Master of Speech and Language Sciences (Hons)

at Newcastle University United Kingdom

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.

This master's in Data Science with specialisation in Statistics blends modern statistical methods together with the associated computational skills that are essential for handling large quantities of unstructured data.

Data Science is revolutionising every area of science, engineering and commerce. It offers the potential for huge societal and economic benefits. We created this MSc Data Science with Specialisation in Statistics to address an industry need for statistical analysis alongside data analytics. Industry needs this mix of analysis skills to interpret and extract information and value from complex data.

Through this course you'll receive a comprehensive grounding in theory and application of data science. You'll also develop the multi-disciplinary combination of skills in statistics and computer science. You'll also gain the ability to apply these skills to real problems in a given application area.

Topics covered in the course include:

• Data visualization
• Cloud computing
• Bayesian statistics
• Machine learning

You'll benefit from our substantial expertise in data science. We focus on a wide range of application areas, including:

• Healthcare
• Transport
• Cybersecurity
• Smart cities
• Manufacturing

All our 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 mathematics modules in the later stages. These include:

• Introduction to vector calculus
• Methods for solving differential equations
• Algebra and linear algebra

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.

BSc or MMath?
We offer our degrees at two levels:

• Three-year Bachelor of Science (BSc) degrees
• Four-year Master of Mathematics (MMath) or Master of Mathematics and Statistics (MMathStat) degrees

Our four-year degrees are more in-depth and include:

• Advanced topics and a wider choice of modules
• A specialist study, tailored to your own interests, that develops your skills in research and communication
• More technical skills, for those who wish to enhance their employability or proceed to postgraduate study

Our BSc Geography degree explores the natural environment and the key challenges we face in moving towards a more sustainable world.

This flexible degree is informed by the research of our world-leading academics and spans the breadth of the discipline. You don’t need to decide between human and physical geography and can tailor your degree to your interests. This enables you to become a specialist in your chosen field, or remain active across the Geographic terrain.

You can select from dozens of Geography modules. These range from Glacial Environments, and River Catchment Dynamics, to Geographies of Sustainable Production and Consumption, and Global Environmental Change.

This three-year nutrition with food marketing degree focuses on developing your critical and analytical skills. Ensuring you will graduate as a conscientious and socially aware food professional, ready for a career in nutrition and marketing.

Our industry-recognised qualification helps to fast-track your career. You will be able to apply for direct entry into the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists as soon as you graduate.

Our degree's teaching is informed by the research carried out by experts based at Newcastle University. This guarantees your studies are at the cutting edge of industry developments, so you graduate with the most up-to-date knowledge of nutrition and food marketing.

You'll explore topics such as: human nutrition, marketing strategy and consumer behaviour, while developing a holistic understanding of the global food system.

The Heritage, Museums and Galleries MLitt is a researched-based programme with some taught elements. The taught research methods part of the programme provides structured learning. This is ideal if you're unfamiliar with academic research or have been away from academia for a long time.

The flexible nature of the assignments makes this programme particularly suitable for sector professionals. It will suit those interested in advancing their career and knowledge through research. The assignments offer the opportunity for you to explore a variety of smaller topics or carry out in-depth research on a single topic. This research master's in Heritage, Museum and Galleries will also suit those who want to progress to doctoral study.

This MEng Engineering course has been designed alongside industry experts to provide you with a broad-based engineering education. You'll gain the depth of understanding and the interdisciplinary skills required to be successful in a number of engineering sectors.

This flexible general engineering degree is taught across Civil, Electrical & Electronic and Mechanical Engineering. You'll study general engineering themes throughout your degree. You'll develop diverse skills relevant to the needs of industry and today’s global challenges.

You'll specialise in one of three streams during the second year of the degree, whilst continuing to develop in-depth knowledge across the following disciplines:

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Upon choosing your specialism, you'll also have the option to take a placement year. This will further enhance your learning and employability skills.

Because of our close links with industry, real business skills are embedded throughout the degree. This means you'll develop key multidisciplinary skills and the ability to generate solutions to real-world engineering problems.

Meng
This MEng degree includes an additional year of master's-level study which will deepen your knowledge.

Our MEng degrees are also a direct route to becoming a Chartered Engineer (CEng). You don’t need to study any more qualifications after your degree to work towards chartered status.

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 Global Human Resource Management MSc teaches you how to operate effectively within diverse and complex contexts to demonstrate awareness of institutions and organisations. This course prepares you for the workforce of today and the future, regardless of an organisation’s size and characteristics.

Global human resource management enables organisations and professionals to:

• Manage diverse workforces across national and geographic boundaries
• Recognise socio-economic interdependence and interconnectedness both locally and globally

It involves a heightened awareness of:

• Different institutional environments
• Diversity and cultural sensitivities
• Ethical and moral imperatives

This course provides you with a firm foundation in the skills required to pursue a career in this specialist field, these include:

• Knowledge
• Conceptual
• Analytical
• Practical

You'll graduate with the ability to move globally in your career. You'll become socially adept, mobile and ethical.

Want to study mechanical engineering at Newcastle, but don't meet the entry requirements? Take a foundation year to develop the knowledge you need to progress to one of our four-year Mechanical Engineering MEng degrees.

Our mechanical engineering degrees focus on developing your knowledge and practical skills across a broad range of engineering topics, so you graduate equipped to succeed in any engineering field.

This foundation year will help you build the base knowledge you need to progress to any of our mechanical engineering MEng degrees.

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

• Foundation mathematics
• Applied mechanics
• Material science