We offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes; you can find out more about these here.

Yes, all our academic programmes are available part-time or full-time. Please get in touch to discuss what this might look like for you. 

Classes typically include a range of content from tutors, smaller group discussions, interactive case studies, and other group activities. Register for our next open day to experience a teaching taster session.

This will vary depending on your mode of academic study and your formational pathway. Currently, undergraduate classes are scheduled between 9-3:45 Monday to Wednesday, and MA classes are scheduled on Thursdays. We do not schedule teaching on Fridays or over the weekend. We also use block teaching at various points of the academic year. All of our DThM classes take place in our two residential schools. Each day in term time is also framed by prayer: Morning Prayer at 8:30, and a different style of worship at 4:30 or 5:15 each afternoon. 

These will vary from module to module. Most of our modules (with the exception of language modules) are assessed by coursework, including essays, assessed conversations, presentations, theological reflections, and other forms of coursework. You may also have the opportunity to produce a longer piece of writing in a dissertation or independent learning project. 

Every student who comes to study with us comes with different needs and different experiences of learning. Alongside sessions and workshops on study skills and academic induction offered to all, we also make sure students who need specific support work with our SEND representative to get the help they need. If you would like to know more about this, please get in touch.

Potential undergraduate students should apply through the UCAS system. Potential MA and DThM students can apply through the Durham University application portal. If you are unsure about the application process, please get in touch.

Alongside academic study, many students engage in a pathway aimed at equipping them for ministry and mission in the church. This will include meeting regularly with a tutor, belonging to a discipleship group, participating in regular acts of worship, reflecting on ministry in context (often through placements), and engaging in a range of formational training modules. We currently have five formational pathways: 

• The residential ordinand pathway (for those recommended for training in the Church of England) aims to equip students for ministry in the Church of England and includes studying full-time, participating in community life, and undertaking a range of placements. 
• The context-based ordinand pathway (for those recommended for training in the Church of England) aims to equip students for ministry in the Church of England in which students are based in a primary context for the duration of their studies, with some time spent in college for worship, formation, and teaching, and some time spent ministering in context. 
• Children and Youth ministry pathway is designed to support people who work alongside children and young people, or who would like to explore this area of ministry further. We currently offer specialist modules in this area which form a central part of the pathway. 
• The free church leadership pathway is designed to train people who are either already leading in a Free Church context (e.g. Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, FIEC, Non-denominational, Presbyterian, and New Church networks such as Vineyard and New Frontiers) or who know that their next step is into ministry and leadership in the Free Church context. 
• The discipleship pathway is designed for those who are responding to a sense of call towards ministry and leadership (in a range of traditions), but it is not yet clear what shape that might take. The pathway will enable you to grow in your faith and discernment of what God may be calling you into.

There is no requirement for all students to be registered on a formational pathway, and some students prefer to study with us as independent students. 

Yes, there are a number of scholarships and bursaries available for students to study at Cranmer Hall, including our Cranmer Scholarship, which covers up to 50% of tuition fees for MA and BA students. We also encourage students to explore whether they might be eligible for Student Finance. Further details of funding can be found on our fees and funding page.

A range of accommodation options are available, from student rooms in College, community housing, or private accommodation. Visit our accommodation page to learn more.

Cranmer Hall is part of St John’s College and can be found a short walk along the Bailey from Durham Cathedral and Castle. The nearest train station (Durham) is a 15-minute walk away. City centre parking can be found within a 10-minute walk from the College. Our postcode is DH1 3RJ.

Cranmer has an evangelical and Anglican foundation, and this heritage shapes our identity and community today. We seek to be generous and welcoming to Christians from all traditions and backgrounds. Students are not required to sign a statement of faith, and we aim to foster genuine dialogue and respect between people across a range of traditions and beliefs within the church.