Durham University · Pathways
If a promotion, a visa, or a career move is gated on a postgraduate credential, a one-year master's gets you there without a two-year commitment. Durham University runs 12-month MSc, MA and LLM routes with identity-checked assessment and the same standard as longer programmes. Every award is delivered fully online across African time zones and is tuition-free aside from the examination fee.
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MAMarkets, dominance, and merger control as academic law. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MADirectors' duties, boards and modern compliance for legal professionals
MANavigate contracts, arbitration, and cross-border regulation
MAAcademic study of rights systems. Not a practising certificate. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MAElite commercial law, WTO trade rules, and international arbitration.
MALLM Durham. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MAMA Anglo-Norman Studies is a programme of Durham University. Teaching is offered online and on campus. Students follow a subject syllabus and leave with a file another person can review. The award is academic and does not confer a licence to practise.
MADescribe a practice without making it quaint
MAApply psychological science in workplaces and communities
MAMA Archaeological Survey is a programme of Durham University. Teaching is offered online and on campus. Students follow a subject syllabus and leave with a file another person can review. The award is academic and does not confer a licence to practise.
MAField, finds, and interpretation, with northern English sites. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MARecord a site before you interpret it
MAArchaeological curation, Greco-Roman antiquity, and digital heritage preservation
MAMA Classics is a programme of Durham University. Teaching is offered online and on campus. Students follow a subject syllabus and leave with a file another person can review. The award is academic and does not confer a licence to practise.
MACraft fiction, memoir, and narrative non-fiction at degree level
MACriminology masters UK. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MAPreserve global heritage through 3D curation, conservation ethics, and digital media
MACultural leadership masters. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MAMaking an exhibition from research to install. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MADigital humanities masters. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MASchooling and inequality. Not qualified teacher status. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MALead schools and learning organisations with evidence and empathy
MAStudy learning without a teaching badge
MAMake a small show about a northern place
MAExplain a street with a map and a walk
MAPreserving global cultural heritage, museum curation, and site governance.
MAPublic history masters. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MAHR masters UK. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MAOrchestral composition, digital scoring, and cinematic audio production
MAFollow one crisis in two archives of print
MAResolve geopolitical conflict, mediate peace, and steer multilateral diplomacy
MAUnderstand power, diplomacy, and global governance
MAActors, force, and a policy brief
MAMA Jurisprudence is a programme of Durham University. Teaching is offered online and on campus. Students follow a subject syllabus and leave with a file another person can review. The award is academic and does not confer a licence to practise.
MARead a book closely enough to defend a page
MAManuscripts, history, and material culture of the medieval world. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MATexts, politics, and a researched essay
MAUse an archive and a newspaper without mixing them
MAUse the language on a real text
MAMuseum studies masters. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MACollections, publics, and the ethics of display. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MARepertoire, analysis, and either performance or dissertation. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MAAnalyse a piece and perform or present the point
MAMA Numismatics is a programme of Durham University. Teaching is offered online and on campus. Students follow a subject syllabus and leave with a file another person can review. The award is academic and does not confer a licence to practise.
MAMA Palaeography and Manuscript Studies is a programme of Durham University. Teaching is offered online and on campus. Students follow a subject syllabus and leave with a file another person can review. The award is academic and does not confer a licence to practise.
MAMA Political Thought is a programme of Durham University. Teaching is offered online and on campus. Students follow a subject syllabus and leave with a file another person can review. The award is academic and does not confer a licence to practise.
MAFollow a decision through an institution
MAPublic policy masters UK. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MAMA Reformation Studies is a programme of Durham University. Teaching is offered online and on campus. Students follow a subject syllabus and leave with a file another person can review. The award is academic and does not confer a licence to practise.
MASocial research methods masters. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MAExplain a pattern with evidence, not a mood
MARead an argument about a hard case
MATheology degree online. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MAReligious thought in argument with public questions. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MATheory and practice of translation. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MAMA Victorian Studies is a programme of Durham University. Teaching is offered online and on campus. Students follow a subject syllabus and leave with a file another person can review. The award is academic and does not confer a licence to practise.
MARead an image as an argument
MScAccounting masters UK. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MScAnswer a question and show the assumption
MScBuild trustworthy intelligent systems from research to production
MScAI ethics degree. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MScSurveys, catalogues, and inference in astronomy. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MScJudgment and decision, with applications in policy. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MScLead with data. Decide with confidence.
