You can study Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hispanic Studies, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Visual Arts and Film with us at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Our undergraduate courses allow you to study one or more languages, or take a language alongside history, English or many other subjects. Studying here is transformative for your employment prospects.
We rank in the top 70 language departments globally.
Our Centre for Foreign Language Study offers language teaching to Durham students on other degree programmes and to the public.
Are you considering starting your undergraduate study with us in 2025? Thanks to generous gifts from our alumnae, we have scholarships to offer to talented students from low-income backgrounds.
MLAC is proud to announce The Films of Bigas Luna by Prof Santiago Fouz Hernández, the first English-language monograph to examine all sixteen feature films by the influential Spanish filmmaker. Combining archival research with in-depth theoretical analysis, the book explores Luna’s treatment of gender, sexuality, identity, and Mediterranean culture. The book launch will take place at the Filmoteca de Catalunya, Barcelona, on 11 December, with subsequent podcast and English-language events plann
Durham University has been named in the QS World University Rankings world top 100, a position it has achieved every year since 2010. The rankings have confirmed the University’s strong global reputation for employability (64th) and it is also 22nd in the world for sustainability.
Find out more about our undergraduate and postgraduate opportunities at The School of Modern Languages and Cultures.
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