Durham University offers a wide range of postgraduate taught and research degrees designed to deepen your knowledge and skills, allowing you to specialise in your chosen field. Postgraduate study can significantly enhance your career prospects or enable a transition into a new professional direction. A taught route provides a structured academic framework through lectures, seminars, and tutorials, with options for full-time or part-time study to suit your lifestyle. Research degrees offer the opportunity to conduct independent study under expert supervision, with options for conventional research or professional doctorates that combine taught modules with an extended research thesis. All research students benefit from development programmes to enhance their research and transferable skills.
Durham Master's Bursaries are available for UK students from low or middle-income households for eligible programmes starting in October 2026.
Tuition fees for both home and international students vary by course. Please check individual course pages for specific fee information.
For research degrees, you should consult with the relevant academic department to confirm supervisor availability. After that, refer to the general application guidance for postgraduate research degrees provided by the university.
Durham University offers a range of postgraduate scholarships and bursaries. For detailed information, please visit the university's scholarships page.
Research degrees offer the opportunity to conduct independent study under expert supervision. Students develop their own academic timetable and benefit from development programmes to enhance research and transferable skills.