Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Statistics

at Newcastle University United Kingdom

This course provides the opportunity to develop skills as a curator or gallery educator in the fields of both historical and contemporary art.

We aim to provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to establish or progress your career working in art museums or galleries.

The course is part of Media, Culture and Heritage in the School of Arts and Cultures. We have a thriving, high-profile interdisciplinary research community. It's made up of postgraduate research students and experienced academic researchers who are key figures in their fields.

You'll have input from professional and academic experts with substantial experience of working in the museum and gallery sectors in various countries.

Working in collaboration with our key partners you'll curate a public-facing group exhibition. You'll also organise and deliver a programme of public activities and learning events. The course is designed to provide you with an unparalleled experience and a professional edge.

The course encourages a hands-on approach. It involves major input from a range of art museum and gallery professionals from the region and beyond. This includes those involved in independent initiatives, national art collections, and internationally significant exhibitions.

This degree incorporates a year in planning practice, equipping you with valuable work experience and putting you on the path to Chartered Town Planner status.

Newcastle provides the ultimate case study for planning students. The rise and decline of industry and the recent cultural renaissance have turned the city into a 'living laboratory' for exploration and study.

You'll study the same programme as our Urban Planning BA Honours degree for your first three years, developing a thorough grounding in planning processes, city design, conservation, housing policy and more.

In your final year, you'll be able to decide whether to specialise in either planning and regeneration, or environmental planning.

You'll study fascinating topics such as design awareness, environmental sustainability and housing policy, and participate in a range of field trips and projects to see planning in action.

This practical degree focuses on developing your skills and knowledge in:

• Measuring
• Mapping
• Recording
• Managing information

You'll apply this knowledge to a range of areas, from urban and rural to coastal and the open sea.

During Year 3, you'll also have the opportunity to undertake an optional Year in Industry. This can be in the UK or abroad. It will enable you to graduate career ready with real-world working experience.

Your studies will include outdoor and computer-based practical work. You'll learn a wide range of techniques, such as:

• Egineering surveying
• 3D laser scanning
• Mobile map-making
• Programming

This professionally accredited degree will give you an in-depth understanding of:

• Geodesy
• Photogrammetry
• Cartography
• GIS
• Hydrographic survey and computing

Our strong links with industry enable your practical and academic skills to develop. This will come through a combination of field trips, project work and industry visits. This ensures you graduate with the technical skills required to succeed in the surveying sector.

Our accredited Architecture BA Honours degree is your first step towards qualification as a professional architect, and you'll leave with your own design style and distinctive way of working.

You'll study topics that explore the cultural, historical and technological context of architectural design, and help you understand the implications of your design decisions. Our city will provide the ultimate case study for you, with an architectural legacy that few UK cities can rival.

Projects increase in complexity through the programme, gradually stretching your architectural thinking, skills and knowledge.

The Foundations in Clinical Psychology master's degree offers world-class tuition and pastoral support. From this, you'll gain key knowledge and understanding. It will equip you with all the skills you need to enter the world of clinical psychology and research. This MSc does not require extensive psychology experience. You may be an intercalating MBBS student.

You'll learn through:

• Expert-led clinical
• Health and forensic psychology
• Cultural and historical perspectives on mental health issues
• Research apprenticeships.

The course provides you with a sound basis to apply for an assistant psychologist post. You'll gain academic and research skills to apply for further training. You must also have relevant work experience to explore this. This may include the following vocational training:

• Doctoral training in clinical psychology
• Training as a forensic psychologist
• Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programmes

This degree gives you the opportunity to focus on physical geography from the very start. You'll develop a deep understanding of the processes that shape our planet and how they impact on human lives and communities. Alongside this, you'll develop advanced laboratory and GIS skills.

You'll learn from internationally recognised experts in a range of fields, in the UK and internationally. Valuable field visits will take you to explore our geographically rich region but also to places as far away as Morocco, Iceland and New Zealand.

Having already performed very well in A level Geography, you'll continue to build a firm foundation of knowledge and skills in Stage 1, enabling you to thrive in the final stages. The turning point of the degree is a residential field course module in Stage 2.

This three-year joint honours degree focuses on developing your skills and abilities to critically analyse historical and political topics. You'll graduate as a confident independent learner with a specialist knowledge in areas of interest to you.

You'll be able to follow your own path, choosing to study modules which are closely related, or cast your net wide, studying topics that span six continents.

You’ll study in a research-led environment, alongside scholars at the forefront of their fields. You'll also improve your research skills, completing a range of research projects during your degree.

In history, you'll explore themes including revolution, slavery, radicalism, medical history, and religion across a variety of periods, geographies and cultures. In politics, you'll look at global politics, political philosophy and international relations.

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

If you don't have mathematics and/or science at the appropriate level to apply for our Engineering degrees, this course is for you. If you have proven ability in other subjects, it gives you the opportunity to develop the knowledge you need to apply to an engineering degree here.

This course is also appropriate if you have technical or vocational qualifications or are from a different educational system.

You will study topics such as:

• Foundation mathematics
• Applied mechanics
• Material science

On successful completion of your foundation year you are guaranteed entry to an engineering degree programme at Newcastle.

The course covers the intricate politics, institutions, law and policies of the European Union. The international and global political context in which the EU operates is also addressed.

As a student on this European Union Studies master's you'll develop knowledge of three central themes:

• European integration
• Public policy in the EU
• The EU as an international actor

You'll gain skills in:

• Social science methods and methodologies, international and regional studies politics
• Analysis, evaluation and interpretation of principal source materials
• Planning, conducting and communicating original research.

The course is highly valued by employers who require staff with a clear and comprehensive understanding of the European Union and its institutions and procedures.