Master of Letters in Japanese Studies

at Newcastle University United Kingdom

This three-year course will equip you with real-world, problem-solving skills and an understanding of the academic theory that underpins professional accounting and finance practice.

This course will give you a head start on your career with industry-recognised accreditations, research-informed teaching, and practitioner insight.

Balancing practical application and the development of technical skills, the programme covers the core areas of financial accounting, management accounting, and finance.

Our civil engineering degrees focus on developing your knowledge and practical skills on topics across the discipline, so you graduate as a well-rounded civil engineer, and well-equipped for your future career.

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

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

• Foundation mathematics
• Applied mechanics
• Material science

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.

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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 three-year Film and Media degree focuses on developing your practical skills in documentary film-making alongside an understanding of journalism practice. You’ll also explore media and cultural studies, so you graduate ready for your role in industry.

Your degree is led by our experienced academics and award-winning film-makers. You will develop a range of professional skills to prepare you for your future, such as:

• Documentary film-making skills
• Writing and multimedia practice for journalism
• Critical reflection and essay-writing skills
• Online communication and media analysis

You will become a sophisticated, creative and confident documentary film-maker, able to contextualise your own film practice within media, journalism and creative industries.

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

Our British History MA is the only master's in history of its kind in the UK. It provides you with the opportunity to study the political, social, economic and cultural history of the British Isles. 

This history master's covers a wide range of British history from early medieval to modern periods. It includes:

• Ideas and influences
• Reform and reaction
• Intensive teaching in the methodologies and concepts used by historians

The course is flexible. You can choose taught modules covering the periods of history and subjects that most interest you.

You'll study biodiversity and conservation in the context of a range of UK ecosystems including woodland, grassland and moor in this master's in Conservation and Ecosystem Management.

You'll develop practical skills in habitat assessment and species identification. You'll also:

• Expand your academic understanding
• Contribute to relevant research
• Meet local practitioners

This master's in conservation is suitable for graduates with a background in ecology, biology and environmental science. It would also suit those with an interest in wildlife who are seeking a career change towards conservation, habitat management or ecological consultancy.

You'll benefit from our strong links with public and private sector organisations including:

• Northumberland National Park
• Natural England
• local Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
• local Wildlife Trusts
• Forestry Commission
• National Trust
• local ecological consultancies 

You'll be taught by lecturers who are experienced in industry and research. They are passionate about sharing their knowledge and experience with students. Fields of interest include:

• Moorland dynamics and restoration
• Grassland community conservation and ecology
• Soil quality and interactions with plants
• Sustainable farming systems and agro-ecology
• Soil-carbon dynamics
• Rewilding
• Urban agriculture and greening
• Human influences on the distribution of plants and lichens

You'll learn about the social forces that shape our society and the spaces we live in and discover techniques for ‘reading’ cities and spaces.

Our renowned experts will guide you through the practices of public planning and design, and help you explore the political and democratic factors that influence it, setting foundations for your career.

The degree integrates core areas from our geography and urban planning degrees to equip you with strong analytical and practical skills.

Your first year is professionally accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute.

This hands-on, Psychology and Nutrition joint honours degree will allow you to develop an in-depth understanding of psychology and nutrition, focusing on key topics such as how psychological factors can impact our perception of nutrition, and the link between diet and health.

Throughout your studies, you'll have access to our brand new building, with purpose-built, state-of-the-art facilities, including a forensic interviewing suite, a nutrition and food preference unit, a media and behaviour lab, medical consultation rooms, and psychological testing cubicles.

You'll study a broad range of topics, such as social and developmental psychology, eating and weight disorders, nutrition and food science, and biochemistry for biologists.

Our wide-ranging and inclusive Ancient History degree focusses upon a period extending from the eighth-century BCE ‘beginnings’ of Greek history to the fall of Alexandria in 641 CE.

During your degree you'll explore:

• A broad range of historical questions relating to Greek and Roman history
• The interactions of Greeks and Romans with neighbouring or conquered peoples
• A time of widespread mobility, intercultural contact, and exchange

The areas covered will include:

• The Mediterranean world
• Central and Northern Europe, including Britain
• Beyond (e.g., Graeco-Roman Egypt, Babylon, or the steppe regions north of the Euxine/Black Sea)

You'll focus upon ideas of power, identity, religion, and culture along with the histories and experiences of historically marginalized groups.

You'll learn how to work with a wide range of evidence, including:

• Historical texts
• Inscriptions
• Papyri
• Coins
• Art
• Architecture

You can also choose to study ancient Greek and Latin, from Beginners to Advanced level. You'll be learning and working alongside internationally recognised experts. That will provide you with the opportunity to specialise in the topics relating to our various areas of expertise.

Our areas of expertise include:

• The history of Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Greece
• Interactions between Greeks and non-Greek ‘barbarians’
• Alexander the Great
• Hellenistic kingship
• The Roman Republic and the High Empire
• Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt
• Late Antiquity
• Relations between pagans and Christians
• Ancient literacy
• The experiences of immigrants, women, children, and slaves
• Greek and Roman religion
• Roman Law

Our dedicated research modules will enable you to develop and further hone a broad set of aptitudes and abilities including:

• A sense of empathy
• Curiosity
• The ability to think creatively and reflexively
• Working independently