over 20 years at Durham, and have gained a well-deserved reputation for excellence that is represented in consistently high rankings in subject league tables. • 91% of our Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity students said they were satisfed with RANKING the quality of their course in the National Student Survey 2017 (sector-wide average 84%). • 5th in The Complete University Guide 2018. • 8th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018.
DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHT ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Scan for more course From October 2019, we will complement our Our Sport in the Community Placement information existing BA Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity module offers a varied range of placements degree with a new BSc Sport and Exercise each year, enabling you to work with well- Science. Further information on both the new established organisations in the sport industry UNDERGRADUATE and existing programmes will be available on Placement opportunities will enable you to gain t +44 (0)191 334 6985 our website. practical experience of planning, delivering and e [email protected] Both degrees will allow you to study a broad range evaluating provision in a school, community or SOCIAL MEDIA of topics across the spectrum from grassroots to performance sport setting. Emphasis is placed @SportDegreesDU elite sport, and also across the varied connections on analysing and reviewing your experiences, between sport and issues such as obesity, crime so that you develop an evidence-based portfolio www.durham.ac.uk/sportandexercise and inequality. The fexibility that is distinctive to that demonstrates effectively your knowledge our degrees also enables you to choose from a and expertise to employers. range of optional modules at every level, so you can tailor your studies according to your own interests and career aspirations. International Prospectus 2019 69
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREE YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BA (Hons) Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity 3 AAB 36 C603 www.durham.ac.uk/course/C603
There are more course options with this subject in: Combined Honours (page 28) and Natural Sciences (page 58).
“I chose Durham because it’s one of the best universities in the UK. I particularly enjoy my course, because it’s got both the sociological side and the science side, which is very useful.”
Emily Claughan, Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity BA (Hons) 70 International Prospectus 2019
Durham Cathedral THEOLOGY AND RELIGION
The Department of Theology and Religion has established an international reputation as one of the leading research departments in its feld, and we are equally proud of our high-quality teaching and our commitment to our students.
• Ranked 1st in the UK for internationally excellent and RANKING world-leading research, 1st for research environment and 2nd for research impact (REF 2014). • 2nd in The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2018. • 2nd in The Complete University Guide 2018.
DEPARTMENTAL HIGHLIGHT KEY RESEARCH AREAS Scan for more course Our degree programmes offer you enormous Key research areas include: information fexibility, with a rich variety of subjects, and the • Anthropology and Sociology of Religion opportunity to engage in serious and exciting • History and Theology of the Anglican Church explorations in all areas of the discipline, • History and Theology of the Bible UNDERGRADUATE combining aspects of philosophy, history, • History and Theology of the Catholic Church t +44 (0)191 334 3940 literature and social sciences. This will give • History and Theology of the Reformation e [email protected] you valuable insights into how people live in • Patristics and the Early Church today’s world. • Religion in the Modern World POSTGRADUATE • Second Temple Judaism t +44 (0)191 334 3929 In the 2018 QS World University Rankings we • Spirituality, Theology and Health were placed 3rd in the world in our subject e [email protected] • Systematic and Philosophical Theology. area. Our excellent graduate prospects rating www.durham.ac.uk/theology.religion (of 85%) contributes to our current 2nd place in our subject area in the 2018 Complete University Guide. International Prospectus 2019 71
UNDERGRADUATE TYPICAL TYPICAL IB UCAS DEGREES YEAR(S) A LEVEL OFFER DIPLOMA SCORE CODE BA (Hons) Theology and Religion 3 AAB 36 V614 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V614 BA (Hons) Religion, Society and Culture 3 AAB 36 V617 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V617 BA (Hons) Religion, Society and Culture with Year Abroad 4 AAB 36 V618 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V618 BA (Hons) Philosophy and Theology 3 AAA 37 VV56 www.durham.ac.uk/course/VV56
There are more course options with this subject in: Education (page 36) and Liberal Arts (page 50).
POSTGRADUATE
TAUGHT DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION MA Biblical Studies 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V8K207
MA Christian Theology 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V8K707
MA Christian Theology (Anglican Studies) 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V8K507
MA Christian Theology (Catholic Studies) 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V8K607
MA Religion and Society 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V8K107
GDip Theology and Religion 9 mths www.durham.ac.uk/course/V6K022
“I was a military chaplain who MA Theology and Religion 1 www.durham.ac.uk/course/V8K407 served around the globe, including Iraq and Afghanistan. My own RESEARCH DEGREES YEAR(S) FURTHER INFORMATION experiences of adversity and of MLitt Master of Letters 2 ministering to individuals going For further information on through signifcant distress DThM Doctor of Theology and Ministry 3 our research degrees, see led me to develop a robust PhD with Integrated Studies (MA+PhD) 4 www.durham.ac.uk/theology.religion/ and critical account of how an postgrad/researchdegrees individual’s faith may aid in PhD Doctor of Philosophy 3 responding resiliently to adversity. In my research area I have been signifcantly infuenced by the community of postgraduate students. These students were from a variety of disciplines within Fieldtrip to North India the Department and provided invaluable feedback. Similarly, I learned a good deal through interdisciplinary collaboration with staff and students from other departments within the University, such as the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience and the Centre for Medical Humanities.”
