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.
The Living Texts research group hosts Mauritian author Priya Hein for an online seminar celebrating her new novel Tamarin (The Indigo Press, 2025). Hein will read from the book and discuss her work with Dr Amaleena Damlé, followed by an audience Q&A.
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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