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BABuild commercial acumen from day one online
BAMicro, macro, and econometrics for policy and finance
BAPedagogy, policy, and inclusive learning environments
BA2D and 3D character animation, visual effects, and digital storytelling
BACinematography, directing, screenwriting, and high-end television production
BACommercial audio production, songwriting, mixing, and studio engineering
BAUnderstand global politics, diplomacy, and security
BACore legal principles for practice and public service
BABrand strategy, digital media, and persuasive storytelling
BASociety, inequality, justice, and social change
BAPeople, kinship, and institutions studied comparatively. 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.
BAArchaeology degree. 8 assessed courses, 3,600 notional hours, tuition-free.
BABA Biological Anthropology 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.
BABA Choral 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.
BAGreek and Roman language, history, and literature. 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.
BABA Combined Honours in Arts 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.
BABA Econometrics 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.
BAReading, period, and criticism. 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.
BABA Equity and Trusts 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.
BAPhysical and human geography held together. 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.
BABA Geomorphology 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.
BABA Landscape Archaeology 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.
BABA Modern Languages and Cultures 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.
BABA Old English 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.
BAThree disciplines, one degree, tutorial teaching. 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.
BScProfessional accounting foundations with finance insight
BScUndergraduate computing, online or in Durham
BScDefend systems, networks, and data from modern threats
BScTurn data into decisions with statistics and code
BScEcology, climate science, and sustainability practice
BScDesign, manufacture, and innovate physical systems
BScCompassionate, evidence-based nursing practice
BScScientific study of mind, behaviour, and wellbeing
BScA broad science degree before specialisation. 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.
BScBSc Research Methods in the Natural Sciences 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.
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.
DBADoctoral research for practising executives
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
LLBRigorous qualifying legal scholarship, critical advocacy, and modern jurisprudence
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
MBAA Durham MBA for working managers
MBABoardroom strategy for experienced directors and founders
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.
PhDA business PhD supervised from Durham
PhDA doctoral route for substantial existing work, examined as a coherent contribution. Study is organised as files you can defend: a method, a record, and a limit on what you claim. The doctorate is examined on a project you design about your own practice. It is not a licence to practise a protected profession.
PhDPush the boundaries of computing research
PhDOriginal research at the frontier of learning, causality and scale
PhDScholar-practitioner doctorate for educational transformation
PhDPhD Ecclesiastical History 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.
PhDOriginal research shaping teaching, policy, and learning science
PhDPhD Historical Method 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.
PhDPhD Philosophy of Religion 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.
PhDGenerate knowledge that improves population health worldwide
PhDSocial policy PhD. 4 assessed courses, 3,600 notional hours, tuition-free.
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.
Why ALU
Yes. All online postgraduate programmes — MBA, MSc, MA, PhD, DBA and graduate certificates — are 100% tuition-free. Undergraduate programmes are delivered online with published annual fees.
Students pay applicable exam and administrative fees. Up to 95% of online students receive exam sponsorship, significantly reducing assessment costs.
Yes. DURHAM UNIVERSITY welcomes online students from students worldwide and territories. All you need is internet access and the qualifications listed on each programme page.
Online and digital graduates receive the same accredited DURHAM UNIVERSITY qualification. Online study offers flexibility; digital study provides optional college visits in Durham.
