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Durham University

Durham, United Kingdom

Est. 1890 22000 students
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About Durham University

Durham University is a prestigious public research university in Durham, England, UK, founded in 1832, making it the third oldest university in England after Oxford and Cambridge. It enrolls around 22,000 students from more than 150 countries and is organized into three academic faculties and numerous departments covering arts and humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, business, and medicine, with distinctive collegiate structures that provide strong academic support and community life. A member of the Russell Group of research-intensive UK universities, Durham is consistently ranked among the top universities in the UK and globally for its teaching quality, research excellence, and student experience, and it offers a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs with international opportunities, strong employer links, and a vibrant campus in one of Britain’s most historic cities.

Academic Programs

Arab World Studies
Master's Degree

['Arabic Language 1B', 'Perspectives on Social Research', 'Politics, Government and Civil Society in the Middle...

24 months
Archaeological Science
Master's Degree

['Research and Study Skills in Archaeological Science', 'Topics in Archaeological Science', 'Research Dissertation',...

12 months
Archaeology
Master's Degree

['Prehistory', 'Egypt / Ancient India / Near East (EAINE)', 'The Classical World', 'Medieval and Post Medieval...

12 months
Business
Master's Degree

['Academic English Skills', 'Advanced Academic English Writing Skills', 'Advanced Research Methods in Business',...

5 months
Cognitive Neuroscience
Master's Degree

['Current Issues in Cognitive Neuroscience', 'Techniques in Cognitive Neuroscience', 'Research Practice', 'Critical...

12 months
Communications Engineering
Master's Degree

['The programme consists of three modules taught through lectures and a laboratory programme, a group design module...

12 months
Composition
Master's Degree

['Research Methods and Resources', 'Compositional Techniques', 'Dissertation', 'New Orientations in Theory and Musicology']

12 months
Computer Science
Master's Degree

['Algorithms and Data Structures', 'Computational Thinking', 'Computer Systems', 'Introduction to Programming',...

48 months
Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding
Master's Degree

['Defence, Development and Diplomacy in Conflict: Evolving Actors, Factors and Paradigms', 'Conflict Prevention and...

12 months
Conservation of Archaeological and Museum Objects (Diss)
Master's Degree

['Conservation Theory', 'Conservation Skills', 'Artefact Studies', 'Care of Collections', 'Conservation Practice',...

24 months
Conservation of Archaeological and Museum Objects (PP)
Master's Degree

['Conservation Theory', 'Conservation Skills', 'Artefact Studies', 'Care of Collections', 'Conservation Practice',...

24 months
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Master's Degree

['Apply theories of crime and justice to topical issues', 'Theory and practice of criminal justice', 'Analysis of...

12 months
Defence
Master's Degree

['Defence, Development and Diplomacy in Conflict: Evolving Actors, Factors and Paradigms', 'Conflict Prevention and...

12 months
Developmental Psychopathology
Master's Degree

['Advanced Developmental Psychopathology Review', 'Research Practice', 'Critical Analysis', 'Research Design in...

12 months
Earth Sciences
Master's Degree

['Earth Materials', 'Field Studies', 'Principles of Earth Sciences', 'Understanding Earth Sciences.', 'Earth...

48 months
Energy and Society
Master's Degree

['Dissertation', 'Context and Challenges in Energy and Society', 'Energy Society and Energy Practices', 'Field Study.']

12 months
General Engineering
Master's Degree

['Applied Mechanics', 'Electromagnetism and Manufacture', 'Thermodynamics & Fluid Mechanics', 'Electronic...

48 months
Health CPD
Master's Degree

['Global Health and Governance', 'Gender, Sex, Health and Politics', 'The Dynamics of Evidence Informed Policy',...

Health Research Methods
Master's Degree

No description available.

Internet Systems and E-Business
Master's Degree

['Seven taught modules and then a dissertation module of approximately two months over the summer.',...

12 months
Laws
Master's Degree

['Applied Research Methods in Law', 'Dissertation (of 10,000, 15,000 or 20,000 words)', 'Advanced Issues in...

12 months
New and Renewable Energy
Master's Degree

['Low Carbon Technologies', 'Energy Conversion and Delivery', 'Group Design Project', 'Research and Development Project.']

12 months
Palaeopathology
Master's Degree

['Research and Study Skills in Archaeological Science', 'Identification and Analysis of the Normal Human Skeleton',...

12 months
Technology Enhanced Learning
Master's Degree

['The course has four taught modules (each of 30 credits): two core modules in Technology Enhanced Learning, a...

12 months
Translation Studies
Master's Degree

['Research Methods and Resources (30 credits)', 'Translation Theory (30 credits)', 'Specialised Translation Foreign...

12 months
Visual Arts and Culture
Master's Degree

['Critical Curatorship', 'History, Knowledge and Visual Culture', 'Representing Otherness', 'Negotiating the Human',...

12 months

Stats & Info

  • Location Durham, United Kingdom
  • Established 1890
  • Students 22000

Faculties & Departments

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