The "Ask a Durham Student" Thread :)

Prices can be found here, for all colleges: http://www.dur.ac.uk/study/accommodation/costs/

I'd say I pay about half by living out.

That looks steep but I think I worked out last year that overall they worked out at about the same, there are many many extra costs associated with living out wheras with College the rent is pretty much all you have to pay. Plus there are other advantages of college like the convenience which cant be quantified.

That looks steep but I think I worked out last year that overall they worked out at about the same, there are many many extra costs associated with living out wheras with College the rent is pretty much all you have to pay. Plus there are other advantages of college like the convenience which cant be quantified.

Depends where you live and what you eat.
I'm a vegetarian living in Gilesgate, so yes, I really do save about half the money.

Ahh well that's not exactly a typical situation, is it. I'm sure its possible to do living out much cheaper but I lived in Claypath last year, don't consider my spending extravagant, and it didn't really happen.

That looks steep but I think I worked out last year that overall they worked out at about the same, there are many many extra costs associated with living out wheras with College the rent is pretty much all you have to pay. Plus there are other advantages of college like the convenience which cant be quantified.

Hey all! I have an offer to study English and have a few questions:

1. I'm an international student so I will be required to fly in a few days early. Do they have stuff for you to do during this time or is it just completely lame?
2. Any English majors willing to comment on the course. Pros/Cons? Which modules you enjoyed and others you didn't? How many hours a week you spend in lectures, doing research, ect? I've researched the course but I'd love some honest opinions from current students.
3. Is there any University College students willing to comment on their life in the college? I've been confirmed by Castle and am extremely excited, but it would be awesome if anyone could give more information than the website does.

Thanks in advance!!

1. Yes. And depends, different Colleges do different things. Some of my friends weren't too impressed but I had the best time ever! My College made me pay for staying in my room early though - wth, they made me arrive early!
2. Everyone I know loves it, especially the lvl 2 Old English and lvl 3 Old Norse have students from all over the university attending.

Hi
I have an offer for the sports degree next year and I was wondering if anyone could tell me any general information about it; How many hours a week you do, if there is much additional reading that sort of thing?
Thanks

I have a question about the economics department:

Are there any Durham students studying/know someone studying economics? If so then what do you think of the course content and the lecturers? I would like to do a lot of maths in my economics degree but ive heard a few people say that Durham's economics degree isnt as mathematical as others such as Bath, UCL etc.

Thanks

There's one compulsory maths/stats module in 1st year, one compulsory stats module in second year and an optional maths module in second year. There's also an optional 'applied econometrics' module in 3rd year.

In the second year microeconomics and macroeconomics modules you'll have to use maths to answer a lot of the questions, but it's mainly differentiation.

All the modules are 20 credits, so you take 6 modules per year.

I think you're allowed to take up to 2 maths modules from the maths department in 1st year and one in second year, but you'd have to check as you're not supposed to take some maths modules with the first year maths for economics module.

You can take a finance module in 2nd year, and a financial theory and security investment analysis modules in 3rd year, but they aren't maths modules.

You can see the module list here: http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/faculty.handbook/degrees/frameworks/l100.pdf

It's probably best if you email the department and ask them, they'll be able to give you a clear answer.

If you really want to study maths, you should probably ask if you can transfer your application to the BSc Natural Sciences joint honours degree in maths and economics.

http://www.dur.ac.uk/natural.sciences/prospective/

Thanks for the information on that.
It's not that I want to do a maths degree but I enjoy using maths in economics and so the more that I can use it with an economics degree, the better.

I asked as I know people on here say Durham's course isnt as mathematical as others (as it is a BA) but I assume that you can make it as mathematical as you would like.

I will contact the economics department aswell to see what they say.

Thanks again

Also, is this the 'maths for economics' module? http://www.dur.ac.uk/faculty.handbook/module_description/?year=2011&module_code=ECON1021

It's amazing!!
If you have any more specific questions, feel free to ask.

Haha! Excellent! That's really reassuring, thank you! Why is it so amazing?
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