Master of Computer Science (Hons)

at Newcastle University United Kingdom

This accredited degree allows you to explore both psychology and sports and exercise science. You'll apply your learning to help athletes perform, and promote physical activity and exercise with the wider public.

This three-year, joint honours degree focuses on building your knowledge across both psychology and sport and exercise science.

You'll study key disciplines in psychology and sport and exercise science, such as physiology, bioenergetics, nutrition, and social and developmental psychology.

You'll have access to our brand new building, with state-of-the-art facilities, including:

• A forensic interviewing suite
• A nutrition and food preference unit
• A media and behaviour lab
• Medical consultation rooms
• Psychological testing cubicles

You'll also cover advanced topics which are linked to the research of our expert staff, exploring applied sport and exercise psychology and clinical psychology.

This course will develop your molecular biology skills underpinned by biotechnology. You'll also gain the skills and knowledge required for employment in the industry.

Biotechnology is present in all our everyday lives. It could include:

• Developing and modifying the enzymes in biological washing powder
• Research into generating high-value biofuels
• Protecting the crops growing in our fields.

Our Industrial and Commercial Biotechnology MSc:

• Provides an opportunity to experience and refine molecular biology skills
• Covers many aspects of applied biotechnological applications
• Creates networks between fundamental research, the application of biotech solutions to modelling of large-scale bioprocess engineering
• Develops your independent research skills

The United Nations has identified that having adequate food security to provide food for everyone is a key goal. One aspect of this course investigates how biotechnology can deliver maximum crop yields without converting more land to agriculture. It includes approaches that:

• Make crops more resilient
• Produce more sustainable and less environmentally damaging pesticides

The changing business environment is driven by:

• Technological changes
• Globalisation
• Customer preference

This requires organisations to respond effectively and efficiently. Our Accounting, Finance and Strategic Investment MSc will enable you to develop:

• Advanced understanding of accounting, finance and strategic investment. You'll advance the effectiveness and competitiveness of organisations
• Quantitative and qualitative skills for evaluating and informing strategic decisions and investment opportunities
• Professional attributes and investment and decision-making skills highly valued by international organisations

You'll also learn transferable skills including:

• Report writing
• Personal and interpersonal skills
• Presentation skills
• Group working skills
• An appreciation of working in a multicultural environment

This course brings together:

• Innovative thinking
• Fundamental theory
• Real-life case studies

It will enable you to develop a wide range of analytical and critical-thinking skills.

The course contains a significant part of both finance and management accounting. This provides the necessary tools for quantitative and qualitative assessment of corporate performance.

This accredited degree provides training in key and emerging topics such as cyber security, data science and bioinformatics. This ensures you graduate prepared to meet the evolving needs of the industry.

Taught by world-leading experts, you'll study a broad curriculum in your first two years, developing knowledge in different aspects of computing science. You'll gain highly desirable skills in problem solving, program design and implementation.

Your paid work placement in Stage 3 will provide practical experience and industry contacts benefiting your academic study and long-term career goals.

From Stage 4 you can specialise in a particular area of computer science or build your own broad based degree.

In Stage 5 you can choose master's-level modules from the MSc in Advanced Computer Science. You'll receive comprehensive research training to help develop your skills in computer and information systems.

Chemistry touches every part of our lives. From food and medicine to biotechnology and renewable energy, its influence is endless. As a Chemist, you can have a great career and make a difference in the world.

Medicinal Chemistry is the discovery, design and synthesis of new clinical drugs.

Our MChem degree follows the normal BSc curriculum, plus a further year of advanced study. The MChem programme is perfect for those pursuing a career within scientific research.

This exciting degree allows you to broaden your interests as you discover the subject. You'll explore the role of chemistry in:

• Drug design
• Cancer chemotherapy
• Enzymology
• Toxicology

You'll study organic, inorganic, physical and structural chemistry. You'll investigate modern analytical techniques and computational chemistry. You can create your own distinct learning experience at Newcastle. You'll explore your interests as you discover the subject.

This is an applied course where you will learn about the management of businesses operating from the farm gate to consumer plates. Along with business management skills, you will learn and be able to reflect on the key challenges of securing a sustainable food supply for this and future generations.

The agri-food chain is one of the world's largest industries. It involves the delivery of products from farms to worldwide markets.

Key topics covered in this course are:

• Food economics and management of agri-food businesses
• Food policy and its implications for businesses and consumers
• Gathering evidence through data analysis to support sound decision
• Agriculture and food production and distribution
• Consumer studies and marketing management
• This degree could lead to work in a range of international business sectors, such as food markets and marketing, retail management, and business consultancy.

Our Engineering Geology MSc responds to a worldwide demand for specialist engineering geologists with advanced training in geotechnical engineering.

Our MSc gives you a thorough understanding of the principles and practices of engineering geology. You will study topics associated with:

• The engineering behaviour of soils and rocks
• Site investigation and interpretation
• Geological hazard assessment
• Geotechnical design

Our Engineering Geology master's is for both practising professionals and new graduates in:

• Earth sciences
• Geological science
• Geology
• Geophysics

You must have a maths background.

This course meets the growing need for skilled engineering geologists across the construction, environmental and energy industries. The course provides you with:

• Advanced conceptual understanding
• Detailed factual knowledge
• Specialist technical skills
• An awareness of responsibilities to society and the environment

We maintain strong industrial engagement. Our degree programmes are shaped by industry and government policy.

Develop into an accomplished and confident musician and distinguish yourself by spending a year studying abroad.

This rewarding four-year degree follows the same study programme as our Music BA Honours degree, but includes an integrated year studying abroad in Europe, Australia or North or South America.

Study music at Newcastle and join a dynamic and pro-active community of music makers who are committed to valuing all music. This community will help you embrace your individual creativity, and you'll develop your critical thinking about music.

You can choose topics based on your interests such as music history, cultural theory, and essentials of music theory. We also offer optional vocationally oriented modules in music education and music enterprise.

If you wish to specialise in performance, your skills will be nurtured by our specialist performance tutors, who are experts in their craft, and run one-to-one tuition and group lessons.

Our chemical engineering degrees focus on developing your knowledge and practical skills on topics across the discipline, so you're equipped to embark on an exciting career as a chemical engineer.

This foundation year will help you build the base knowledge you need to progress to our chemical engineering BEng degree.

This is a full-time programme of study covering core chemical engineering topics, including:

• foundation mathematics
• applied mechanics
• material science

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.