Nathan White, Theology PhD 72 International Prospectus 2019
INTERNATIONAL STUDY CENTRE
Located at Queen’s Campus, Stockton-on-Tees, the International Study Centre provides academic pathway programmes in a supportive environment to prepare you for your degree and to help you achieve the necessary grades for progression to Durham City.
For further information, see www.durham.ac.uk/isc International Prospectus 2019 73
Designed specifcally for international POSTGRADUATE PATHWAYS students, the International Study Centre offers International Foundation Year and Pre-Master’s Our Pre-Master’s programme provides a programmes. Both pathways aim to improve pathway to a wide range of postgraduate your academic knowledge, study and English degrees at Durham University. You can choose language skills, and give you the confdence to from two routes, depending on whether you are take the next step at degree level. looking for a business, economics, accounting, You will be supported throughout your studies, fnance, science or engineering focused degree. so that you can make the most of the learning and social opportunities. Class sizes are small, Once you successfully complete your with no more than 25 students per class, so that Pre-Master’s programme and achieve the you can receive individual attention from required grades, you can start your Master’s our experienced and highly qualifed tutors. degree at Durham City. You will also have individual support from an academic personal tutor.
Completing your pathway programme at the LOCATION International Study Centre and achieving the The International Study Centre is located at required grades means that you can progress Queen’s Campus in Stockton-on-Tees and is to your undergraduate or postgraduate degree approximately a 40-minute drive from Durham at Durham City. You can choose from a range City. The University operates a free bus service of subject routes on the pathway programme for students between the two locations. which offer progression to a wide choice of degrees.
UNDERGRADUATE PATHWAYS Our International Foundation Year provides “The Foundation Year is really a choice of pathways that prepare you for an focused on preparing you for what undergraduate degree at Durham University. university is like in England. In classes we’ve had practice doing Pathways include: seminars and essays that are geared towards university level, so everything • Business, Economics, Accounting and Finance that we do is good preparation for what’s going to be ahead of us.” • Science and Engineering • Humanities, Law and Social Science. Gwen from Singapore, International Foundation Year in Humanities, Law and Social Science Queen’s Campus, Stockton-on-Tees 74 International Prospectus 2019
COLLEGES, ACCOMMODATION AND STUDENT EXPERIENCE
There can be so much more to student life than studying – and nowhere more so than at Durham.
At Durham University, we are committed to prioritising your student experience, providing unrivalled opportunities delivered through our three key strands:
1 A distinctive collegiate system
2 Dedicated wider student experience organisations
3 Durham Students’ Union. These three elements combined enable you to create and shape your own individual student experience. At Durham, you can discover and become the person you want to be.
For further information, see Josephine Butler College Hatfeld College www.durham.ac.uk/experience International Prospectus 2019 75
THE COLLEGIATE SYSTEM What is the accommodation like?
One of our greatest assets at Durham The rooms and bathrooms may differ depending University is our collegiate system. As a on the college, but all of our bedrooms are Durham University student, you become a equipped with: member of a college, whether you live in or • A bed out of University accommodation. College • A desk and chair communities are at the heart of the distinctive • A wardrobe and drawers Durham student experience, each offering • High-speed internet access a diverse, multidisciplinary community of • Full catering or self-catering facilities academics, students and staff from different backgrounds and cultures. like a shared pantry or kitchen • Ensuite or shared bathroom facilities. Nearly every student agrees that college is one of the best aspects of life at Durham University, ensuring that you leave here with How do I become a member much more than a degree. Ask any Durham graduate about the University and they will of a college? mention their college, as this is where many All students apply to become a member of a lifelong friendships begin. college during the application process. For College membership is not based on your undergraduates, you can include your college subject, so each college has students from preference on your UCAS application. If you are all academic departments. a postgraduate, you will be asked about your college preference after you submit your application. What do colleges provide? We cannot guarantee membership of a • Residence within Durham particular college, because we want to ensure • Accommodation: a variety of room and that the colleges remain academically diverse catering options communities, but we aim to give you your frst • Excellent facilities: for academic study, choice whenever possible. All of our colleges socialising, sport/ftness, music, drama and offer events, traditions, support and facilities, arts performance so even if you do not get your frst choice in • An international community: a small and college allocation, you will still be part of a friendly college community, with students close-knit college community that will make from around the world your experience at Durham unique. Ustinov College • Support: a comprehensive support system, helping you settle into university life and You can use the table on page 77 to compare providing the frst point of contact for issues some of the basic details of the colleges and to as they arise, with referral to more specialist start making your college preference decision. help if needed Each college also has their own website where • Extracurricular opportunities: a range of you can learn more about their strengths activities, including sports, societies and and personalities. voluntary work, that will enhance your For further information see, personal development, complementing www.durham.ac.uk/experience/colleges your department’s academic provision • Leadership opportunities: with roles and responsibilities to fully engage with “Durham is a great place to live. your college The City is absolutely stunning, and • A multidisciplinary, scholarly community: the student community is fantastic. inspiring intellectual debate both informally and formally The college system really helps • Events: regular college and student-led you settle in and interact with events, including seminars, lecture series, students from other disciplines.” balls, concerts, theatre productions Jaime Salcido, and more. St Mary’s College Computational Cosmology PhD 76 International Prospectus 2019
