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Postgraduate Study Opportunities

Are you looking for your next challenge? Are you considering options for further study, retraining or career advancement?

We’ve got a wide range of postgraduate study options, whether you’re looking to extend your learning in a familiar subject area, pursue a new passion or push yourself in a completely new direction.

Even better, as a valued member of our alumni community you can take advantage of our alumni scholarship, providing a contribution towards tuition fees for all taught Master Programmes offered by Durham, across all faculties.

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Durham University Business School

At Durham University Business School, we believe that to succeed in business, you need to get closer to the realities of business. So that’s what we do. We connect students and alumni with global companies, and we link businesses with incisive and innovative thinking.

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Faculty of Arts and Humanities

We nurture thoughtful, critical and engaged citizens for a rapidly changing and complex world. We provide tools for analysis, interpretation and expression, tools to discuss and compare models of human life and flourishing, tools for imagining the future. 

Our six departments and one school produce highly-ranked and influential research within and across disciplines, languages, and cultures. Each offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. 

The Faculty also provides Philosophy programmes, and one teaching centre, the Centre for Foreign Language Study.

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Faculty of Science

The Faculty of Science is home to a diverse community of staff and students across eight academic Departments. We are recognised for research impact that directly benefits society.

Our eight departments are responsible for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, as well as world-leading research that seeks to empower and inspire.

We are also responsible for the broad-ranging undergraduate Natural Sciences Degree Programme, which allows students to study science alongside two or more other subjects.

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Faculty of Social Sciences

A diverse community of undergraduates, postgraduates, and academic and research staff, the Faculty of Social Sciences is a world-leading leading centre for education and research in the social sciences.

Our nine departments and schools are engaged in pioneering research and innovative learning. We are regularly ranked within the world's top 50 for the quality and significance of our research, our students enjoy an unparalleled learning experience, and our graduates are some of the most sought-after by employers.

We are also responsible for an undergraduate Combined Honours in Social Sciences programme.

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Alumni Fee Scholarships

Would you like a scholarship for further study? We are keen to support you in realising this through the Durham University Alumni Fee Scholarship.

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