MScBusiness masters UK. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MScChemistry applied to materials, water, and energy. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MScRun a preparation and keep the waste record
MScClimate and society masters. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MScMSc Climate of the North Atlantic is a programme of Durham University. Teaching is offered online and on campus. Students follow a subject syllabus and leave with a file another person can review. The award is academic and does not confer a licence to practise.
MScComputer science with a project you can defend
MScExplain a failure from the log
MScCyber security masters UK. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MScDefend organisations in an age of persistent threats
MScTurn data into decisions that matter
MScRocks, surface processes, and the record of climate. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MScMSc Ecology is a programme of Durham University. Teaching is offered online and on campus. Students follow a subject syllabus and leave with a file another person can review. The award is academic and does not confer a licence to practise.
MScEconomic reasoning and causal evidence for policy and markets
MScEnergy geopolitics degree. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MScNet-zero energy systems, smart grids, and clean power engineering.
MScLeave a drawing and a decision another engineer can find
MScExecutive corporate risk, geopolitical intelligence, and organizational resilience.
MScAnalyze Earth systems, protect groundwater, and pioneer carbon sequestration
MScTake a sample and say what it is not
MScFinance masters UK. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MScMaster markets, valuation, and portfolio strategy
MScMarkets and valuation as a university degree. Not a charter. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MScFinance, digital platforms and regulation for the next generation of banking
MScPioneer algorithmic finance, quantitative modeling, and next-generation payments
MScMSc Geological Hazards is a programme of Durham University. Teaching is offered online and on campus. Students follow a subject syllabus and leave with a file another person can review. The award is academic and does not confer a licence to practise.
MScUse a dataset without identifying a person
MScWhere clinical care meets digital innovation
MScHealth leadership masters. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MScSpecify a measure and the risk to the fabric
MScMSc History of Education is a programme of Durham University. Teaching is offered online and on campus. Students follow a subject syllabus and leave with a file another person can review. The award is academic and does not confer a licence to practise.
MScLead hotels, resorts, and experience brands worldwide
MScPeople strategy that builds high-performing, fair organisations
MScInformation security masters. 6 assessed courses, 1,800 notional hours, tuition-free.
MScLead enterprise technology where business and systems meet
MScCalibrate an instrument and write the uncertainty
MScBuild a policy file and a claim note
MScLead firms, markets and teams across borders
MScTrade, contracts, and a researched problem
MScOrganisations, numbers, and a management report
MScBuild brands and growth systems that compound
MScMaterials made and measured for energy and devices. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MScThe mathematics behind pricing and risk. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MScMSc Mathematical Physics is a programme of Durham University. Teaching is offered online and on campus. Students follow a subject syllabus and leave with a file another person can review. The award is academic and does not confer a licence to practise.
MScWrite a proof a classmate can check
MScLead safe, evidence-based care systems with confidence
MScLead people and transformations without pausing your career
MScClimate of the past, read from geological and biological archives. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MScMSc Particle Physics is a programme of Durham University. Teaching is offered online and on campus. Students follow a subject syllabus and leave with a file another person can review. The award is academic and does not confer a licence to practise.
MScDeliver complex projects on time, on budget, on scope
MScImprove population health with evidence and policy
MScStochastic calculus, derivative pricing, and algorithmic execution.
MScSurveys, causal claims, and replication. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MScMSc Quaternary Science is a programme of Durham University. Teaching is offered online and on campus. Students follow a subject syllabus and leave with a file another person can review. The award is academic and does not confer a licence to practise.
MScValue, invest and manage property assets with institutional discipline
MScEngineer the transition to clean power
MScUniversity study of risk. Not a professional actuarial credential. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The award is this university's own. It is not a licence, charter, or external body's endorsement.
MScRun a month in a team of fifteen
MScAdvanced practice for justice, safety and community wellbeing
MScManage clubs, events and commercial sport with professional rigour
MScOptimise global flows from supplier to customer
MScLead credible climate and ESG transformation
MScReport a sample with the blank
Clarity
MBA, Masters, PhD, DBA and online postgraduate certificates carry zero tuition fees — no annual tuition invoice.
You may pay application, examination and optional certificate fees. Amounts are shown before you commit.
Eligible online students can request exam sponsorship — approximately 95% of those who apply receive support.
Local guidance
Why ALU
Yes. A one-year master's carries the same credits, learning outcomes and identity-checked assessment as a two-year route — the calendar is compressed, the academic standard is not. The transcript shows a full master's award.
Yes. Online MBA, Masters, PhD, DBA and certificate tuition is £0. Students pay only applicable exam and administrative fees. Exam sponsorship supports most eligible applicants.
Yes. Durham is Ofqual-recognised, ASIC-accredited and holds DEAC accreditation.