Ustinov College: shared kitchens are offered in our self-catered colleges
UNDERGRADUATE ACCOMMODATION ACCOMMODATION FOR RENTING PROPERTIES AS Nearly all frst-year undergraduate students COUPLES AND FAMILIES AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT live in college accommodation. In Years 2 and Ustinov College manages a limited number of If you are looking for non-University 3 (and Year 4 if applicable) you can choose furnished, self-contained, one-bedroom, accommodation, please be aware that landlords between college accommodation or moving out two-bedroom or three-bedroom postgraduate may ask for proof of your visa. You may not to privately rented accommodation in Durham fats for couples and families. therefore be able to secure privately rented City. The University’s Accommodation Offce accommodation before you arrive in Durham. offers help and advice to students looking for For further information, see private accommodation. www.durham.ac.uk/ustinov.college/ For more details on the regulations and options college_life/accommodation/family for international students who want to rent, see For further information, see www.durham.ac.uk/accommodation.offce/ www.durham.ac.uk/experience/colleges helpandadvice/internationalstudents NON-UNIVERSITY ACCOMMODATION
POSTGRADUATE ACCOMMODATION If you would prefer to live in private GUARANTEE accommodation as an individual or family, “If I had to pick one thing that makes there is a wide range of rental accommodation Durham University so great, it would Full-time postgraduate students, beginning available in and around Durham City, with be the collegiate system. The sense of their studies in September/October entry who some properties offering a fully furnished belonging that it creates made me feel confrm acceptance of their offer, complete the place. The Accommodation Offce can help comfortable from day one. My College college application and make a £250 booking fee provide guidance for your non-University now feels like my home-from-home payment by 1 June 2019 will be guaranteed a accommodation search. and the friends I’ve made like family. It also makes it easier to get involved single study bedroom within University managed For further information, see accommodation. You can apply for membership in sports and societies, especially www.durham.ac.uk/accommodation.offce only, or membership and accommodation of a because we’re able to initiate one if it does not yet exist.” college after you have accepted your academic offer from the University. Charlotte Wedekind, For further information, see Marketing with www.durham.ac.uk/experience/colleges Business Placement BA (Hons) International Prospectus 2019 77
Our new 17th College (artist’s impression)*
OUR COLLEGES Collingwood College Grey College Hatfeld College John Snow AT A GLANCE College Josephine Butler College St Aidan’s College St Chad’s College St Cuthbert’s Society Stephenson College St Hild and St Bede St John’s College St Mary’s College Trevelyan College University College Mildert Van College Ustinov College (PG only) 1888 Year of foundation 1972 1958 1846 2001 2006 1947 1904 2001 1838 1909 1899 1966 1832 1965 1965 /58
Self-catered, catered C C C S S C C CSP S C C C C CS C S or part-catered
Gowned formal No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No dinners
Total number of undergraduate 1361 1084 1013 794 1058 847 400 1171 848 1097 496 745 737 766 1203 0 students
Total number of undergraduate 18 36 126 0 0 100 90 64 0 0 16 0 42 62 0 0 shared rooms
Total number of postgraduate 179 140 200 40 125 200 165 217 32 313 160 144 149 450 200 417 students
Total number 1540 1188 1213 834 1183 1047 565 1171 880 1410 656 889 886 1216 1403 417 of students
UCAS code 1 G 2 7 9 A 3 4 X 5 J M T U V N/A
*The 17th College is due to open in 2019. For further information, see www.durham.ac.uk/experience/colleges. 78 International Prospectus 2019
Concert in Durham Cathedral STUDENT LIFE
Durham University is not just a At Durham, we are committed to delivering great place to study; it is a great an experience outside your studies that is unrivalled in the UK. Over 85% of our students place to be a student. are actively involved in sport, music, theatre and volunteering, and our investment in these areas is central to our commitment to delivering a unique student experience.
We focus on the core strands of performance and leadership, participation and community engagement and we strongly believe in the developmental value to our students of our clubs, ensembles and societies. Opportunities are open to all undergraduates and postgraduates with interests of all levels.
Durham University currently has:
• More than 200 different societies to join • Over 650 sports teams across 18 different sports • Some 700 student theatre members Spamalot dress rehearsal • Students raising money for 120 charities both in the UK and abroad • Around 1,000 student volunteers working on over 50 projects a year in the local community.
To fnd out what student life in Durham is really like, you can read blogs from our current students at community.dur.ac.uk/blogs
For further information, see www.durham.ac.uk/experience International Prospectus 2019 79
Basketball BUCS Final SPORT
Sport is an important part of many Durham University students’ lives, with students from all ability levels competing.
Our student performance programme is the largest in Britain, featuring 113 teams in the 2016/17 season, including 26 British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) premier league teams in 15 sports: American football, badminton, basketball, cricket, fencing, football, futsal, golf, hockey, lacrosse, rugby union, squash, tennis, volleyball and water polo. We also have signifcant programmes in a range of individual sports, including rowing, canoeing, athletics and cross-country, triathlon and cycling.
Durham is Britain’s number one team sport university, has been ranked the second most successful performance programme in the UK for the last six years, and also has the largest student participation programme in the UK.
