Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Computer Science

at Newcastle University United Kingdom

This practical speech and language therapy course is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council. It is accredited by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

On completion of the programme, you'll have an in-depth understanding of the causes, symptomatology and consequences of the range of human communication disorders. You'll also develop the clinical skills necessary for effective intervention practice.

You'll gain a thorough awareness of relevant legislation, statutory codes and policy affecting speech and language therapy practice.

You need to be able to identify with NHS values as stated in the NHS constitution.

This degree has a primary focus on the production and consumption of food products and on the behaviour of people as consumers. It covers a range of social and natural science and business subjects applied to food businesses.

Key topics covered are:

• Marketing and consumer behaviour
• Global economics
• Investigating agri-food systems from farm to folk
• Agri-business management
• Food science and technology

If you’re interested in pursuing a managerial career in the food processing, retail and food service sector, this degree is for you. You'll also be well placed for a wide range of careers in the global food supply chain management sector, with a solid understanding of the complexity of the global food chain system.

You will study the principles of management, economics, marketing and finance, as they apply to the management of sustainable food businesses and the global food sector.

Graduates will have the necessary skills to analyse problems, propose and criticise alternative solutions relevant to food businesses and the agri-food sector.

The Education pathway is a specialism on the Cross-Cultural Communication MA. You'll combine the study of intercultural communication with the study of education. You'll develop your knowledge of various aspects of education. You'll achieve a reflective but practical understanding of key issues in educational leadership and management.

Academic staff in education from the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences deliver this specialist pathway. It's suitable if you're concerned with educational leadership and management in all sectors of education.

A feature of the pathway is its international dimension. It provides a greater understanding of the comparative context of educational organisations. It also focuses on the latest thinking and research on educational effectiveness and leadership.

Education professionals in all parts of the world need to develop skills and understanding in leadership alongside their knowledge of learning and teaching. At the start of your career you'll benefit from understanding, for example, the management of change. This ensures you meet the demands of new developments in your country's education system.

You'll understand the wider leadership context of a variety of educational system through:

• Studying with students from other countries
• The international examples discussed

Our Medical Science (deferred choice) BSc Honours degree allows you to explore all of the biomedical and biomolecular specialisms we offer to develop a broad understanding of the subjects. You can then choose the area of study you wish to focus on for the remaining two years of your degree.

We are a National Centre of Excellence in biomedical research and you will be taught by our world-leading and expert staff, so you will graduate with a cutting-edge knowledge of the industry.

All of our medical science programmes benefit from research-led teaching, which will equip you with a wide range of skills ready to take into your career.

As well as pure and applied mathematics, you learn probability and statistical techniques that help you understand economics theories and address economic problems.

In Economics you explore topics relating to Britain, Europe and the rest of the world, including:

• Economic analysis and applications
• Global economics
• Micro- and macro-economics

In Mathematics you develop a thorough grounding in topics and techniques such as:

• Differential equations
• Probability
• Statistics

This joint honours degree benefits from teaching from both Newcastle University Business School and our School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics, making sure you get expert tuition in both topics.

This accredited biomedical genetics degree will equip you with an in-depth knowledge of how genes affect health and disease, so you're ready for a career at the forefront of the medical genetics industry.

Our Biomedical Genetics BSc Honours degree focuses on developing your scientific and experimental skills to ensure you graduate prepared for your rewarding career in science. 

We are a National Centre of Excellence in biomedical research and you will be taught by our world-leading and expert staff. You will graduate with a cutting-edge knowledge of the industry. 

Studying a range of topics, from biochemistry, microbiology and physiology to evolution and genomics, our varied, but in-depth curriculum allows you to find your interests in the field. 

You will further your research skills through your final-year project. This gives you the practical experience of planning and conducting research that employers seek.

Our master's in International Development and Education uses a multidisciplinary approach to international development. It considers contemporary global change through various perspectives, including:

• Social
• Political
• Historical
• Environmental
• Economic

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) run through the modules. This provides a contemporary stance on where the world stands today at building a better world for people and our planet by 2030. You'll gain an understanding of and explore current debates around how education contributes to the development process.

Learning through case studies will cultivate your ability to think critically about development issues. You'll explore data using secondary sources. You'll also carry out your own research study through our unique placement module. This extends your learning into the field of development and education. This hands-on experience is an opportunity to co-create and co-develop impactful change.

The lecturers on this master's in International Development and Education are experts in the field. They advise on policy around global challenges.

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

This Advanced Computer Science master's is suitable if you're an honours graduates within computing science. You can also be a graduate from a discipline with a significant computing component such as:

• Engineering
• Systems engineering
• Mathematics

We also value relevant industrial computing experience and transferable skills

We provide flexible study options so you can tailor your module choices to match your interests and skills. You can select from a wide range of taught modules in the first half of the course and then select your own focus for the final project.

Comprehensive computer science research training will help to develop your skills in computer and information systems. This provides a basis for PhD study. You'll also develop your technical and professional skills to underpin personal development and future career success.

The MSc Advanced Computer Science is demanding and rewarding. It has close links to ongoing research in the School of Computing. We have leading international research groups and three research centres focusing on a wide range of computer science fields, including:

• Security and resilience
• Dependable systems
• Cybercrime
• Cloud computing

The Advanced Computer Science master's is part of a suite of related courses that also include:

• Computer Security and Resilience MSc
• Cloud Computing MSc

All three courses share core modules. This creates a tight-knit cohort that has encouraged collaborations on projects undertaking interdisciplinary research.

This economics degree will prepare you for a career in this globally relevant field, with skills valued by employers and a thorough knowledge of modern and international economics.

This Economics BSc Honours degree has real-world relevance and focuses on developing your quantitative skills, as well as a thorough understanding of global economics, so you leave University a sought-after graduate.

You will focus on the fundamental concepts, analytical tools and quantitative techniques that are essential to understand modern economics.

You'll gain an in-depth knowledge of economics in Britain, Europe, and the rest of the world, studying theory and policy with topics such as:

• the global economy
• micro and macro-economic analysis
• economic modelling

You'll become a confident economics expert, able to identify problems, predict outcomes and evaluate policies, using skills that are highly valued by professionals and industry experts, and ready to pursue your career in economics.

Work placement

Get career ready with a work placement and leave as a confident professional in your field. You can choose to spend 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.

Our current placement students are in roles such as:

• consulting intern
• associate
• management trainee
• customer analyst
• research assistant

They are working on the following projects:

• assisting with bespoke economic consultancy projects at Oxford Economics
• providing internal and external audit services to a variety of clients at PwC
• aiding innovation through research and application of solutions for clients at Deloitte

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

Study abroad

Experience life in another country by choosing to study abroad as part of your degree. You’ll be encouraged to embrace fun and challenging experiences, make connections with new communities and graduate as a globally aware professional, ready for your future.

You may choose to spend a year abroad as part of your degree in one of our partner institutions.

Alternatively, you may apply to spend Stage 2 studying economics at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands for a year.