School of Modern Languages & Cultures
World Rankings
Record success in QS World Subject Rankings
Durham is one of the world’s leading universities as shown by our world top 100 position in the QS World University Rankings 2019, where we are ranked 74th
A record 18 Durham subjects are also in the world top 100 of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019, including ten in the world top 50 and three in the world top ten.
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures consists of Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hispanic Studies, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and the Centre for Foreign Language Study. Its community of academics, teachers and support staff aims to foster a world-class student experience in all its disciplines. Some 80 full-time members of staff are engaged in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, offering expertise in a wide range of subjects, including language, literature, cultural history, cinema and visual culture, and translation; this is reflected also in an exciting range of taught degrees at postgraduate level. Sections within the School figure regularly in the top five in national league tables such as the Good University Guide and the Complete University Guide.
The School's research community is organised through a number of interdisciplinary Research Groups and is home to some 60 postgraduate students pursuing research degrees.
The Centre for Foreign Language Study offers learners not taking a specialist degree in Modern Languages, including students, staff and members of the public, the opportunity to learn a range of languages from beginners to more advanced levels.
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A top-ranking School of Modern Languages in the UK
In the recently published Complete University Guide 2020, the School of Modern Languages and Cultures of Durham University is ranked 2nd in French, Hispanic Studies, and Arabic (Middle Eastern & African Studies) and 3rd in Russian (Russian & East European Languages), Italian, and German. Its Chinese and Japanese Studies are ranked 5th nationally in the East & South Asian Studies category. At the institutional level, Durham is currently ranked 6th in the UK.
Events
Wednesday 22 January 2020
- The Translation Research Seminar Series: Poetry, Translation and the Afterlife of “Dead” Languages 3:00pm, A56, Elvet Riverside 1, Yael Almog and Adriana X Jacobs in Conversation
Thursday 23 January 2020
- African Extractivism, Then and Now 5:00pm to 7:00pm, ER149, Dr Christine Okoth
Monday 27 January 2020
- Dressing left: Fashion, Poetry & Revolution in the Russian Avant-Garde 5:00pm, A29, Dr James Rann (University of Glasgow)
Wednesday 29 January 2020
- School Of Modern Languages & Cultures Work in Progress Seminars 1:00pm to 2:00pm, ER141, Elvet Riverside I, Rachel Barnwell
- Translation Master Classes for All: Freelance Translation 2:00pm to 4:00pm, ER143, Callum Walker and Joseph Lambert
- French Research Seminar: Postgraduate session 3:00pm, ER144, Sam Bailey and Emmanuela Wroth
Save the Date
Where Are We Now: The Location of Modern Languages and Cultures
International Conference to be held at Durham University
20 - 22 April 2020
Gold rated for teaching excellence and student outcomes
Highest-ever global ranking in Arts & Humanities
The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2020 place Durham University 27th among the world’s leading universities – up three places from last year.