INVESTMENT IN SPORTS FACILITIES
We are investing in our sports facilities to allow students to compete at the highest levels of British university sport, and to enable increasing overall levels of student, staff and local community participation in sport and physical activity.
New sports facilities at Maiden Castle (artist’s impression) “The whole University experience is wonderful! The studies are intellectually challenging but that’s not all that matters. There are all kind of societies from sports, theatre, music to some special ones such as Harry Potter or the Chocolate Society.”
Marie Polaskova, Psychology BSc (Hons) 80 International Prospectus 2019
Our students take on the musical Seussical
A cappella performance at the Gala Theatre Volunteering in the local community
MUSIC THEATRE VOLUNTEERING AND OUTREACH
For those with a passion for music, Durham Durham Student Theatre (DST) coordinates Student Community Action (SCA) University is the perfect place. We have 26 theatre companies and is brimming with is student led and student focused, chapel choirs, orchestras, bands, world music creative individuals, who come together to matching volunteers to a choice of ensembles, a cappella, barbershop, chamber perform a diverse range of shows. Durham over 50 projects and activities, including sports, groups and much more for you to join. Student Student Theatre performs over 80 shows a year, outreach and conservation. We currently musicians are encouraged to play in ensembles has 600 active members and provides over have 1,500 active student volunteers. as well as being part of our many exciting solo 900 opportunities for students to act, For further information, see and chamber opportunities, masterclasses and as well as write, direct and produce. outreach work. www.durham.ac.uk/experience/volunteering For further information, see For further information, see www.durham.ac.uk/experience/theatre www.durham.ac.uk/experience/music International Prospectus 2019 81
DURHAM STUDENTS’ UNION Durham Students’ Union exists for a purpose: we are the champion of every Durham student. We are interested in the things that matter to you. We stand up for your rights. We bring you together. We celebrate your success.
We know how we want to see the future. We are working to make sure that students have the power and opportunity to transform their time at Durham. Our job is to make that vision into reality.
We are students who: • Campaign, lobby and advocate for student issues and student rights Durham Students’ Union • Run and participate in over 200 student groups, doing everything from stand-up comedy to quidditch Purple Radio • Actively shape our education, by making sure the University hears our voices.
And that’s not all. We have: • Our own student newspaper, Palatinate, and radio station, Purple Radio • University Challenge and debates • A student seminar and speaker series.
For further information, see www.durham.ac.uk/experience/su
STUDENT FUNDRAISING
Palatinate newspaper DUCK (Durham University Charities Committee) is Durham’s version of what other students’ unions call ‘raise and give’ societies. We are here to support all students and staff Charity expedition to fundraise hundreds of thousands of pounds for local, national and international charities. We offer something for everyone: through our events, such as the Santa fun run or cathedral sleepout, our expeditions to Cambodia or Nepal, or running the London marathon. All this, while raising funds for amazing causes!
For further information, see www.durhamduck.org 82 International Prospectus 2019
STUDENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT
When you join Durham University, you will fnd the facilities and support you need to complement and enhance your studies.
LIBRARY FACILITIES Our libraries offer an excellent range of resources and study spaces to support your studies and research. We have in excess of 1.6 million printed items, and the Library subscribes to over 300,000 online resources, which include e-books, e-journals and databases for tracing journal articles, conference papers and research papers.
CENTRE FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING Our new Centre for Teaching and Learning, due for completion in 2019, will offer cutting-edge facilities and the latest digital technologies as well as a range of new learning environments, including lecture theatres, education laboratories and classrooms For further information, see that will allow students to share courses in real time Centre for Teaching and Learning (artist’s impression) www.durham.ac.uk/study with their peers around the world. International Prospectus 2019 83
The main University library DISABILITY SUPPORT IMMIGRATION SUPPORT Our Disability Support service provides support Our dedicated team of Immigration for you, if you have a disability, a medical or Advisers can offer visa and immigration mental health condition, or a specifc learning advice before and during your studies. diffculty that may affect your studies. It is Students who require a visa to study in important to let us know your requirements the UK will need to get a Confrmation of when you apply, so we can ensure that we are Acceptance for Studies (CAS) number able to deliver appropriate support prior to the from the University, and will also need start of your academic programme. to show proof of funds in order to secure their visa. Students should follow the For further information, contact step-by-step guidance that the +44 (0)191 334 8115 (voice and minicom), Immigration Team offers to confrm email [email protected] or see deadlines and details required www.durham.ac.uk/dussd throughout the visa process.
