Academics

Get Ready for a Transformative Learning Experience

Academics at Trent University Durham combine the latest learning innovations with in-class connections unheard of in today’s mega-university settings. Our inviting campus setting enables a collaborative model where learning is personal, purposeful and transformative.

Connect and collaborate with faculty, staff and peers in lectures, across disciplines, through hands-on research, co-curricular and community-based activities. Our student-centred approach gives you the comfort level to take intellectual risks.  Try out a new course. Start a community research project. Find your voice and challenge the status quo. 

Bestselling author and advisor to businesses the world over, Trent’s chancellor Don Tapscott says, “At Trent I discovered my deep passions, largely through collaboration with other students.” Don understood early that his ability to collaborate and think critically was the most important skill he could bring to his now thriving global business.

Academically challenging. Personally rewarding.

Your academic experience at Trent University Durham, is defined by:

  • A supportive learning community where yours is the most voice in shaping your education
  • Opportunities to engage and connect with leading faculty on your academic goals and cutting-edge research
  • A focus on interdisciplinary learning, allowing you to build a well-rounded degree
  • Unique and dynamic course selections across all programs
  • The chance to expand your education beyond the classroom and into the community, for real world connections and experiences
  • Flexible learning options that include part-time and full-time schedules, plus the ability to take complete your full degree in Durham with the option to take additional courses at Trent’s Peterborough campus

Find your place in our learning community.

A university degree will provide you with the tools you need to succeed on whatever life path you choose. The transformative learning experience you gain through your degree at Trent University Durham will make you uniquely equipped with relevant and needed skills to be a collaborative problem-solver and a valuable contributor to the workforce in the community.

We invite you to explore the academic options at Trent University Durham. Join our learning community and find your place in the world.