6周课程有时也称为PARSE（预备学术研究技能和英语）。这是一个为期6周的课程，从8月至9月运行，是为持有杜伦大学学位课程和良好英语水平的国际学生而设计的。我们认识到，仅用5个星期就可以用学生的英语进行语法上的改进。但是，可以在以下方面进行重大改进：开发学术阅读的关键方法。学习模仿写作中的常见文本类型（例如文献综述，基于实证研究的报告和基于论文的讨论论文）。意识的学术惯例（引用格式，理解引用的功能）。学术形式和风格。记录策略。
Our Pre-sessional courses are designed to help students develop the academic language and literacy skills they will need to succeed in their academic department. The courses are open to students who hold an offer for a Durham University degree programme, but who have narrowly missed their language condition.<br><br>The pre-sessional courses are offered at undergraduate (UG), postgraduate taught (PGT), and postgraduate research (PhD) level. The courses are 20, 10 or 6 weeks long, and the length of course you will be offered to take depends on your current language score and your department's language requirements.