Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2023-2024 (archived)
The Handbook includes the programme regulations for all undergraduate degrees offered by Durham University. You can use the regulations to check which modules are compulsory on your programme, and which are optional. To find the regulations for your degree programme, use the Programme Lists facility below.
Programme regulations should be read in conjunction with the Core Regulations for Undergraduate Programmes.
The Handbook also contains descriptions (including information on the content, teaching and assessment) for all current undergraduate modules. For guidance on using the handbook, including a glossary and FAQs, please see our Programme & Module Handbook pages in sharepoint. You can also access the Undergraduate Progression Flowcharts directly.
Please note: this is an archived handbook for a previous year. For the current year use the links at the top of the page.
Programme Lists
Arts and Humanities
- Classics and Ancient History
- English Studies
- History
- Liberal Arts
- Modern Languages and Cultures
- Modern Languages and Cultures (Arabic)
- Modern Languages and Cultures (French)
- Modern Languages and Cultures (German)
- Modern Languages and Cultures (Italian)
- Modern Languages and Cultures (Russian)
- Modern Languages and Cultures (Spanish)
- Music
- Philosophy
- Theology and Religion
Science
Module Search
Module Lists
Level One Open Modules
Lists by department
- Accounting modules
- Anthropology modules
- Archaeology modules
- Biosciences modules
- Centre for Foreign Language Study modules
- Chemistry modules
- Classics and Ancient History modules
- Combined Honours in Social Sciences modules
- Computer Science modules
- Durham Centre for Academic Development modules
- Earth Sciences modules
- Economics modules
- Education modules
- Education (ITE) modules
- Engineering modules
- English Studies modules
- Finance modules
- Foundation Year (Durham) modules
- Geography modules
- Government and International Affairs modules
- History modules
- Law modules
- Liberal Arts modules
- Management and Marketing modules
- Mathematical Sciences modules
- Modern Languages and Cultures modules
- Modern Languages and Cultures (Arabic) modules
- Modern Languages and Cultures (Chinese) modules
- Modern Languages and Cultures (French) modules
- Modern Languages and Cultures (German) modules
- Modern Languages and Cultures (Italian) modules
- Modern Languages and Cultures (Japanese) modules
- Modern Languages and Cultures (Russian) modules
- Modern Languages and Cultures (Spanish) modules
- Modern Languages and Cultures (Visual) modules
- Music modules
- Natural Sciences modules
- Philosophy modules
- Physics modules
- Placement Year modules
- Psychology modules
- Sociology modules
- Sport and Exercise Sciences modules
- Theology and Religion modules
- Theology, Ministry and Mission modules