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Anthropology 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND E 

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND C 

Archaeology 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND B 

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND B 

Biosciences 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND E 

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND E 

Business School 

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND B 

Full-time, Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND E 

  • MSc Supply Chain Management (Executive): BAND C
  • MSc Accounting Analytics and Sustainability (Executive) : BAND C

MBA Programmes: 

  • BAND C 
  • Please note that only the 6-week Pre-Sessional programme (or Direct Entry) can be used to meet entry requirements for the MBA programmes.  

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Chemistry

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND E 

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND E 

Classics and Ancient History 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND B 

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND B 

Combined Honours in Social Sciences 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Computer Science 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND E 

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND E 

Computer Science and Business School: Business Analytics 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND E 

Durham Centre for Academic Development  

MA TESOL and MA Applied Linguistics for TESOL courses:  BAND B

Earth Sciences 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND E 

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND E 

Education, School of: All PGR and PGT Programmes 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND E

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND B

Education, School of: Undergraduate Programmes 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Engineering 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND E 

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND E 

English Studies 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND A 

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND A 

Environmental Humanities

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND B+

Foundation Centre  

Law Foundation: BAND E 

Other Foundation Programmes: BAND G 

Geography 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND E  

Postgraduate Research Programmes (PGR): BAND B 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Government and International Affairs, School of 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND E

  • Msc Defence, Development, and Diplomacy: BAND B
  • MSc Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding: BAND B
  • MSc Public Policy: BAND B

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND B 

History 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND A 

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND A 

Law School 

Undergraduate: Band B

Postgraduate Taught (PGT) Direct Entry: BAND B+ 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT) Pre-Sessional Entry: BAND B

Postgraduate Research programmes: BAND A 

Liberal Arts 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Mathematical Sciences 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND E 

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND E 

Medical Humanities

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND A

Modern Languages and Cultures 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND B 

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND B 

Music 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND E

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND B 

Natural Sciences 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT) - Master of Data Science (MDS) programmes: BAND E

Philosophy 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND B 

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND B 

Physics 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND E 

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND E 

Psychology 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND E 

  • MA Research Methods: BAND B

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND B 

Sociology 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND E

  • Social Work MSW (PGT): BAND B

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND B 

Sport and Exercise Sciences 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND C

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND B 

Theology and Religion 

Undergraduate: BAND E 

Postgraduate Taught (PGT): BAND A 

Postgraduate Research (PGR): BAND A