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Current Students

This page has information for our current students

Module registration

Learn more about how to register for History modules
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Coursework extensions

Learn more about how to request an extension
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Academic advisors

Find out about academic advisors
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Module registration

If you would like to request an amendment to your modules, please email history.taughtprogrammes@durham.ac.uk. Please note that amendments are only permitted up to the end of the second week of the academic year.

Coursework extensions

Occasionally, significant events outside of your control may affect your ability to meet an essay deadline. You can submit an extension request through our extension request app, or email history.taughtprogrammes@durham.ac.uk if this is not possible. Requests should be submitted by 12 noon on the day prior to the submission deadline date, or earlier if your deadline is on a Monday. Requests are not monitored at weekends.

For more information on extensions, see the Undergraduate Student SharePoint.

Academic advisors

Alongside your regular contact hours with specific module or seminar/module leaders, you are allocated an academic advisor each year within the History Department. The role of the Academic Advisor is to provide academic support, advice and guidance to enable you to gain the most from your studies in the History Department.

 

Who is my academic advisor?

  Single honours History Any other students
Level 1 Your Making History tutor Your Making History tutor, or if you don't take Making History, the Deputy Director of Undergraduate Studies
Level 2 Your Conversations with History tutor Your Conversations with History tutor, or if you don't take Conversations with History, the Deputy Director of Undergraduate Studies
Level 3 (or final year) Your special subject tutor Your special subject tutor, or if you don't take a special subject, the Deputy Director of Undergraduate Studies

If after consulting the above table you're still not sure who your academic advisor is, contact the Learning and Teaching team for help.