Durham University · Pathways
Sustainability leadership is measurement, finance and change: greenhouse-gas inventories, disclosure standards, transition risk and the operational work of actually hitting a target. Durham University runs master's and certificate routes for the people doing that work in companies, funds and public bodies.
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CertificateCertificate College Teaching 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.
CertificateA short award for reading historical hands. 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.
CertificateDefend systems and build a cybersecurity career foundation
CertificateMaster SEO, social, analytics, and campaign strategy in one term
CertificateMaster recruitment, employment law, and people strategy fast
CertificatePlan, deliver and lead projects with professional methods
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
CertificateRefer, record, and do not become the counsellor
CertificatePlan a seminar and mark fairly
CertificateTeaching in higher education course. 4 assessed courses, 600 notional hours, tuition-free.
CertificateWrite a protocol you could defend
CertificateRun a tutorial that reaches a point
CertificateA short award for tutors and college teaching fellows. 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.
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
Management, with the science you need to use it — climate and systems literacy for decision-makers, ESG reporting, sustainable finance and organisational change. It is not an environmental-science research degree.
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.
