Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Civil and Structural Engineering with Year in Industry

at Newcastle University United Kingdom

Our MEnvSci degree is similar to our Environmental Science BSc Honours, but includes a year of advanced study at Master's level.

You'll also study chemistry, physics and geology as applied to the study of the environment. Topics cover a wide range of subjects, including:

• Plant biology
• Ecology
• Sustainability
• Environmental law

You'll learn about the role of social and economic factors, ethics and public perception in environmental management.

In Stage Four, you can choose to specialise in the following areas:

• Agriculture and environmental science
• Clean technology
• Ecosystem management
• Environmental geochemistry

This degree prepares you for a wide range of possible careers, including:

• Geology
• Geomatics
• Geochemistry
• Environmental consultant

Whatever you choose, you'll be equipped with relevant skills in:

• Experimental science
• Fieldwork
• Scientific investigation
• Project management

You study a broad curriculum in your first two years, developing knowledge in different aspects of computing science, and gaining skills in problem solving, program design and implementation.

In your third year, you move onto specialist topics in game engineering, developing skills and knowledge for your future career.

Your modules focus on the design, development and implementation of software that drives computer games, and include:

• Gaming simulations
• Computer game development

Our professionally accredited three-year Statistics BSc Honours degree provides a firm foundation in the ideas and techniques of modern statistics.

All our mathematics and statistics degrees focus on three core areas – pure mathematics, applied mathematics, and statistics – and you have the flexibility to tailor the combination of these to suit your interests.

On this degree, you will select mostly statistics modules in the later Stages. These include:

• Foundations of probability
• Regression and modelling
• Bayesian statistics

You can also choose optional modules linked to the research expertise of our staff and learn about the latest developments in the discipline, such as advanced hydrodynamics, quantum mechanics, and Bayesian inference.

This degree provides a firm foundation in the important field of security and resilience.

You study a broad curriculum in your first two years, developing knowledge in different aspects of computing science, and gaining skills in problem solving, program design and implementation.

In your third year, you move onto specialist topics in security and resilience, developing skills and knowledge for your future career.

Your modules focus on the design and development of dependable software systems, and include:

• cryptographies
• software verification technology

Security and Resilience

Graduates of our degrees in Security and Resilience will have particular knowledge and skills related to the development of dependable software systems.

Armed with knowledge of issues such as security mechanisms for computing, software verification techniques and tools, cryptography, and cryptographic protocols, you will be well placed for employment in technical positions in software houses and with companies designing and deploying dependable software in safety-critical industry sectors.

Work placement

Get career ready with a work placement and leave as a confident professional in your field. You can apply to spend 9 to 12 months working in any organisation in the world, and receive University support from our dedicated team to secure your dream placement. Work placements take place between stages 2 and 3.

You'll gain first-hand experience of working in the sector, putting your learning into practice and developing your professional expertise.

If you choose to take a work placement, it will extend your degree by a year. Placements are subject to availability.

Professional accreditation

Following a curriculum review, we are seeking British Computer Society (BCS) accreditation for our degrees so you can be assured that you will graduate with a degree that meets the standard set by the IT industry.

BCS is the Chartered Institute for IT. Studying a BCS-accredited degree provides the foundation for a chartered IT professional, engineer or scientist.

Immerse yourself in ancient history and archaeology on our joint honours degree. Learn Latin and Ancient Greek from beginners' or advanced level, and gain the skills you need to become a professional archaeologist and researcher.

Explore the Greek and Roman worlds and piece together their history using diverse types of evidence. From analysing ancient texts to studying material remains, you’ll explore areas such as architecture, sculpture, pottery and coins ensuring you develop a broad range of knowledge.

Our classroom extends beyond the University, to the region's diverse heritage: from Hadrian's Wall to Bamburgh Castle on the Northumbrian coast, there's a rich past to discover on our doorstep.

Our master's in International Economics and Finance will suit you if you:

• Have a non-financial background
• Are interested in a management career with an emphasis on finance and international economics

The behaviour of public and private sector organisations is influenced by international economic developments. Usually this in the financial and goods markets. There's high demand for individuals with a:

• Comprehensive understanding of economic and financial theory
• Policy dimensions within an open economy context

This course will suit you if you're interested in the following careers:

• Investment banking
• Financial research
• Financial trading

This research master's includes taught and research-based elements. You'll focus in depth on one aspect of Portuguese studies such as linguistics, culture, history and politics of Latin America, the Spanish novel and Latin American film.

Our research staff work in diverse fields. This ranges from sociocultural, historical and political studies to film and literature, linguistics and sociolinguistics.

You study a broad curriculum in your first two years, developing knowledge in different aspects of computing science, and gaining skills in problem solving, program design and implementation.

In your third year, you move onto specialist topics in software engineering, developing skills and knowledge for your future career.

Your modules focus on the design and development of embedded software systems, and include:

• Software verification systems
• Real-time and cyber-physical systems

Take on total responsibility to foster, implement and evaluate e-business initiatives. This is in all the functional areas of an organisation.

Digital technologies have changed the way organisations conduct business. They afford new ways of working including fresh opportunities. They also present new challenges for digital businesses. Our Digital Business MSc prepares you for this ever-changing complex and digital landscape.

In a world where decision-making is ambiguous, this course will challenge you. You'll need to think in new and varied ways for a turbulent and fast-moving digital age. There is great demand for e-business professionals. This master’s supports various career paths to further your career interests.

This research master's in Film Studies combines taught modules and individual research. It is well suited as preparation for PhD research.

We have a thriving community of postgraduate students working in film across the Schools of Modern Languages, English Literature, Language and Linguistics, and Arts and Cultures.

Dissertation supervision is available in:

• American cinema history
• British sound cinema, particularly 1940-60
• French cinema
• contemporary Spanish and Latin American cinemas
• Chinese-language cinema
• early cinema
• cinema culture
• cinema and landscape
• women's film history
• cinema and the city
• writing on film
• cinema and trauma
• Algerian cinema