Search Open menu Home Study Postgraduate Postgraduate Study Whatever your reasons for thinking about postgraduate study, at Durham you’ll find an atmosphere that is supportive, enabling and challenging. Explore Postgraduate Study Open menu Register your interest Fill in our form to hear more about Durham University, including when open day events are launched. Register here Postgraduate Study You’ll be given the freedom to explore what’s important to you with a diverse group of exceptional peers and supervisors. You’ll be both a challenger and be challenged, pushing the boundaries of current thinking and research. Whether you’re interested in a taught course offering lecture, seminar based and practical study, want to undertake your own studies under expert academic supervision as part of a research degree, or a professional doctorate which combines taught modules with an extended research thesis, we’re confident Durham has what you’re looking for. 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A taught route is ideal if you want a structured framework for your studies, with courses delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars and tutorials. With many courses available on full or part-time basis, you’re sure to find something to fit around your life and preferred style of study. Taught Degrees Postgraduate Research Durham offers a wide range of research degrees which can be studied on a full-time basis for one, two or three years or on a part-time basis for two, four or six years. As well as conventional research degrees, we also offer innovative professional doctorates, giving you the opportunity to follow a structured programme of taught modules before undertaking an extended research thesis. You will develop your own timetable of academic study under the supervision of a team of academic staff. Their roles are to help and support you to undertake your research project and complete your degree on time. The University ensures that your supervisory team has appropriate expertise in your area of study, and we have extensive training and mentoring programmes to support them to deliver high-quality supervision. When applying to study for a research degree you should consult with your academic department to check that a supervisor with expertise in your chosen subject area is available to support you. Academic Departments Research Opportunities Doctoral Training Partnerships Research Degrees As well as conventional research degrees, we also offer innovative professional doctorates, giving you the opportunity to follow a structured programme of taught modules before undertaking an extended research thesis. Durham Centre for Academic Development All research students will have the opportunity to develop their research and transferable skills through the Researcher Development Programmes offered by their academic department and the Durham Centre for Academic Development. Application Guidance Take the first step to turning your dreams into a reality Ask Us Visit Us Applying to Durham Fees and Funding International Study Centre If you are an international student and don’t meet the requirements for entry to a postgraduate degree you may be eligible to take a pathway programme at the Durham University International Study Centre. Located at Queen’s Campus Stockton, the centre provides a supportive environment where you will be introduced to the style of teaching you will experience should you progress on to your degree. Taught over two or three terms depending on your level of English language, the Pre-Masters programme provides the specialist academic and English language preparation you need to succeed as a postgraduate student at Durham University. Once you successfully complete this Pre-Masters programme and achieve the required grades, you can start your chosen Masters degree at Durham University. 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