Welcome to New Students - Durham University

Congratulations and Welcome to Combined Honours in Social Sciences

Congratulations on becoming one of our Combined Social Sciences freshers and welcome to the department! We’re looking forward to meeting you in person during Welcome and Orientation Week, and will be posting some video content about the programme for you to watch over the summer before we meet.

When you arrive in Durham, we have a live session on the first day of Welcome and Orientation week where you’ll meet me and your Combined Social Sciences peer mentor as well as other students studying similar combinations of subjects to you. We’ll also organise some online coffee mornings in September where you can drop in to have a chat with other new students and ask us any questions you might have.

Professor Megan Bruce
Director

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Durham’s Combined Social Sciences department offers incredible flexibility and inclusiveness. By being elected as a departmental representative, I was able to raise any issue related to academics or EDI… From the perspective of an international student, my voice was always heard and respected, and I was fully supported and encouraged to do my best.

Zhanyan Dong

BA Combined Honours graduate

Department Information

We'll email you late August with further details about the welcome session and module selection to help you before you join us. During induction week, you will meet the CHSS Director, Deputy Director and Administrator as well as your Peer Mentor and fellow CHSS students.

Next steps

Enrol online

Enrolment opens eight weeks before the start of your programme.

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Registering for your programme and specific modules

The CHSS office will email you module guidance over the summer, please ensure you've read this before you submit your module choices.

Your first week in Durham – University Induction Week Events Timetable

The Timetable has been designed so College events don’t clash with any of your academic departmental events, but offer you lots of opportunities to meet your fellow Freshers, find your way around and settle into student life.

To help you keep track of where you need to be, and what you need to do during your first busy days at university, in your College and your Department, we have created a day-by-day University Induction Planner. This should help you to plan your schedule, so you don't miss anything - from being issued with your Campus Card or meeting the staff in your Department, to trying out for a sports team or joining a student society.

Your Personal Induction Planner

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Useful links

Matriculation

Colleges

Library

Durham Students' Union

Enrichment

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Finding Your Way Around Durham

Learn more about the wider student experience at Durham

Student updates

Check out our student blogs to read more about life at Durham from our students. Don't forget to follow us on social media!

Highlights

What to bring to University

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