Visit www.durham.ac.uk/immigration CHILDCARE AND SCHOOLS for information and to contact the team directly. Our day nursery has places for children aged three months to school age. Our highly experienced staff offer a safe and stimulating Immigration Health Surcharge environment for children. All students applying for a Tier 4 (General) Places are limited, so contact us as early as visa to come to or stay in the UK are possible; you can call the nursery on required to pay an Immigration Health +44 (0)191 334 8153 or see www.durham. Surcharge (IHS) starting at £150 per year for more information ac.uk/university.nursery (the actual amount depending on length For a list of local primary and secondary schools of visa) in addition to the cost of the visa and information on applying for a place for your application. This will entitle the Tier 4 child, see www.durham.gov.uk/schools (General) visa holder to use the NHS without charge during their stay in the UK (though some services will still FAITH PROVISION require payment). You will pay the IHS during your Tier 4 (General) visa online As a multicultural, multi-faith community, the application process. University provides opportunities for individuals to maintain and explore their faith and beliefs. We provide a number of facilities for our main National Health Service (NHS) religious communities, such as a prayer room, events and societies, single-sex accommodation As a full-time student in the UK, you will in some colleges and kosher and halal dining. qualify for free NHS hospital treatment on For further information, see the same basis as anyone who is ordinarily www.durham.ac.uk/experience/support/faith resident in the UK, after you pay the Immigration Health Surcharge (see above) If you have special requirements relating to during the visa application process. This accommodation or diet and want advice on also applies to your spouse or civil partner which colleges may be best suited to your (not unmarried partner) and any children needs, see www.durham.ac.uk/experience/ with you in the UK. colleges/ourcolleges For further information, see www.durham.ac.uk/immigration/ entryclearance/healthcaresurcharge 84 International Prospectus 2019
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SUPPORT
The Durham Centre for Academic Development supports you in the development of your academic English language and literacy skills before and during your academic programme of study.
Based in the new Centre for Teaching and Learning, our pre-sessional courses are specifcally designed to prepare you for the demands of your academic departments, and our in-sessional programme supports you during your studies at Durham University.
For further information, see www.durham.ac.uk/englishlanguage.centre International Prospectus 2019 85
PRE-SESSIONAL ACADEMIC IN-SESSIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENGLISH PROGRAMMES AND ACADEMIC LITERACY SUPPORT If you hold a conditional offer for a place at The Durham Centre for Academic Development Durham University, you may be eligible to take in-sessional Academic Language and a pre-sessional programme, if you achieve a Communication programme offers a range of minimum standard at International English courses throughout the academic year designed Language Testing System (IELTS). Please note to help you to transition to and study at that entry levels on to our academic literacy Durham, and to acquire the academic language programmes differ according to the discipline and literacy skills you need to succeed. you are entering. Your offer letter will indicate These courses are open to all students. the level that your department requires. If you In-sessional support includes academic writing are eligible to take a pre-sessional programme, support in departments, one-to-one tutorials you will need to apply directly to the Durham focusing on written work, and the Durham Centre for Academic Development for a place. Assessment of Academic Writing, where the Our one-month Preparatory Academic Durham Centre for Academic Development Research Skills and English (PARSE) offers an assessment to help you identify your programme is also popular if you have already academic language and literacy needs in met the language condition on your offer letter, order to provide the most relevant in-sessional but who want more preparation in writing, support. All of these services are free of charge academic literacy and foundational research to registered Durham students. skills. Specifc programmes for Business, You can fnd details about courses, timetables Law and Science are also available. and how to register on our website: All summer pre-sessional students can stay www.durham.ac.uk/in-sessional in a Durham University college during their summer programme and you will have access to a large programme of events.
For further information about course content, frequently asked questions, accommodation and links to useful sites and resources, see www.durham.ac.uk/englishlanguage.centre/ englishlanguage.courses
PROGRAMME START DATES ENTRY LEVEL COSTS (2018)
Year Round £4,200 for 1 term October, January, April Below IELTS 5.5 Pre-sessional (10 weeks)
4 weeks: (PARSE) £1,800 Summer April, July, August, Above IELTS 5.5 8 weeks: £3,600 Pre-sessional September 12 weeks: £5,400 22 weeks: £9,600
Any student studying In-sessional All year Free of charge at Durham University
To review each department’s English Language requirements, as well as all of the English qualifcations that are accepted, see: www.durham.ac.uk/learningandteaching.handbook/1/3/3 86 International Prospectus 2019
Durham Cathedral FEES AND FUNDING
We believe in helping you to make TUITION FEES COLLEGE RESIDENCE CHARGES the most of the opportunities we The annual tuition fees vary according to your Annual college residence charges will vary, offer. We understand that to do course and fee status. Below are the general depending on the college, the type of catering, this, you need a full understanding tuition fees for the 2018/19 academic year, but bathroom facilities, and whether it is a single or of the costs involved in studying please refer to the website to confrm the fees shared bedroom. The range of college charges for your course, because they may differ from is currently £4,759 – £7,883 for undergraduates at Durham University and what what is listed below. and £5,975 – £9,474 for postgraduates. fnancial assistance is available. For specifc fees for a college and Type of study Fee accommodation type, see: Undergraduate: www.durham.ac.uk/experience/ Undergraduate and Postgraduate colleges/ug/costs £18,300 Research (classroom-based) Postgraduate: www.durham.ac.uk/experience/ colleges/pg/accommodation/costs Undergraduate and Postgraduate £23,100 Research (laboratory-based)
