Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture and Urban Planning

at Newcastle University United Kingdom

Our course enables you to think critically about texts as radical interventions in a changing world.

This master's in English Literature offers an intellectually challenging, innovative programme of study. It's directly informed by the outstanding research of staff in the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics.

The MA moves away from period-based literary studies. Instead, it considers texts in the context of established and emerging scholarship and theory.

The School has an international reputation for high-quality research. It also has a friendly research environment. You'll join a team of leading scholars. This makes it the ideal place for postgraduate engagement with major issues in English literary studies from 1500 to the present.

Newcastle has a vibrant literary scene that will inspire you. You'll have access to:

• Literary and Philosophical Society
• Newcastle Centre for Literary Arts
• Seven Stories (the National Centre for Children's Books)

The Media and Society (Research) MA is a research master’s course. This makes it ideal preparation for a PhD.

The MA can be taken as a standalone course before undertaking PhD study. It also forms the initial training component for the four-year (MA plus PhD) ESRC Northern Ireland/ North East (NINE) Doctoral Training Centre. The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) recognises the MA as a research master's award.

The course covers key elements of media analysis skills. It explores a range of theoretical approaches in media, communication, cultural and social studies.

This master's in Public Health (MPH) and postgraduate diploma helps you pursue a career in public health in the UK and internationally with:

• The UK National Health Service (or its equal abroad)
• Local government
• The voluntary sector
• Academic healthcare

A public health doctor must consider issues at many levels, including:

• Societal (eg health inequalities)
• Demographic (ageing and long term conditions)
• Cultural (eg changing public attitudes to health and wellness)
• Social (eg drug and alcohol abuse)

You'll address these issues with a range of advanced research skills. You'll study how to apply research findings to improve health and health services

 MA Sociology at Newcastle offers in-depth engagement with contemporary debates in sociology. We are a lively and welcoming team of diverse subject specialists.
We'll help you:

• Stretch your sociological imagination
• Identify the social issues you really care about
• Extend your research skills

Our master's in Sociology equips you with an awareness and understanding of the theoretical traditions and concepts that shape the discipline. A dissertation and a variety of taught options provide you with an opportunity to engage with key sociological questions.

You'll have the opportunity to explore cutting edge research across:

• Identity and citizenship
• Social institutions and transformations
• Patterns of inequality and injustice

You'll receive training in social research methods. You'll then undertake research to inform and shape a substantial dissertation project.

Our Urban Planning master's provides a core introduction to planning issues, professional and theoretical debates and their application to live cases and places.

Urban Planning is the understanding of the place making processes that underpins places, society and the environment. It's also interdisciplinary, with professionals having an understanding across a range of topics. You'll gain an understanding of the fundamentals required for a successful career in planning or the wider built environment professions.

The Urban Planning master's is fully accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). The Development pathway is partially accredited by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and offers a RICS-accredited route to gain Chartered Surveyors status.

The course is suitable:

• If you are new to studying planning
• If you have studied planning before but in a different regulatory context

This master's in Urban Planning has five specialist pathways. Choose a pathway to suit your individual needs, background and career aspirations.

Our Classics and Ancient History master's builds and expands on your previous studies. You can specialise in either classics or ancient history.

The course is primarily designed for students who have studied ancient history, classics or classical studies as their first degree.

The highly flexible master's in Classics and Ancient History offers you the opportunity to study a wide range of topics. These topics reflect the research specialisms of our staff in:

• Ancient history
• Classics
• Archaeology including Byzantine studies

Classics and ancient history at Newcastle has a long and distinguished reputation for its research and teaching. We've taught Latin and Greek since 1874, ancient history since 1910, and classical archaeology since 1931.

You can choose to study one of two pathways: Classics or Ancient History.

If you're interested in classics, you'll study literatures, languages and cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome at an advanced level.

If you specialise in ancient history, you'll focus on the histories, societies and cultures of:

• Archaic and Classical Greece
• Rome
• The wider Mediterranean world

You'll develop your own research interests and professional skills.

Our four-year Physics with Astrophysics degree provides a deep understanding of physics and a thorough grounding in advanced mathematics. You'll apply physics, mathematics and computation to understand the origin and evolution of the universe.

Hands-on experience in our high-spec facilities is embedded throughout the degree and will develop your practical skills for a wide range of physical science careers.

Guided by our world-leading academics, you'll study a broad range of cutting edge physics modules in the first two years. Your third year will allow you to specialise in astrophysics by selecting modules such as relativity and cosmology, stellar structure and evolution and interstellar medium.

Your final year includes advanced research-driven modules covering galaxies, astronomical fluids and general relativity.

This four-year food and human nutrition degree focuses on developing your practical, professional and research skills so you graduate career-ready.

Between your second and final year, you'll carry out a work placement. This is an opportunity to apply your knowledge in a work environment and gain vital professional experience to help you stand out from other graduates.

Our industry-recognised qualification helps to fast-track your career, so you can apply for direct entry into the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists as soon as you graduate.

Our degree is informed by research, this ensures you're learning the most up-to-date and relevant theories along with the latest discoveries in the industry. Our food and human nutrition course explores the links between diet and health from the molecular level through to people and populations.

You'll also have the opportunity to explore topics such as genetics, physiology, bioenergetics and sport and exercise nutrition, among others.

This International Politics master's investigates central issues of global justice. This includes:

• The debate between relativism and universalism
• The foundation and content of human rights
• Responses to global poverty and inequality
• Cosmopolitan democracy
• Environmental justice

Along with a greater understanding, you'll learn to think critically about these issues.

The course is taught by influential political theorists and philosophers. We offer rigorous training in:

• Global justice and human rights
• International relations theory
• Theories and approaches to the study of politics

This helps you to develop the specialist knowledge and research skills from which to embark upon a career with a significant international dimension. You could also pursue a postgraduate research degree in global justice and ethics studies.

This four-year Linguistics with Spanish degree concentrates on developing your understanding of how we communicate, and the growth of language in the brain.

You'll explore linguistics in the context of English and Spanish. You'll focus on the structure, history and social aspects of the English language and language in general. You will build a foundation of skills and knowledge to pursue many career paths.

You will study Spanish from an intermediate or advanced level depending on your previous experience. Building your fluency in Spanish alongside your study of linguistics will give you a unique perspective on the language.

In your third year, you'll immerse yourself in Spanish culture as you spend the year in a Spanish-speaking country. You'll further improve your language skills and confidence. You'll also gain a first-hand appreciation for the language in context.