Postgraduate Taught HOW TO PAY YOUR FEES £17,325 (classroom-based) Full-time tuition fees can be paid in full at the Postgraduate Taught beginning of the academic year or on a termly £21,945 (laboratory-based) basis. You may pay by a range of methods, including: MBA £28,000 • Direct debit – this is the University’s preferred method of payment For tuition fees for each taught course, see • Flywire fund transfer system: dur.fywire com individual course entries on the course • Payment by cheque on a UK bank account database: www.durham.ac.uk/courses or via a banker’s draft • Wire transfer or internet banking into the For information on fees for postgraduate University’s bank account research degrees, see www.durham.ac.uk/ • Debit/credit card. study/pg/fnance/costs/tuition For full details of these payment methods, see www.durham.ac.uk/treasurer/students/ International undergraduate and postgraduate For further information, see payingyourinvoice www.durham.ac.uk/treasurer/students research students will pay the same tuition fee per year for the duration of their course with no Finance (student billing): annual increase. The fee is based on your initial [email protected] year of entry. or +44 (0)191 334 6238 Scholarships and Student Funding: [email protected] or +44 (0)191 334 6395 International Prospectus 2019 87
FEE STATUS POSTGRADUATE FUNDING Postgraduate Coaching Scholarships Your tuition fee status as ‘Home/EU’ or Postgraduate Taught Deposits Team Durham also offers a range of ‘Overseas’ depends on the country where you Postgraduate Coaching Scholarships, normally live, and not just on your nationality. If you are a self-fnancing international student giving students an opportunity to We will determine your fee status based on pursuing a taught postgraduate programme, combine full-time or part-time study, sports information you supply in your application, but you will be required to pay a tuition fee deposit. coaching and competition. These opportunities we may ask for more information if we can’t The deposit is paid before the University issues are provided across a wide range of sports. determine your fee status automatically. a Confrmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) number for your visa. The CAS will show that the For further information, see For more information regarding fee status, deposit has been paid, and the deposit amount www.teamdurham.com/universitysport/ see www.ukcisa.org.uk. If you have any will contribute to your overall tuition payment. scholarships questions about your determined fee status, email [email protected] For further information, see www.durham.ac.uk/immigration US Federal Student Aid UNDERGRADUATE FUNDING Durham University participates in the US Scholarships and Bursaries Department of Education Direct Loans Program. Eligible US students can access federally Direct Studentships and Scholarships Durham University offers a range of Subsidized, Unsubsidized and PLUS loans to scholarships and bursaries for current and Durham University offers some scholarship help fnance their studies. Durham University prospective postgraduate taught and research support for undergraduate international is one of the biggest distributors of US Federal students. Many are fully funded, covering students, and we also recommend that Student Aid in the UK, and offers guidance to tuition fees and maintenance support, subject students on the application process. students explore external funding options, to meeting the associated eligibility criteria. such as community groups and organisations. Please see www.durham.ac.uk/foreign.loans The nature and availability of scholarships The University has partnerships with Chevening, or contact [email protected] changes annually. the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission, or +44 (0)191 334 6486. Marshall and Fulbright in addition to numerous Use our online funding database for an internally funded opportunities. extensive list of funding opportunities, available at www.durham.ac.uk/scholarships For further information and a current list of Durham Alumni Discount scholarships and bursaries, see As an international student, it is essential to www.durham.ac.uk/scholarships Durham University is offering a 10% reduction plan your fnances carefully for the duration in postgraduate tuition fees for all Durham of your studies, as you will not be eligible alumni who are self-funding or partially for United Kingdom Tuition Fee Loans or Durham Doctoral Studentships self-funding their postgraduate study and Maintenance Loans. who meet the eligibility criteria. This highly competitive scheme provides a For further information about fees and fnance, support package for outstanding doctoral For further information, see see www.durham.ac.uk/study/ug/fnance/ research students, including: www.durham.ac.uk/study/pg/fnance/funding/ international bursaries/scholarships/alumni • Payment of tuition fees (at home or overseas rate, or a contribution towards these) • An annual tax-free maintenance grant at the Research Council’s UK national rate (£14,777 for 2018/19). LIVING COSTS You will need to include living costs in For further information, see your budget, to cover expenses such as www.durham.ac.uk/study/pg/fnance/funding accommodation and utility bills, food, clothing and entertainment, study costs (e.g. thesis, feldtrips, books), insurance and transport. The following websites also provide useful information on living costs in the UK: www.ukcisa.org.uk and www.international.studentcalculator.org 88 International Prospectus 2019
CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY
Durham has an international reputation for excellence in both teaching and research that will provide an outstanding platform for your future career.
Our graduates have found employment in a range of job roles in a variety of national and international organisations, including Saatchi & Saatchi, Deloitte, the NHS, IBM, the United Nations, EDF Energy, the BBC, The Times and the Civil Service.
Ranked in the world top 40 for the employability of our students. QS World University Rankings (2017/18)
For further information, see www.durham.ac.uk/careers Follow us on: @careersatdurham facebook.com/careersatdurham International Prospectus 2019 89
CAREERS AND ENTERPRISE CENTRE POSTGRADUATE PROFESSIONAL The Careers and Enterprise Centre can help DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES you make the most of your time at Durham At Durham University, we recognise the University and assist you in developing your importance of continued professional skills and exploring your options to get the best development for early career researchers. possible start to your future career. Our graduates The Durham Centre for Academic Development continually demonstrate that, throughout their provides an extensive range of opportunities time at Durham University, they build the skills for postgraduate researchers to develop their that are highly valued by a range of employers. knowledge and skills, including the Durham You can make the most of services Researcher Development Programme, the we offer, including: Durham Key Skills Award, and the Durham • Getting expert advice: with CVs, applications University Learning and Teaching Award. and interview preparation • Meeting employers: career fairs with access to multinational corporations to local frms, Researcher Development forums with graduate recruiters, Programme and work study or internship opportunities • Developing your skills: such as The Researcher Development Programme communication, problem-solving offers around 150 face-to-face workshops each year for postgraduate research students, and is and teamwork “I am now working as Director of Business • Experiencing the workplace complemented by a wide range of high-quality Development in Codifer Technologies, • Exploring enterprise and entrepreneurship. online courses. The programme is designed New Delhi, India. Entrepreneurship is to equip you with all the skills that are needed beyond books and journals. The support by a professional researcher, working in both from various professors at Durham was DURHAM AWARD academic and non-academic environments. amazing. The initiatives such as Engineer and Business School meet, Startgrid, The Durham Award provides evidence to Blueprint Competition and the Kickstart employers that you offer even more than a Durham University Learning Weekend, gave me so many opportunities, degree from an outstanding university. You will and best of all I got to meet real and Teaching Award (DULTA) focus on developing the key skills that employers entrepreneurs and alumni.” are looking for, such as critical thinking, social DULTA provides research students with an Raja Singh, responsibility and collaboration, through your opportunity to develop and enhance their MSc Management extracurricular activities. The Durham Award practice in learning and teaching. Successful Entrepreneurship is designed to help you stand out from the crowd. completion of the programme leads to the graduate University award and also to Associate For further information, see Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, www.durham.ac.uk/durhamaward the UK professional body for teaching and learning in higher education.
For further information, see “When I became close to fnishing my www.durham.ac.uk/study/pg/studyoptions/ doctoral degree, I began preparing to enter the job market. The main challenge research/profdev for me was to ensure that I can show my skills and capabilities. I received support and advice from the Careers and A NETWORK FOR LIFE Enterprise Centre. The career advisor helped to modify my CV and cover letter Durham University’s Development and Alumni and practised a mock interview with me. Relations Offce works to support our alumni I was lucky enough that these efforts all around the world. Our alumni community is paid off and I received two job offers from active and an excellent resource for your future. two reputable institutions in the UK.” Connect with other alumni via Rahmat Poudineh, www.dunelm.org.uk Economics PhD graduate, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies 90 International Prospectus 2019
APPLYING FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY
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RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS FOR TRACK YOUR APPLICATION 1 YOUR DEGREE 3 After you submit your application: You will fnd details of course entry requirements at www.durham.ac.uk/courses. Each course includes entry • Your application is received and considered by one or more requirements, including any subject-specifc requirements admissions selectors for the relevant department. needed for that degree. • Once the admissions selector has made a decision on your Durham accepts a range of qualifcations from around the world. application, the decision is then communicated to UCAS You can view entry requirements per country through the country on UCAS Track. This will be the frst notifcation you receive information database (www.durham.ac.uk/international/country. of the outcome of your application and will include the details information) as well as the course database per course listing at of your offer, if your application is successful. Once the www.durham.ac.uk/courses decision is processed to UCAS, we will also write to you to Please note that the information relating to international explain the outcome. qualifcations on our website represents our minimum requirements, and specifc requirements may differ, depending on the programme you apply for. Students who are not native speakers of English will need to provide evidence of their English language ability. Please see www.durham.ac.uk/learningandteaching.handbook/1/3 4 CONFIRM YOUR PLACE for permitted evidence of language ability. Once you receive all of the replies to your applications:
• You will need to accept two offers through UCAS Track: your frm choice and your insurance choice. UCAS Track will prompt you to make this decision and will confrm your 2 APPLY decision deadline. • The offer from Durham will not include confrmation of your Applicants for a full-time frst degree course (BA, BSc, MChem, college (this is the next stage of the process). You will receive MEng, MPhys, MSci) normally apply through UCAS, the notifcation of your college allocation directly from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. You should make University College’s Offce via email. your UCAS application via the UCAS website at www.ucas.com where you will submit your personal details, information about your • You will be allocated to a college. Your college preference school and qualifcations, a personal statement and a reference. does not impact on the outcome of your academic offer. You will select which course and college you wish to apply for. • Once you meet all the requirements of your offer, you will need to submit a fnal confrmation (AS12) on Durham’s Deadlines website: www.durham.ac.uk/study/ug/apply/offer/as12 You should apply before 15 January, which is the deadline for equal consideration. Although international applicants can apply until 30 June, courses may close after 15 January, so we advise you to apply by that date. For further information, see www.durham.ac.uk/study/ug/apply/ucas
Writing Your Personal Statement The personal statement is an important part of the application, and UK universities will be looking for students to express why they are interested in their chosen subject and the skills that they have as a student. It is primarily an academic statement and you must target it very directly towards the subject(s) in which you are interested, although we will also want to know something about your extracurricular interests. Further guidance can be found at www.durham.ac.uk/study/ug/apply/ucas/personalstatement 92 International Prospectus 2019
APPLYING FOR POSTGRADUATE 3 APPLICATION PROCESSED STUDY Applications are processed as quickly as possible. You will be contacted if further information is required.
CHOOSE A PROGRAMME AND CHECK 4 DECISION MADE 1 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Successful and unsuccessful applicants are notifed via email. Postgraduate Taught Research your chosen programme. Find details of postgraduate taught programmes at www.durham.ac.uk/courses and check you meet the entry requirements. IF YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL Postgraduate Research 5 Contact the relevant academic departments to discuss your If you receive an offer, reply with your decision as soon as possible. research interests and possible funding. You will need to confrm If requested, please also pay the tuition fee deposit within the suitability of facilities and staff with expertise in your chosen the stated timeframe. feld who can supervise you (www.durham.ac.uk/departments). If you receive a conditional offer, contact us to confrm Research programme applications require a two-page research when you have met the conditions and provide evidence. proposal describing the project that you are interested in pursuing. Include a project summary and an outline of your approach and Once your offer is unconditional, you will receive communication resources. You will need to submit the research proposal before your about your CAS (Confrmation of Acceptance of Studies) number if application, to confrm a supervisor in your academic department. you require a Tier 4 (General) Student Visa.
2 APPLY ONLINE 6 NEXT STEPS
An application requires personal information, details of current and past After accepting your offer college allocation and accommodation education and qualifcations, two academic referees, personal statement, application can begin. Full details can be found at www.durham. English language certifcation (if applicable) and supporting documents. ac.uk/collegiate.offce/pgcollegeallocations Academic department contact details can be found on the Postgraduate Taught department pages (14-71). Most applications can be made at www.durham.ac.uk/study/pg/apply For further information on fees and funding, see Postgraduate Research www.durham.ac.uk/study/pg/fnance Before you apply, visit www.durham.ac.uk/departments to confrm your departments entry requirements and deadlines.
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
UNDERGRADUATE POSTGRADUATE TAUGHT POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH
For entry on to our undergraduate programmes, For entry on to a postgraduate taught For entry on to a postgraduate research we consider school-leaving qualifcations from programme, Durham requires the equivalent to programme, Durham typically requires you many countries. The specifc requirement will a UK bachelor’s degree with a 2:1, which is the to hold a bachelor’s degree and a Master’s depend on the course you are applying for. Some second highest honours in an undergraduate degree with a signifcant research component. courses may also require a score in a specifc degree. This equivalency will vary depending In addition to having these academic subject, which will be shown on the course on your country. You can view international qualifcations, you will also need to write database at www.durham.ac.uk/courses. requirements at www.durham.ac.uk/ a research proposal about the project you The subject noted will refer to A levels, but the international/country.information wish to pursue, and identify an academic subject-specifc requirement will still be applicable If your country is not listed, please contact supervisor you will work with for the duration to the qualifcation that you are applying for. [email protected] for advice of your degree. In general, undergraduate course entry on equivalencies for your qualifcations. We recommend that you contact and confrm requirements are within the range of: Some postgraduate taught programmes your academic supervisor, before submitting • A levels: ABB–A*A*A require a background in a particular subject. your application. More details about writing • IB: 34–38 with higher level requirements Please check the course database at your research proposal can be found on of 655–666 www.durham.ac.uk/courses to confrm page 92. • A recognised foundation programme. entry requirements for your course. For more information about requirements You can view the list of UK and EU qualifcation You can also refer to your academic for postgraduate research degrees, see equivalencies at www.durham.ac.uk/study/ug/ department, if you have questions about www.durham.ac.uk/study/pg/apply apply/entry entry for your specifc programme.
A list of international qualifcations is also included at www.durham.ac.uk/international/country. information If your country is not listed, please contact [email protected] for advice on requirements for your qualifcations.
FOUNDATION AND PRE-MASTER’S ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS If you do not have the required level of English, you may be able to do a pre-sessional If you do not meet the requirements for If English is not your frst language, or if you are degree with our Durham Centre for Academic an undergraduate or postgraduate taught not from a native English speaking country, you Development (see page 84). programme, you may be able to apply for a may be required to submit an English language Examples of English language requirements foundation or Pre-Master’s programme through qualifcation with your application. The level of include: IELTS 6.5 overall with no component the International Study Centre. English required will depend on the programme below 6.0 or TOEFL iBT 92 overall with no that you are applying to. You can fnd department For more information, see page 72 or component below 23. To confrm the specifc specifc requirements at www.durham.ac.uk/ www.durham.ac.uk/isc requirement for your department, see learningandteaching.handbook/1/3/3 www.durham.ac.uk/learningandteaching. handbook/1/3/3 94 International Prospectus 2019
FURTHER INFORMATION
We hope that you have found the information in this prospectus useful.
If you require further information, our International Offce staff regularly travel to a number of countries to attend events and meet with prospective students.
Details on our travel schedule and country representatives can be found at www.durham.ac.uk/international/offce/meetus
We also work with a number of overseas representatives that can assist students throughout the application process: www.durham.ac.uk/international/country. information/agents
Please contact the International Offce if you have any questions regarding your qualifcations or applying for study at Durham: t +44 (0)191 334 6328 e [email protected]
You can also fnd a list of undergraduate admissions contacts at www.durham.ac.uk/study/ug/apply/contact
A full list of postgraduate admissions contacts can be found at www.durham.ac.uk/study/pg/apply/contact
You can connect with Durham alumni in your area: www.dunelm.org.uk
We look forward to welcoming you to Durham.
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